Activities of Antonyia PARVANOVA related to 2010/2084(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European initiative on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias - Asthma inhalers (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the number of people suffering from neurodegenerative diseases in Europe is estimated to be 8.6 million, with Alzheimer's accounting for the vast majority of those cases; whereas neurodegenerative diseases represent one of the main causes of disability in the elderlyolder people, and whereas the number of people suffering from these diseases is expected to rise dramatically by 2020, owing to increased life expectancy and a decreasing ratio of working to retired populations,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas dementia is not only a devastating disorder for the patients themselves, but also a very heavy burden placed on the shoulders of the patients‘ relatives and carers, given the emotional, physical and financial difficulties faced by the relatives and friends of those affected by all types of dementia,
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Suggests that the Council and the Commission consider launching a European Year of Mental health and the Brain in order to raise awareness of brain- related diseases associated with ageing, and measures to prevent them;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Member States to develop a Strategic Research Agenda establishing medium- to long-term research needs and objectives in the area of neurodegenerative diseases, especiallyincluding care provision needs, especially in the area of Alzheimer's; takes the view that the strategic research agenda should be further developed towards an implementation plan establishing priorities and timetables and specifying the actions, instruments and resources required for its implementation;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Member States to develop a Strategic Research Agenda establishing medium- to long-term research needs and objectives in the area of neurodegenerative diseases, especially Alzheimer's; takes the view that the strategic research agenda should be further developed towards an implementation plan establishing priorities and timetables and specifying the actions, instruments and resources required for its implementation; Recommends to foster the development of centres of excellence for specific research areas and to involve representatives of patients, carers organisations and public/ private healthcare providers;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Invites European Institutions to support as far as possible Alzheimer Europe's Dementia Research Observatory as a useful tool for the dissemination of best practises and research results to patients and their carers;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points to the importance of research into the connection as well as the distinction between the ageing process and dementia and between dementia and depression in the elderlyolder people; encourages the Member States, furthermore, to promote research programmes that give great importance to patient choice and perspective;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls onInvites Member States, in close cooperation with the Commission, to draw up common guidelines for the training of staff who work in whatever capacity with Alzheimer's patients (medical and paramedical professions), and for the training of family carers to ensure competent and effective use of the existing resources, more specifically through the support of the European Social Fund;