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• Document
  Age-Related Maculopathy:
  What it is, what we know, what we need to learn
  
  September 2007 | Dr. Michael Gorin
  Related topics: Medical Innovation  Vision Loss  
  
  
  In an Alliance for Aging Research, National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR briefing, Dr. Michael Gorin presented on age-related maculopathy, an eye disease that affects millions of Americans. His presentation slides are available here.
• Testimony
  Ageism in Healthcare Testimony:
  Senate Special Committee on Aging
  
  May 19, 2003
  Related topics: Health  Policy  Quality of Care  
  
  
  Daniel Perry, executive director of the Alliance for Aging Research, submitted testimony before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, highlighting a report How American Health Care Fails Older Americans.
• Get Mad Column
  Ageism Part II: Prevention and Treatment for the Elderly
  
  Fall 2003
  Related topics: Health  Prevention  
  
  
  The perception of older Americans as frail, dependent, and isolated may be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
• Report
  Ageism:
  How Healthcare Fails the Elderly
  
  March 2003 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Quality of Care  
  
  
  Drawing upon scores of scientific studies, this important report shows how systemic bias against the elderly hurts older patients in the U.S.--highlighting ways in which the healthcare system fails older Americans. The report cites serious short-comings in medical training and prevention screening, and outlines treatment patterns that disadvantage older patients.
• Brochure
  Aging with Ease: A Positive Approach to Pain Management
  
  December 2009
  Related topics: Health  Persistent Pain  
  
  
  This booklet gives you a brief overview of how to recognize, understand, and safely treat your pain. It provides the latest information, including advice from the American Geriatrics Society’s 2009 guidelines for controlling persistent pain in older people.
  
  The Alliance also has an updated guide for health care providers.