• Jenna Roddick, APPTA,
• Patrick Patterson, APPTA,
• Ki McKechnie, Alberta Health

Open to all trainees and research staff

Hosted by:

• Christine Daum
• Mathieu Figeys
• Farnaz Koubasi
• Ranuki Hettiarachchige
• Salamah Alshammari

Hosted by AGE-WELL Older Adut and Caregiver Advisory Committee

The Power of Us

Older, Stronger, Bolder: Together

How can we channel users’ enthusiasm into innovations they genuinely want to adopt? Learn how Living Best, an initiative born in Japan, is empowering aging adults and those who love them to actively participate in identifying and co-creating the solutions that will truly enhance their lives.

Dynamic short talks on groundbreaking AgeTech research, showcasing the latest advancements in the field.

Stakeholder involvement to co-develop a virtual reality technology to manage pain and anxiety in palliative care units in the province of Quebec

• Alexander Moreno, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, Centre de recherche de l’institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal (CCSMTL), Notre-Dame Hospital, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal (CCSMTL

Building a Virtual Reality Platform for Dementia Caregivers Simulation-Based Skills-Training: A Technology Developer’s Perspective on Lessons Learned

• Andrei Torres, Ontario Tech University

Using VR to Examine the Effects of Smell on Memory in Younger and Older Adults

• Raheleh Saryazdi, Trent University Durham, KITE Research Institute-UHN

Integrating Virtual Reality Reminiscence Therapy into Behavioral Support Lending Program at Alzheimer’s Society of Durham: An Exploratory Study

• Winnie Sun, Ontario Tech University

Dynamic short talks on groundbreaking AgeTech research, showcasing the latest advancements in the field.

AgeTech and Indigenous Community-Based Research

Co-developing Indigenous-Led Technological Pathways to Mental Wellness among Older Indigenous Adults

• Viviane Josewski, UNBC, National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health

Impact of Wearable Technology on Healthy Aging and Sovereign Research on Mental Health

• Cari McIlduff, University of Saskatchewan

Health Programming to Support Remote Indigenous Older Adults with Technology

• John Bosco Acharibasam, University of Saskatchewan

Living Active, Aging Well

Thriving to Age Actively: A Virtual Active Aging Training Program with Chinese Immigrants in Canada

• Lixia Yang, Toronto Metropolitan University

Acceptance of Virtual Reality Games Among Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Mixed-Methods Study

• Marjan Hosseini, AGE-WELL, University of Ottawa

The User-Centred Design Journey in AgeTech: Matching Features to Users and Settings

• Mark Chignell, University of Toronto

AgeTech: Redefining Care

Exploring Standards and Guidelines in AgeTech Design and Development: A Review of Academic and Gray Literature

• Josephine McMurray, Wilfrid Laurier University

Designing AI-enabled AgeTech for dynamic care ecosystems: a humanistic model

• Amy Hwang, University of Toronto, Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal

Innovation for Inclusivity in Aging

Stakeholder prioritized items for inclusion in the co-development of a technology-based solution for self-management of behaviors linked to frailty

• Sherri Thomson, University of Waterloo

(Un)Identified Flying Object: Involving Older Passengers in the Design of Technology Concepts to Support their Air Travel Experiences.

• Ben Koskowich, Carleton University

Role of technology in supporting accessible workspaces for employees with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Young Onset Dementia

• Josephine McMurray, Wilfrid Laurier University

Cognitive Health, Dementia and the Power of Technology

CIRCA: Feasibility Testing the Canadian Version of the Computer Interactive Reminiscing and Conversation Aid.

