Chin Hansen Named Co-Chair of Steering Committee for C-TAC
October 18th, 2011
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Chin Hansen Named Co-Chair of Steering Committee for Newly
Launched Coalition to Transform Advanced Care;
AGS among more than 60 Groups Joining Together to Transform Advanced Care
Jennie Chin Hansen, Chief Executive Officer of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), has been named Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for the newly-launched Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC). C-TAC brings together AGS and more than 60 other leading health, aging and related organizations to improve healthcare for those with advanced illnesses.
Today, the Coalition unveiled its action plan which calls for, among other things, reforms to help Americans navigate complex issues related to advanced illnesses, such as cancer, heart disease, COPD, diabetes, stroke, and dementia.
“The coalition is working toward comprehensive changes that will help people with serious, advanced illnesses -- such as dementia, heart disease, and cancer -- get the kind of quality care they need,” said Chin Hansen. “We have joined together to insure that people with advanced illnesses – serious health problems that are typically accompanied by functional decline, for which available treatments often lose their efficacy, and which frequently lead to death – get the comprehensive, high quality, patient-centered care they want.”
“The AGS is pleased to be a founding member of C-TAC, noted AGS President Dr. Barbara Resnick. “Care for advanced illness is at the heart of clinical practice for geriatrics health professionals. "We are committed to working through C-TAC to insure that we transform care for individuals with advanced illness and are delighted that Jennie Chin Hansen is serving in the leadership of this group."
C-TAC is funded in part by grants from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, The SCAN Foundation, and the support of members. C-TAC’s membership includes healthcare professionals and providers, patient and consumer advocacy groups, private-sector stakeholders, faith-based organizations, and healthcare payers.
About AGS
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a not-for-profit organization of over 6,000 health professionals devoted to improving the health, independence and quality of life of all older people. The Society provides leadership to healthcare professionals, policy makers and the public by implementing and advocating for programs in patient care, research, professional and public education, and public policy.
