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Preliminary Technical Consultation for World Health Survey on Global
Aging
October 14-15, 2003
The meeting is hosted by the
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies and sponsored by the
National Institute on Aging. The coordinator of the meeting is Josh Salomon.
This is an invitation-only meeting.
The purpose of this meeting is to serve as a preliminary
technical consultation for the World Health Survey on Global Aging.
The meeting will be held in the first-floor
conference room at the Harvard Center for Population and Development
Studies, 9 Bow Street, Cambridge, MA (Map).
Provisional agenda: Tuesday, October
14, 2003
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8.45 |
Breakfast |
| 9.00-10.30 |
Welcome and Introduction
- Overview of World Health Survey
- Purpose and objectives of the WHS Study on Global Aging
- Aims of technical consultation |
| 10.30-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11.00-12.30
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Design of an aging module
- Key components for longitudinal study
- Content of major aging survey studies
- Experiences in designing multi-country aging studies |
| 12.30-1.30
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Lunch |
| 1.30-3.30
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Lessons on implementation of longitudinal follow-up |
| 3.30-4.00 |
Break |
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4.00-5:30 |
Working group meetings on aging module content |
| 5.30-6.00 |
Finish |
| Evening |
Group Dinner (Optional) |
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
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8.00 |
Breakfast |
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8.30-
9.30 |
Reports and recommendations from working groups |
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9.30-
11.00 |
Vignettes and vignette validation study |
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11.00-12.30 |
Discussion, recommendations and plan for follow-up |
List of participants
Background Materials
Any materials to be
posted, should be sent as soon as feasible.
Travel
If
possible, please book a return flight from Boston that leaves no
earlier than 8.00pm on Friday.
For travelers, we can book hotel rooms for you at The
Inn at Harvard for Monday 10/13, Tuesday 10/14 and Wednesday
10/15, if needed. The Inn at Harvard is within walking distance of
the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies. (Map).
The
Inn at Harvard
1201 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 491-2222 / (800) 458-5886
Fax: (617) 520-3711
http://www.theinnatharvard.com
Reimbursement Procedures
We will pay the hotel charges directly and will reimburse for air
tickets and basic incidentals during your trip to Harvard, including
taxi fares and travel meals.
Please supply original receipts with the following:
- Complete Expense Form
- Date and explanation (description) of expense
- Name of vendor (e.g., name of taxi company, cafe,
etc.)
- Your original signature where indicated on the expense
form
Please
supply the necessary materials for reimbursement to the address
below as soon as possible after the conference:
Suzanne Skjold
Harvard Burden of Disease Unit
9 Bow Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-8498
Information from 2002 Anchoring Vignettes Meeting
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