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EPIC Conference: Autonomy & Independence

May 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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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
   
Presentations: 
  Co-designing Thermoregulating Smart Textiles
Md. Saiful Hoque, KITE-University Health Network, and Opal Sparks, Older Adult, and Rene Adams, KITE-University Health Network
  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
  Azimut Medical
Maxime Bolduc, Azimut Medical

 

Visit our EPIC Conference page for more details and to download the EPIC Conference Program.

 

Details

Date:
May 27
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT