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Five Upcoming Aging and Technology Innovation Events

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts and will focus on the theme, "The Purposes of Longer Lives" chosen by incoming GSA 2018 President, Dr. David Ekerdt, University of Kansas." Learn more. Innovation in Longevity Summit, Washington, December 10-11. Aging Innovation Challenge, New York, November 29. "New

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Five Health and Aging Tech Posts from May 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The upshot – 54% will be unable to pay the $60,000 average annual cost of assisted living (make that $93,000 in Washington DC), even if they sell their home. You have a not-so-universal TV remote with 45 buttons on it, the smallest of which is ‘Mute’. category tags: VR/AR technology , cell phones, smartphones , tablets.

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The Evolution of Self-Care for Consumers – Learning and Sharing at CHPA

Health Populi

Since George Washington curated a list of medicines for his troops, in search of tinctures and oils for dealing with the harsh environment and challenging battlegrounds, to today’s challenges of ecommerce and new products like CBD oils disrupting today’s marketplace, the concept of self-care continues to evolve.

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Telehealth: Removing Roadblocks to Care

GlobalMed

In the Texas Panhandle, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) surgery team decided to tackle the region’s high skin cancer rates by partnering with local clinics in small towns to bring mobile screenings for melanoma to local residents, no travel required.