Global selfhelp committee. Researchers who studied the disease, new jersey congressman Christopher Smith chairs the hearing. The committee will come to order, good afternoon, everybody, i apologize for the delay. We had a series of votes, and we have one later too, so i want to get right to it, i want to thank you for being here. Millions living in the world with apples heimers disease. More than the entire population of spain international. The number of victims who have alzheimers is tripling every year. We are in a race like few other diseases, its proliferating so fast throughout the globe. According to dr. Menard, the Deputy Director of the National Institute on aging, who well hear from moment air lily. The number is increasing. Theres also early on set as well. There seems to be a higher proclivity the chances of some form of dementia is 1 out of 2. The cost of addressing this question today. As early as next year, its estimated this cost will rise to at least 1 trillion, thats
Alzheimers is projected to or likely to double every 20 years, we are in a race like few other diseases because it is proliferating so fast throughout the globe and according to dr. Maria bernard, the Deputy Director of the National Institute on age who will hear from momentarily, the numbers estimated to grow to 15 million by 2050 as populations around the world age. Predominantly it is a one of the byproducts of all of us aging and there seems to be a higher procliffty the older one gets and its been estimated that once somebody reaches 85, the chance of some form of dementia is one out of two. Its a very serious problem. The total estimated global cost of addressing this condition today is 818 billion but as early as next year it is estimated that this cost will rise to at least 1 trillion per year and it will go up from there. As we all know, alzheimers is a cruel disease robbing its victims of their memories and identities, robbing their family and friends of the person they know
Artificial intelligence, virtuallyality, 360degree cameras and enhanced selfdriving cars. Next, on American History tv, representatives from a variety of museums and history and Public Policy centers on the importance of these institutions and their methods for ed kuwaiting and offering information to the public. This is an hour and a half. We can begin the session. Welcome to all of you who have weathered the snow and ice to be here this afternoon. Welcome to this panel, history and Public Policy center, sponsored by the National History center. Im nick mueller, president and ceo emeritus of the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans and before that enjoyed a 32career at university of new orleans. I will say more about that after all the panelists are introduced. Were going to take a little bit of a different approach today. Rather than having each panelist stand up and talk about their respective centers and institutes, we are going to have a series of questions i will go over i
Welcome to this panel, history and Public Policy centers sponsored by the National History center. Im nick mueller, president and ceo emeritus of the World War Ii Museum in new orleans and before that enjoyed a 32year career at the university of new orleans and i will say more about that after the panelists are introduced. We are going to take a little bit of a different approach today and rather than having each panelist stand up to talk about their respective panelists and i. N. S. Tunstituteinstitutes over in a few moments each, and when we then with the work that their centers are doing in the course of the rema so i am going to introduce briefly each of the panelists, and perhaps you can raise your hand as i mentioned your name and for audience that is here. And i suspect that many more who are not affected by the weather, but watching on cspan, and so thank you cspan for covering this panel which is being telecast. First, brian vella is the Dorothy Danforth professor at the unive
To be here this afternoon. Welcome to this panel, history and Public Policy center, sponsored by the National History center. Im nick mueller, president and ceo emeritus of the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans and before that enjoyed a that 32year career at the university of new orleans. I will say more about that after all the panelists are introduced. Were going to take a little bit of a different approach today. Rather than having each panelist stand up and talk about their respective centers and institutes, we are going to have a series of questions i will go over in just a moment and they will each respond in a few moments each. Well weave in the work their centers are doing in the course of their remarks. So im going to introduce very briefly each of the panelists. Perhaps you can raise your hand as i mention your name. For audiences here and i expect to have many more who are not affected by the weather watching us on cspan, so, thank you, cspan, for covering this pan