Workshop on International Opportunities in
Independent/Assisted Living

7th September 2010
University of The West of Scotland, Hamilton

Venue

Hamilton Campus, University of The West of Scotland, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0JB (the workshop is in the Caird Building)

Focus

This event was organised jointly by the MATCH Project and the Wellness and Health Innovation Centre The event was focused on funding and collaborative opportunities in technologies for independent and assisted living.

Target Audience

This event was aimed at funders, companies, Universities, service providers and end-user organisations with an interest in joint work on technologies for independent and assisted living.

Aims

The aims of this event were:

to map out the field in areas such as telehealth, mobile health, telecare, home care technology, and inclusive design
to gain awareness of global opportunities in digital health
to gain insight into the wellness market and its potential
to identify opportunities for funding and collaboration in the field.

Programme

09.15 Registration

09.50 Workshop Introduction

Janette Hughes, Wellness and Health Innovation Centre, Hillington

10.00 Keynote Talk

Harry Wang, Director, Health and Mobile Product Research, Parks Associate, USA

11.00 Smart Home Technology

Jeremy Linskell, NHS Tayside

11.20 Tea/Coffee

11.40 Bosch Tele-Health Plus

Ileana Welte, Bosch Healthcare, Denham

12.00 The Future

Bill Munday, Blue Aid, Great Cambourne

12.30 Question and Answer Session

Paul Martin, University of The West of Scotland, Hamilton

12.50 Lunch and Technology Showcase

Exhibitors will include Bosch Telehealth Plus, Hob Angel, Loc8tor, MATCH, OmniQare and Sensorium.

This will be followed by parallel sessions as follows.

14.00 Independent Living Opportunities

Rowan Norrie, Joint Improvement Team, and Katie Sillars, Wellness and Health Innovation Centre, Hillington

Two one-hour sessions.

14.00 Design-Led Solutions

Gus Desbarats, The Alloy, Farnham

Two one-hour sessions.

14.00 Funding Brokerage with SMEs and Universities

14.00 Summary of Scottish Research in Assisted Living Technology: Kevin Swingler, University of Stirling
14.15 Support Available for Collaborations: Dr. Judy Brown (Knowledge Transfer Partnerships), Siobhán Jordan (Interface)
14.45 Case Study of Interface-Supported Company: Dean Turnbull (Propeller Multimedia Ltd.)
15.00 Match-Making: Arrangements will be made for Universities and Companies to meet and discuss potential collaborations.

14.00 One-to-One Discussions

Harry Wang, Parks Associates, USA

20-minute sessions by appointment only.