• Arlene Astell, University of Toronto, KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Northumbria University

Integration of Daily Rituals into the Design of Technology that facilitate Reading Rituals for Community Dwelling Older Adults Living with Dementia

• Rupsha Mutsuddi, York University

Evaluating an Automated Vision System Designed to Detect Pain Behaviours in Residents Living with Dementia in Long-Term Care Settings

• Vivian Tran, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Centre on Aging and Health

The Future of Care: Telehealth & Virtual Health Solutions

Exploring Virtual Healthcare Perspectives among Older Adults Living with HIV: A Qualitative Study

• Kristina Kokorelias, Sinai Health

Who will receive and use telemonitoring information to support older adults? Findings from co-design workshops within the Côte Saint-Luc Living Lab

• Mélanie Couture, Université de Sherbrooke

Enhancing Tele-Wellness for Community Rehabilitation through AR/VR Technology – A Participatory Design Approach

• Shital Desai, Social and Technological Systems Lab

Research Blitz Talks

How FFAR we have come: Measuring change with the Fit-Frailty App in Rehab

• Aastha Relan, McMaster University

Residents’ Responses to an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Service Robot in Long-term Care

• Lily Haopu Ren, Innovation in Dementia and Aging (IDEA) Lab, University of British Columbia, , Canada Research Chair in Senior Care

How vision loss affects older adults’ narrative listening experiences

• Signe Lund Mathiesen, Baycrest Academy for Research and Education

Insole-based Sensor System for Plantar Pressure Distribution and Gait Analysis

• Sophini Subramaniam, McMaster University

Mattress Matters: The Impact of Mattress Stiffness on In-Bed Posture Classification for Pressure Injury Prevention

• Lindsay Stern, University of Toronto, KITE Research Institute

How do older adults with and without cognitive impairment complete everyday activities?

• Christina Commisso, University of Toronto, KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

Integrated Context-Aware Indoor Positioning System for Enhanced Mobility and Cognitive Health Monitoring in Aging Populations

• Hailey Wang, McMaster University

Development and preliminary validation of a novel checklist to address age bias in digital technologies

• Kylie Arsenault, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Centre on Aging and Health

Factors influencing implementation of alert systems for missing persons with dementia – Scotland’s case study

• Adebusola Adekoya, Lili Liu

Enhancing Healthy Aging: Implementing Serious Games and Emerging Technologies into a Rehabilitation Technology Parc

• Adrien Moevus, An Kateri Vu, Karla Rodrigues Soares Menezes, Mathias Mihaltchev, Mindy Levin, Dahlia Kairy

Delivering dementia prevention interventions remotely to community dwelling older adults in their homes: How well was technology embraced?

• Aidan Steeves, Karla Faig, Molly Gallibois, Grant Handrigan, Samantha Knill, Liam Breckenridge, Chris McGibbon, Pamela Jarrett

A Risk-of-bias Analysis of Conducting Physical and Cognitive Exercises in the Homes of Older Adults in New Brunswick at Risk for Dementia

• Alana Gullison, Grant Handrigan, Carole C. Tranchant, Pamela Jarrett, Chris McGibbon

Rehabilitation Exercise Quality Assessment through Supervised Contrastive Learning with Hard and Soft Negatives

• Ali Abedi, Mark Karlov, Shehroz S. Khan

Hero Program: A Data-Driven Reward System to Improve Hand Hygiene in a Complex Continuing Care Centre

• Ali Barzegar Khanghah, Atena Roshan Fekr

Evaluation of a 3D Skeleton-Tracking Model in Estimating the Joint Angle and Range of Motion

• Alireza Ettefagh, Atena Roshan Fekr

Advancing Healthy Aging through Serious Games: Optimizing Treatment Intensity in the Ensemble Project

• An Kateri Vu, Adrien Moevus, Karla Rodrigues Soares Menezes, Mathias Mihaltchev, Dahlia Kairy, Mindy Levin

Virtual Care Perceptions and Experiences of Older Adults During COVID-19 in Canada: A Systematic Review

• Donna Gao, Angela Xu, Lixia Yang

Feasibility of high-accuracy indoor positioning and smart home technologies for assessing and monitoring older adults.

