I have the privilege of speaking tomorrow (October 10, 2008) at the Indiana Geriatrics Society Fall Conference. My topic is:
Vision for the Future: Impact of Informatics on the Continuum of Caregiving
At the core of the material I'll be covering I want to share ideas about how technology can improve the lives of seniors and the caregivers around them.
This in not only a desirable thing; it is a necessary thing. By 2030 the population of seniors in the United States will be 71.5 million, more than doubling in just 30 years according the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, (2006).
The truth is that there are not enough senior health care professionals, continuous care retirement communities, or even professional geriatric care managers to provide complete and meaningful support for all these seniors. Caregivers dealing with aging parents or other loved ones must have tools that do not rely exclusively on the individual people from provider community.
After the conference tomorrow, I'll share more on these ideas.
For a complete program on the IGS Fall Conference follow this link http://iucar.iu.edu/igsfall2008.pdf
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