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Join us for EPIC presentations from AGE-WELL and EPIC-AT students, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, early career researchers (ECRs) and their stakeholders as they share their research in the “Autonomy & Independence” Challenge Area.
The “Autonomy & Independence” Challenge Area focuses on the use of information and communication technologies to help older adults maintain autonomy and independence in the face of impairment, disability or illness.
| Chair: | Adebusola Adekoya, University of New Brunswick | ||
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| Co-designing Thermoregulating Smart Textiles Md. Saiful Hoque, KITE-University Health Network, and Opal Sparks, Older Adult, and Rene Adams, KITE-University Health Network |
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| Ethical considerations of using Virtual Reality for older adults with dementia in hospitals Lily Ren Haopu, University of British Columbia and Jim Mann, Researcher and Advocate Living with Dementia |
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| Azimut Medical Maxime Bolduc, Azimut Medical |
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