• Antonio Miguel Cruz, Mathieu Figeys, Yusuf Kola Ahmed, Farnaz Koubasi, Salamah Alshammari, Munirah Alsubaie, Geoffrey Greg, Andrew Chan, Adriana Ríos Rincón

Missing Incidents Among Persons Living with Dementia: A Retrospective Descriptive Study using 5 Canadian databases

• Antonio Miguel Cruz, Christine Daum, Lili Liu

Co-Designing a Tele-Rehabilitation Framework for Patients with Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Disorders

• Atena Roshan Fekr, Alireza Alibakhshi, Ali Barzegar

iTrain my Brain: Evaluating the effects of multiple object tracking training on older adults’ cognition and mobility

• Berkley Petersen, Carolynn Boulanger, Konka Paul, Eugenie Roudaia, Jocelyn Faubert, Allison B. Sekuler, Nicole. D Anderson, Karen Z.H. Li

SAM3 SME Support for Aging in Place Technology

• Bruce Wallace, Heidi Sveistrup, Julien Lariviere-Chartier, Laura Ault, Meg Schwellnus, Phil Masson, Bahareh Chimehi, Phillippe Forster, Mohsen Mozafari, Grace MacDonald

Perceptions and Preferences of Community-Dwelling Older Adults on Hip Protectors

• Cynthia Onyejekwe, Helen Chong, Claire Wilson, Steve Robinovitch

Gamification of Upper Limb Remote Rehabilitation in Post Stroke

• Deniz Jafari, Alex Mihailidis

Mapping equity in evidence base to promote healthy ageing

• Elizabeth Ghogomu, Victoria Barbeau, Sierra Dowling, Conde Monserrat, Tracey Howe, Kate Mulligan, Paul Hébert, Vivian Welch

The Alberta Rating Index for Apps: A usability and reliability study

• Emily Rutledge, Aidan Comeau, Christine Daum, Antonio Miguel Cruz, Lili Liu

Development of a scale to estimate risks of going missing among persons living with dementia

• Antonio Miguel Cruz, Emily Rutledge, Elyse Letts, Anmol Jassal, Christine Daum, Lili Liu

Correlations between Social Isolation and Functional Decline in Older Adults after Lower Limb Fractures using Multimodal Sensors

• Faranak Dayyani, Charlene Chu, Ali Abedi, Shehroz Khan

Using a game-based screening to detect mild cognitive impairment.

• Farnaz Koubasi, Ada Leung, Shaniff Esmail, Adriana Rios Rincon

Exploring the influence of a novel application for evaluating and training walking aid skills in walking aid users

• Felix Nindorera, Ranita Harpreet Kaur Manocha, François Routhier, krista Lynn Best

Evaluating Age-Related Differences in Driving Performance Within Conditionally Automated Vehicles

• Gelareh Hajian, Shabnam Haghzare, Bing Ye, Jennifer Campos, Alex Mihailidis

Employing Contrastive Self-Supervised Learning to Recognize Older Adults’ Activities via Labeling Applications in Real-World Smart Homes

• Hui Chen, Charles Gouin-Vallerand, Kévin Bouchard, Sébastien Gaboury, Hubert Kenfack Ngankam, Maxime Lussier, Mélanie Couture, Nathalie Bier, Sylvain Giroux

Co-creating Technological approaches for social connectedness among African Immigrant Seniors in Canada

• Isaac Adedeji

Testing a new approach to monitor mild cognitive impairment and cognition in older adults at the community level

• Isabel Paniak, Lia Tsotsos, Christa Studzinski, Ethan Cohen

Developing a Discrete Event Simulation Tool to Quantify Nurse Workload and Patient Care Quality in a Complex Continuing Care Unit

• James Hanratty, Sue Bookey-Bassett, Patrick Neumann

Age-Related Decline in Driving Route Complexity: A Potential Marker for Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease

