The final policy event of the SMILE project will aim to engage policymakers, practitioners, technology experts, and researchers in ageing to discuss the potential and impact of digital and e-health solutions in elderly care and to inform policy decisions.
This event will cover challenges like person-centred policies addressing the evolving needs of ageing populations, supporting frail older adults’ independent living through e-health solutions, and utilizing digital solutions to alleviate the healthcare burden. Additionally, it will focus on experiences with co-creating personalized digital solutions with older people to address frailty, chronic illness, and social isolation. The event will also touch upon data management challenges in international collaborative healthcare projects and ethical considerations, particularly in the use of AI. Finally, the discussion will encompass the industry and implementation aspects, exploring the uptake of available digital solutions supporting the care of frail older adults.
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Session 1 – Clinical experiences and insights from the SMILE living labs (90’)
Speakers:
- Dr Sverre Bergh, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Norway;
- Prof Lars Kayser, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
- Dr Ad van Berlo, SmartHomes, The Netherlands;
- Dr Michael McGillion, McMaster University, Canada
Digitally enabled health services for older adults: Increasing need for digital health services tailored to older frail adults and preventing social isolation while supporting independent living; Epital Care Model (ECM) to improve digitally supported care coordination and enhance patient engagement.
Smart Inclusive Living Environments – Lessons learned from the SMILE living labs: Lessons of integration of ECM into clinical workflows in Denmark and Norway, use of patient-reported data to inform care decisions and adaptation of ECM for people with dementia in the Netherlands; The Canadian living lab – lessons learned during collaboration with European partners in SMILE; Recommendations for policymakers in elderly care.
Speaker panel and interactive discussion – Digitalization of elderly care: Best practices and implementation examples, further research needs, innovative solutions, current and future policy directions to enable better care.
Session 2 – Vendor insights: testing, implementation, and scaling of digital technologies in elderly care (90’)
Speakers:
- Jan Håvard Skjetne, SINTEF, Norway
- Afroditi Konidari, Tendertec, Greece;
- Hans Erik Henriksen, Appinux, Denmark
- Robert Kaul, CloudDX, Canada
- Brice Morin, Tellu, Norway
Access to testing, data, and patients – Overcoming barriers: Challenges in developing digital and machine learning-based care solutions, testing facilities and patient data; Supporting SMEs in their needs for validation and testing; Lessons learned from co-creation and implementation with actual patients.
Scaling up solutions and addressing regulatory frameworks: Barriers to the growth of healthcare SMEs in Europe and Canada; Impact of medical device regulations and market access; Incentives and support mechanisms for SMEs in the healthcare sector; Recommendations for policymakers in elderly care.
Speaker panel and interactive discussion – Scaling of innovative digital health solutions: Current needs of innovators and SMEs to scale their solutions, future policy directions and support mechanisms for digitally enabled health services for older adults focusing on vendor perspectives.
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