Disrupting Alzheimers: Tech Solutions Needed
SPEAKERTerry Bradwell Chief Enterprise Strategy and Innovation
Officer AARP
@Terry_Bradwell
| 11:30 AM - 12:20 PMWhat Happens in Vegas Changes Lives:
Creating New Opportunities in Alzheimers Care
SPEAKERJeffrey Cummings, MD, ScD Director, Cleveland Clinic Lou
Ruvo Center for Brain Health Cleveland Clinic
SPEAKERAlex Mihailidis, PhDScientific Director of the AGE-WELL
Network of Centers of Excellence and the Barbara G. Stymiest
Research Chair in Rehabilitation Technology, Toronto Rehabilitation
Institute
MODERATORAndrew Wright Vice President of Digital PlatformOtsuka
American Pharmaceutica
@TRI_UHN#DigitalHealthCES@ClevelandClinic
QuestionDuring the course of this 50-minute panel, how many
people worldwide will develop dementia?
Around 10Around 100Around 200Around 900
AnswerD: 900 people
Every 3.2 seconds, another person develops this disease.
SteveLost 50 poundsPhone reminders stopped workingAnnoying, not
helpfulFood goes to waste
JenniferQuit her job to careMom needs a lot of helpEleven
medicationsNot just pillsCant keep track
10Changing Demographics, Changing Expectations
Older adults (and their caregivers)are becoming more tech
savvyThere are growing expectations on the integration of
technologies intotheir daily lives
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Current solutions DO NOT FOCUS on theWICKED PROBLEMSfaced by
people with dementia
New Emerging AreasNew approaches are leading to new promising
areas of research and leading edge technologiesSmart
HomesRoboticsBig Data
Smart Homes
Robotics
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Caring RobotsCognitive Robots
Robotics Driverless CarsThe self-driving cara godsend for older
Americansis now on the horizon AARP (2015)
Big Data in the Home
Pitch Event: At the Worlds Largest Alzheimers ConferenceTo
submit your idea or for more information at:
agewell-nce.ca/pitch-event
Or email:[email protected]
PITCH, LEARN, NETWORKPitch CompetitionTechnology to Support
People with DementiaJOIN US: Saturday, July 23, 2016Toronto, ON
Canada