• Kelly Long, Ganesh Babulal, Sayeh Bayat

Interdisciplinary Team Collaborates to Establish a Multi-Sensory Room in a Care Home

• Kelly Lopuch, Jessica Shen

Launching and evaluating a web-based human rights indicator data repository on older adults: An intersectoral approach

• Norma Chinho, Kelsey Rusk, Venezya Thorsteinson, Natasha Gallant, Amelie Brutinel

iTrain my Brain: evaluating the acceptability and feasibility of at-home perceptual-cognitive training in older adults with subjective cognitive decline or frailty

• Konka Paul, D. Matthew Clark, Berkley Petersen, Allison B. Sekuler, Nicole D. Anderson, Jocelyn Faubert, Karen Z H Li, Eugenie Roudaia

From Caregivers’ Activity Recognition to Subsequent Patient Infection Risk Prediction

• Koorosh Roohi, Atena Roshan Fekr

Health and Social Care Technology Use by Diverse Older Adults Living with HIV

• Erica Dove, Kristina Kokorelias, Paige Brown, Stuart McKinlay, Dean Valentine, Christine Sheppard, Andrew Eaton, Marina Wasilewski, Ashley Flanagan, Alice Zhabokritsky, Reham Abdelhalim, Rabea Parpia, Rahel Zewude, Laura Jamieson, Hardeep Singh, Esther Su, Anna Grosse, Sharon Walmsley, Luxey Sirisegaram

Recommendations for Geriatric-HIV Virtual Care: Preliminary Findings from a Co-Design Session

• Kristina Kokorelias, Dean Valentine, Stuart McKinlay, Paige Brown, Erica Dove, Christine Sheppard, Andrew Eaton, Marina Wasilewski, Ashley Flanagan, Alice Zhabokritsky, Reham Abdelhalim, Rabea Parpia, Rahel Zewude, Laura Jamieson, Hardeep Singh, Esther Su, Anna Grosse, Sharon Walmsley, Luxey Sirisegaram

Training machine learning models to detect care partner burden based on home sensor activities.

• Julien Lariviere-Chartier, Bahareh Chimehi, Rajib Dey, Laura Ault, Bruce Wallace, Zachary T. Beattie, Lisa Sheehy, Joel S. Steele, Lyndsey M. Miller, Neil W. Thomas

Mattress Matters: The Impact of Mattress Stiffness on In-Bed Posture Classification for Pressure Injury Prevention

• Lindsay Stern, Atena Roshan Fekr

UR Caregiver: User perceptions of a stress management psychoeducational app for caregivers of people living with dementia

• Louise I. R. Castillo, Ian Goldman, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

Visual Differences in the Life-Space of Men and Women with Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease

• Mackenzie Wallich, Sayeh Bayat

Technology Roadmap for Advancing Indigenous Health

• Margaret Hart, Amine Choukou

Co-creating an Outcome Measure For Social Robots in Dementia Care

• Susanna Martin, Katelyn Teng, Julie Robillard

Identifying driving styles of older adults using a driving simulator

• Meg Schwellnus, Andrew Frank, Neil Thomas, Bruce Wallace, Sylvain Gagnon, Rafik Goubran, Frank Knoefel

Designing an electronic version of a Memory Support System for individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Challenges and Insights

• Shekinah McClymont, Meg Schwellnus, Maria Moro, Tracy Li, Atul Jaiswal, Melanie Chandler, Fateme Rajabiyazdi, Adrian D. C. Chan, Octavio Santos, Chantal Trudel, Neil Thomas

Technical Health Solutions to Enhance Aging- and Disability-Inclusive Risk Communication in Canada

• Michelle Yang, Jeff Jutai

Supporting Physical Activity in Later Life: Navigating Older Adults through the Interrelated Barriers to Remaining Physically Active

• Muhe Yang, Karyn Moffatt

A tool for the evaluation of patient transfer technologies for older adults to promote comfort, dignity, and safety during transfers

