Table 1.

Major Challenges Identified at the Workshop and Possible or Likely Solutions / Courses of Action in Resolving Them

Problem/Challenge	Solution/Action
Low and declining (in real $) government support for research	(i) GSIG (NIH Geroscience Initiative Group) and GSIG-like initiatives—a multidisciplinary approach to aging research
	(ii) Sustained science- medicine-economics–based advocacy
	(iii) National Aging Research legislation with renewed research investments
	(iv) International collaborations on care and treatment of older adults
Enormous cost of clinical trials	(i) Partner with insurance- and-integrated health systems to test interventions and outcomes
	(ii) Hold FDA hearings to allow drug labels to identify that a given drug is targeting the underlying mechanism of aging, leading to improvement for specific clinical condition(s)
Disconnect between geriatricians and gerontologists over the tools and course of action	(i) Organize Action Panels at the interface of gerontology (AGE, GSA, AFAR) and geriatrics/ medical (AGS, ADGAP) organizations
Health care fragmented and inefficient	(i) Home care revolution for population health management
	(ii) Interprofessional team approach
	(iii) Connect care and outcomes to biological and physiological measurements (biology of aging)
Navigating diets, treatments, etc. too complex	Advanced informatics adapted to older adults to empower choices and find success stories of individuals with similar conditions and in similar situations