Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Hieronder vindt u informatie uit het register openbaarmaking voorwetenschap. Deze informatie is door de organisatie verstrekt.
Publicatie datum
16 sep 2009 - 09:00
Statutaire naam
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Titel
Philips Chief Medical Officer calls for greater patient empowerment in facing future healthcare challenges
Bericht
September 16, 2009
PHILIPS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER CALLS FOR GREATER PATIENT EMPOWERMENT IN FACING FUTURE HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES
- Outlines blueprint for Independent Living
- Highlights how medical technology is bridging the Hospital and home
Tokyo, Japan – In a keynote speech delivered today at this year’s Nikkei-Philips symposium on “Independent Living and Home healthcare”, Dr. Eric Silfen, Chief Medical Officer, Philips Healthcare, reconfirmed Philips’ commitment to ensuring sound and sustainable healthcare in the future. Speaking to an audience of experts from a wide variety of fields and sectors (including the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare), Dr. Silfen focused upon the complex challenge of providing quality care to the nearly 7 billion people living on this planet and the significance of “empowerment”, in a rapidly ageing society.
Dr. Silfen emphasized the importance of raising public awareness of health issues; developing social systems which encourage more proactive involvement in prevention, screening and early diagnosis, and shifting from a hospital-centered healthcare system to one that is more patient-centered.
The Graying Effect
Dr. Silfen starts his speech with describing the size of the aging problem. “We know that the world’s population is aging at a rate never seen before in history. We know that in the year 2000, there were 600 million people over the age of 60. By 2006, that number had topped 700 million. By 2050, we will see it almost triple – reaching a staggering 2 billion people in the 60 plus category.” To that he added that “we also know that at the same time the world’s population is getting older, it is also getting sicker. Again, by 2050, half of the developed world is projected to become chronically ill .”
Japan’s Aging Challenge
Talking about Japan’s Aging Challenge, Dr. Silfen commented that “every country in the developed world is experiencing the ‘graying effect.’ But Japan is at the forefront of this global ph
Datum laatste update: 14 januari 2026