• Nathalie Todam Nguepnang, Martin Bilodeau, Jeffrey Jutai

PromoSanté: a digital platform to promote well-being among the elderly

• Nesrine Koubaa, Cinthia Corbin, Keren Pelen-Tobar, Patrick Boissy, Mélanie Levasseur

In-Home Long Term Mobility Tracking by an MQTT-based Indoor Positioning System

• Oishee Ghosh, Qiyin Fang

Strategies for Engaging Older Adults Living with HIV in Virtual Care Design: Insights from an Early Career Researcher

• Paige Brown, Kristina Kokorelias, Stuart McKinlay, Dean Valentine, Erica Dove, Christine Sheppard, Andrew Eaton, Marina Wasilewski, Ashley Flanagan, Alice Zhabokritsky, Reham Abdelhalim, Rabea Parpia, Rahel Zewude, Laura Jamieson, Hardeep Singh, Esther Su, Anna Grosse, Sharon Walmsley, Luxey Sirisegaram

Theories, models, and frameworks for decision-making and organizational implementation of health technologies: a scoping review

• Patrick Patterson, Jenna Roddick

Detecting Behaviours of Risk in People with Dementia using Depth-Weighted Video Cameras

• Pratik K. Mishra, Irene Ballester, Andrea Iaboni, Bing Ye, Kristine Newman, Alex Mihailidis, Shehroz S. Khan

Intergenerational interactions between older adults and children: A scoping review

• Kiera Johnston, Katia Perry, Jonathan Whitsitt, Raheleh Saryazdi

Typical Driving Behaviours in Older Adults with Dementia: Insights from a Systematic Literature Review

• Ranuki Hettiarachchige, Shahab Alizadeh, Gary Naglie, Mark Rapoport, Sayeh Bayat

Real-Time Evaluation of an Automated Computer Vision System to Monitor Pain Behaviour in Older Adults with and without Dementia

• Rhonda Stopyn, Abhishek Moturu, Babak Taati, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

Determining what patients admitted with a COPD exacerbation will use for remote clinical monitoring: a patient engagement survey

• Rob Wu, Jansen Zhou, Alex Mariakakis, Eyal de Lara, Andrea Gershon

Exploring the Integration of Daily Rituals into the Design of Technologies which Support Older Adults Living with Dementia in Community Settings

• Rupsha Mutsuddi, Melanie Baljko, Shital Desai

Using Online Technology for Ageing Together: Voices of Retirees from Colleges and Universities in Canada

• Carole-Lynne LeNavenec, Hirst Sandra

Stakeholders’ perspectives on remote monitoring technologies for older adults: A narrative review

• Sara Hanafy, Jenan Bouakkar, Thokozani Hanjahanja-Phiri, Ali Reza Ettefagh, Ashish Saragadam, Shahabeddin Abhari, Atena Roshan-Fekr

Recognizing Seniors’ Daily Activities through Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring

• Pourya Moghadam, Atena Roshan Fekr

Potential Public-Use Technologies for Estimating Footwear Slip Resistance: A Review of the Literature

• Shaghayegh Chavoshian, Atena Roshan Fekr

Naturalistic Gait Assessment in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease Using Wearable Devices

• Shimaa Aboudeif, Javad Sarvestan, Shahab Alizadeh, Sayeh Bayat

Breaking Barriers: Virtual Information-Seeking Behaviours of Diverse Older Adults Living with HIV

• Stuart McKinlay, Kristina Kokorelias, Erica Dove, Paige Brown, Dean Valentine, Christine Sheppard, Andrew Eaton, Marina Wasilewski, Ashley Flanagan, Alice Zhabokritsky, Reham Abdelhalim, Rabea Parpia, Rahel Zewude, Laura Jamieson, Hardeep Singh, Esther Su, Anna Grosse, Sharon Walmsley, Luxey Sirisegaram

