VATICAN - Care for elderly patients: theme of 22nd International Conference organised by the Pontifical Council for Health Care Pastoral

City (Agenzia Fides) - Experts from all over the world will meet in the Vatican from 15-17 November for the 22nd International Conference on the theme Care for elderly partients theme of 22nd International Conference organised by the Pontifical Council for Health Care Pastoral presided by Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán
The Participants will listen to conferences on a variety of subjects including Prolusion: The Pastoral Care of Elderly Sick People in the Light of the Word of God His Eminence Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers. History of the Care for Sick; Elderly People; Demography of the Elderly Population in the World; Major Illnesses afflicting Sick Elderly People; Emerging Rare Diseases or those that are Re-emerging among Sick Elderly People; Globalisation and the Diseases of the Elderly; Origin of the Diseases that afflict the Elderly Today; Human Behaviour; Technological and Scientific; Technological Change; Industrial Change; New Drugs; Gerontological Sciences; Political Change, Legislation; Old Age and the Health System Pensions; The Role of the Family; Free Time; Ecological Change and Old Age; Water Pollution; Environment Pollution, (AP) (18/7/2007 Agenzia Fides; Righe:30; Parole:339)