Aging 2.0: Technology, Trends, and Transitions
The 19th Annual Florence Cellar Conference
Thank You to All Our Participants! |
The 19th Annual Florence Conference was a great success, attracting over 220 registrants, vendors, and other participants. |
Exploring the current and emerging applications of technology that promote the health and independence of older adults
Presented by The University Center on Aging and Health, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, and the Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center at Case Western Reserve University
Friday, April 8, 2011
7:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Executive Caterers at Landerhaven
6111 Landerhaven Drive
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
Join health care practitioners and educators, health care administrators, engineers and technology specialists, formal and informal caregivers, policy makers and other thought leaders at a daylong event examining:
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Health care technology designed to help older adults continue to live independently
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Public policy and ethical issues relating to these technological advances
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Emerging trends in technology—including specific products—and their relevance to an aging population
About Florence Cellar |
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Florence Cellar earned her Master of Nursing degree from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in 1938. After a nearly 40-year career at University Hospitals, she went on to establish the Florence Cellar Associate Professorship in Gerontological Nursing— the country's first chair in geronotological nursing and the first fully endowed professorship at the nursing school.Examine
1. The landscape of health care technology targeted at older adults living independently
2. The public policy implications and ethical issues relating to this effort
3. The specific emerging and future trends in technology (including products) and its relevance to an aging population
Describe
1. Several current technologies as they apply to different settings of healthcare
2. Methods of engaging the older adult and caregiver in advancing and utilizing technology to support independence in older adults
Meet all our speakers
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Photos and Videos
Speaker Presentations
Keynote Speaker: Sara J. Czaja, PhD
Sara J. Czaja is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Industrial Engineering at the University of Miami. She is also the Co-Director of the Center on Aging at the University of Miami and the Director of the Center on Research and Education for Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE). Her work aims to make technology more accessible, useful, and usable for older adult populations. Read her complete bio.
Presentation: Health Care Technology and Older Adults
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Keynote Speaker: Majd Alwan, PhD
Majd Alwan is a noted researcher and authority on aging-services technologies and is VP of the Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) in Washington, DC. Dr. Alwan is responsible for creating and leading a network of technology companies, providers and research institutions focused on technology solutions for an aging society. Read his complete bio.
Presentation: Technology in Aging Services: The Future is Now - What is Realistic, What is a Dream?
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Other Presentations:
Panel Presentation: Lighting Technology- Visibility and Heath Impact for Older Adults
Panelists:
Panel Presentation: Technology that Supports Mobility
Panelists:
Morse Life Institute: Technology Best Practices
Addressing the Challenge: Emerging Policy and Ethics
Conference Sponsors
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McGregor Home and Group |
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National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) |
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Judson at University Circle |
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University Hospitals Case Medical Center |
Vendors
- Association of Ohio Philanthropic Homes for the Aging (APOHA)
- Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
- Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center
- Cleveland Sight Center
- Eliza Jennings Senior Care Network
- ExactCare Pharmacy
- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University
- GE Lighting
- Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA)
- Hospice of the Western Reserve
- Ohio Chapter
- Invacare
- Judson Smart Living
- Kent State University
- Lighting Innovations Institute, John Carroll University
- Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University
- McGregor Foundations
- Medical Service Company
- Philips Lifeline
- Photonic Developments, LLC - John Carroll University
- Segway of Ohio
- Self-Management Advancement through Research and Translation (SMART) Center, Case Western Reserve University
- Senior Independence
- SimpleC
- University Hospitals Case Medical Center
