Phoebe Institute on Aging and Lehigh University
Workshop on Aging Services & Technology (WAST 2008)
Workshop on Aging Services & Technology (WAST 2008)
"Designing Awesome Things for Eldercare"
June 12th — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Mountaintop Campus, Lehigh University
Welcome
The Phoebe Institute on Aging and Lehigh University present the 2008 Workshop on Aging Services and Technology (WAST 2008). This workshop will bring together an interdisciplinary group of caregivers, administrators, policy makers, researchers, and industry representatives with a common goal of leveraging technology to improve the lives of older adults. It will offer a unique opportunity to interact with area domain experts from each phase of the innovation cycle, and help to identify research problems and technology needs for real-world problems faced every day in eldercare.
Who should attend?
- Management and policy makers in long term living organizations
- Government agency and elected officials
- Caregivers, including nurses, social works, and allied aging service professionals
- Geriatricians and gerontologists
- Industry and University researchers
- Industry representatives interested in bringing ideas to market
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