In this talk, Carlos will present issues around equality, diversity, and inclusion in access to provision and care in health services while ageing. We will also discuss access to and provision of palliative care.
Dr Carlos J Moreno-Leguizamon is an Associate Professor of Health Inequalities and Programme Leader of the MSc Global Public Health at the School of Human Sciences, University of Greenwich with a longstanding interest in diversity and inclusion in access to provision and care in health services while ageing.
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The Ageing Well Public Talk (AWPT) series explores how important it is, over our lifespan, to maintain well-balanced nutrition and hydration as well as regular physical and social activity in older age, also known as The Five Pillars of Ageing Well.
Ageing demonstrates most significantly when we reach a certain age, the usual benchmark being 65+, but ageing starts much sooner and the way ageing demonstrates when we are over 65 depends on decisions we make over our life span.
The AWPT series and related materials such as The Five Pillars of Ageing Well became the cornerstones of further engagement with the public, specifically around COVID-19 and the relating self-isolation, which are now available on the OU website and the Internet.
The overall aim of these series of interventions is to facilitate a step-change in user behaviour and support service provision. Self-management and becoming a partner in our own healthcare is an important aspect of these talks. This may have a wider impact on healthcare economies, as ageing and related co-morbidities have a substantial health and economic burden footprint.