12:45 - 1:00 pm ET: Join us as we launch our second AGE-WELL EPIC Conference. Alex Mihailidis, AGE-WELL Scientific Director, will celebrate the impact that AGE-WELL’s Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) have been making in industry, government, academia, and as entrepreneurs.
1:00 - 2:30 pm ET: The “Supportive Homes & Communities” Challenge Area focuses on promoting independent living through appropriate supports and services, including the design of physical spaces and the use of technology within the environment.
Chair: Jeffrey Jutai, University of Ottawa
Commenter: Sherry Baker, Vice-Chair, Older Adult and Caregiver Advisory Committee
Presentations:
Public health policy on technology for self-management of chronic disability by older adults: Amelie Gauthier-beaupre, University of Ottawa
Opportunities to evaluate supportive homes with human participants during a pandemic; integrating design critique with the User Centre Design method: Lorans Alabood, University of Calgary
Trill - Continuing creative connectivity in care homes: Richard Barham, Laval University