Making the most of the potential of Assistive Technology
17 September 2009
Programme
9:50 Registration
10:20 Welcome and Introduction, The world of BIB and older people, Chair for the morning, Professor Emeritus Heinz Wolff, Founding Director, Brunel Institute for Bioengineering (BIB), Brunel University
10:30 New Service Quality to Support Self-Care , Keren Down MBE, Director of FAST
10:55 Tackling Ageing Continence , Felicity Jowitt, Brunel Institute for Bioengineering
11:20 Refreshments
11:40 From chairs to stairs , Dr Ruth Mayagoitia, Applied Medical Research Group, King's College London,
12:05 "The Companion" - Independence, choice and self-sufficiency , Edward Varney, Brunel Institute for Bioengineering
12:30 Discussion
12:45 Lunch
13:45 Introduction to the afternoon, The world of BIAS and older people , Chair for the afternoon, Professor Mary Gilhooly, Professor of Gerontology, School of Health Sciences and Social Care, Brunel University
13:50 KT-EQUAL: its mission for older people , Professor Peter Lansley, Director KT-EQUAL, University of Reading
14:00 Older drivers & older IT users: designing new technology , Suzette Keith, Middlesex University
14:25 Safety and Security in Later Life , Professor Rachel McCrindle, KT-EQUAL Consortium, University of Reading
14:50 Tea
15:10 Nourishing the body and saving the soul, Dr Arlene Astell, St Andrews University
15.35 Technology for people with dementia , Eleanor van den Heuvel, Brunel Institute for Bioengineering
16:00 Discussion
16:30 End
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