Aging Services & Technology: Designing Awesome Things for Eldercare June 12, 2008 8 am – 4 pm Wood Dining Room, Iacocca Hall, Mountaintop Campus, Lehigh University
Presented by the Phoebe Institute on Aging
& Lehigh University
Cost to attendees: $35.00 per person (students $15) until May 23, $45 per person (students $25) after May 23 and includes a continental breakfast, lunch and breaks Register On-line or contact Helen Haas at hhaas@phoebe.org or 610-794-5135 to reserve your space.
Click here for our brochure and a printable registration form.
This exciting forum will bring together caregivers (nurses, social workers, physicians, clergy, and others across the continuum of care from independent living and home health to skilled nursing) with researchers, developers and industry representatives interested in technologies to meet the needs of our aging population. Our varied audiences will have the opportunity to identify common ground and build mutually beneficial networks!
Management and policy makers for the long term living/senior health care industry will have the opportunity to gather information that will inform their planning and implementation of aging services technology.
Industry and university researchers will come away with an understanding of the problems and challenges faced by seniors and those who care for them.
A CEU application is pending for licensed nurses, social workers, activity professionals and nursing home administrators for workshops that directly correlate with resident quality care.
Keynote Presentation: Imagine- The Future of Aging
Majd Alwan, Ph.D. , Director of CAST, will be our Keynoter and Panel moderator.
CAST, the Center for Aging Services Technologies and a subsidiary organization to AAHSA (American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging), is leading the national charge to develop and deploy technologies that can improve the aging experience in America. Dr. Alwan will introduce the basic concept of a technology enabled care paradigm. He will talk about some of the technologies available, give examples of their use, discuss pioneering studies and research, and overview pilot projects. He will explain how providers have measured outcomes, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Finally, he will review the activities CAST has been engaging in and how CAST can help providers, researchers and manufacturers come together to serve the needs of our aging population.
Exhibitors & Poster Sessions
Opportunities for a select number of exhibits and poster sessions related to aging services technologies are available. Contact Marcella Moyer Schick, VP Institutional Advancement, at 610-794-5132.
Break out session topics:
1. High Tech/ High Touch: The Role of Technology in Enhancing Care of Elders in Nursing, Assisted Living and Adult Day Care
Presenters: Jim Kinsey, Institute for Caregiver Education and Jack York, President, It's Never Too Late
2. Aging in Place: Bringing Care Home
Presenter: Vicki Hoak, Exec. Director State Home Care Association
3. SOTEL: Service Oriented Technically Enhanced Living, a community living model.
Presenter: Mach Schoneveld, CEO Sotel Enterprises, Inc.
4. University Research Presentations
Moderator: John Spletzer, Lehigh University
5. Bringing Great Ideas to Market
Presenter: Tom Panzarella, Chief Technology Officer, Freedom Science LLC
Our day will conclude with an interactive and integrative question and answer session, featuring our breakout presenters and technology experts and moderated by Dr. Alwan