Tangible Codesign for Aging in Place: Multidisciplinary collaboration reveals adaptive preferences for older adults with variable physical and mild cognitive impairments

• Swati Katyarmal, Beverley Freedman, Lorraine Randell, Peter Jones, Michelle Wyndham-West

The YourCare+ Self-Referral Platform for Home and Community Support Services: Ontario Deployment

• Andrew Costa, Sydney Jones

Acceptability of Smart Home and Home Health Technologies for Aging-in-Place: A Qualitative Study

• Andrew Chan, Tod Vandenberg, Geoff Gregson, Michael Lipsett, Adrianna Rios Rincon

Virtual Gym A Personalized Exergames XR Platform for Physical and Cognitive Training

• Victor Fernandez-Cervantes, Eleni Stroulia

The Case of an Automated Computer Vision System to Detect Pain Behaviours: Challenges in Implementing a Lab-based Solution into Clinical Settings

• Vivian Tran, Abhishek Moturu, Babak Taati, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for people with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study

• Winnie Sun, Alvaro Quevedo, Stephen Saunders, Robert Inguino, Zainab Husain, Tamara Crasto, Farzana Rahman, Sandra Omlin, Sarah Pistritto, Amer Burhan, Jen Calver, Peter Coppin, Adam Dubrowski, Nuno Rodriguez

A Scoping Review of Applying Co-design Approaches to Long-Term Care Innovations During COVID-19

• Charlene Chu, Yanjun Duan, Sumaya Bhatti, Michael Lepore, Anja Orschulko, Suzanne Santos, Ruth Melo, Lisa Cranley

Enhancing Pain Detection in Dementia Patients Using AI-Generated Synthetic Images: Addressing Ethnic Diversity and Algorithmic Bias

• Yasamin Zarghami, Natasha Gallant, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Babak Taati

A Multi-Modal EEG-based Approach to Classify Game Engagement in Older Adults

• Yusuf Ahmed, Kim Adams, Martin Fergusson-Pell, Adriana Ríos Rincón

Informing Practice with Technology

Dynamic short talks on groundbreaking AgeTech research, showcasing the latest advancements in the field.

Offering the right homecare services to older adults living with cognitive decline through telemonitoring of activities of daily living: Results of an embedded mixed-methods multiple case study

• Nathalie Bier, Université de Montréal, Centre de recherche de l’IUGM – CIUSSS Centre-sud-de-l’île-de-Montréal

Electronic Decision Support for Deprescribing in Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Homes

• Carole Goodine, Horizon Health Network, Centre for Research and Innovation in Aging (CIRA)

Uncovering Misalignments in the Implementation of Real-Time Location Systems in Long-term Care Homes

• Alisa Grigorovich, Brock University, KITE Research Institute

AI Supported Pain Assessment for Residents with Cognitive impairment in Long-Term Care: Technological Innovation Empowering Care

• Mirou Jaana, Telfer School of Management

• Alla Pliss
  Senior Director, NORC Supportive Services, Jewish Association Serving the Aging (JASA), New York
• Frank van Dillen
  Founder, DVA Dementia Village Associates and main architect of De Hogeweyk, the famous dementia village near Amsterdam
• Paul Lea
  Advocate for people living with dementia

Moderators:

• Dr. Charlene Chu
  Assistant Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto; Cross-appointed, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute and Institute for Life Course and Aging;
  Affiliate Scientist, KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network
• Dr. Vivian Stamatopoulos
  Associate teaching professor, Criminology and Justice, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Ontario Tech University

The AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge: Solutions for Healthy Aging recognizes top startups and supports entrepreneurship in Canada’s AgeTech sector. Applicants from across the country will participate in a pitch competition where they will be challenged to explain how their solution can positively impact older Canadians and/or caregivers.

Learn more

• Margaret Polanyi, AGE-WELL

• Shane Saunderson, McMaster University