Canada's technology and aging network
Jan 11 2017
(Français) Prizes total $75k in cash and in-kind services January 11, 2017 – A national ideathon competition launched by AGE-WELL and HACKING HEALTH will take place in five Canadian cities in 2017. The goal is to identify and invest in great new technologies and services to support healthy aging. Prizes awarded at the AGE-WELL–HACKING HEALTH
Jan 11 2017
(Français) Eighty-seven trainees are the first to earn AGE-WELL Innovators of Tomorrow Certificates—a major step for emerging researchers and young professionals in their journey to become the next generation of leaders in the field of technology and aging. “Congratulations to the trainees who have obtained these certificates, which demonstrate their transferable skills and comprehensive knowledge
Dec 14 2016
(Français) As a student of civil engineering, Mark Elias learned how to stabilize buildings against earthquakes and wind vibration. Now, he’s applying that knowledge to a problem that affects millions of people worldwide: hand tremors. Elias and colleagues have developed a glove that uses the same ‘vibration damping’ technology that he studied at university and
Nov 23 2016
(Français) Nine early career researchers have been selected to receive financial support and graduate and postdoctoral awards in technology and aging from AGE-WELL and six industry, not-for-profit, and post-secondary partners. Myant, UBER, Ontario Telemedicine Network, OCAD University, CRIUGM, and VHA Home Healthcare are our partners who have made these awards possible. Dr. Abdul Qadir Javaid
Nov 14 2016
(Français) Games that run on a browser or mobile device and can be played at varying levels of difficulty are being tested as assessment and intervention tools for people with cognitive decline caused by age, disease or trauma. To date, the games include electronic whack-a-mole, a word search game and a version of bejeweled, where