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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2013. Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18332.
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Appendix A

Workshop Agenda

Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology:

A Workshop

December 19, 2012

The Keck Center of the National Academies Room 100 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001

IOM-NRC Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence

Workshop Objectives

  • Focus on adults who by virtue of an inherited/congenital condition, accident, or disease(s) become impaired in their ability to be as independent as possible as they age.
  • Provide an overview on how the independence, community integration, and well-being of these individuals can be improved through access to and increased use of technology.
  • Examine existing and emerging technologies, with a focus on technologies most likely to be employed (“straddling promise and reality”).
  • Discuss barriers to deployment and adoption of technologies and reasons for abandonment of technologies already in use.
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2013. Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18332.
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8:00-8:30 A.M.    REGISTRATION

8:30-8:40 A.M.    WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Alan M. Jette, Forum Co-Chair
Boston University School of Public Health

John W. Rowe, Forum Co-Chair
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

8:40-9:15 A.M.    THE PROMISE AND POTENTIAL OF TECHNOLOGY

Geoff Fernie, Keynote Speaker
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

9:15-9:50 A.M.    VIDEO PRESENTATION AND CONSUMER PERSPECTIVE

Larry Minnix, LeadingAge
Majd Alwan, LeadingAge
Steve Saling, Leonard Florence Center for Living

9:50-10:05 A.M.    BREAK

10:05-10:50 A.M.    TECHNOLOGY AND INDEPENDENT LIVING:CAN WE MOVE IDEAS IN THE LABORATORY INTO INNOVATIONS IN THE LIVING ROOM?

Joseph F. Coughlin, Keynote Speaker
AgeLab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10:50 A.M.-    TECHNOLOGIES TO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES
12:00 P.M.    OF DAILY LIVING AND INDEPENDENCE

Judith Kasper, Panel Moderator
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Individual Level (Mobility Issues)
Rory Cooper, University of Pittsburgh
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2013. Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18332.
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      Environmental/Systems Level (Smart Homes) Gregory N. Wellems, Imagine! Hunter Peckham, Reactor Case Western University

11:35 A.M.-12:00 P.M.    Q&A WITH FORUM MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE

12:00-12:30 P.M.    LUNCH BREAK

12:30-1:40 P.M.    TECHNOLOGIES TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AND PARTICIPATION:COMMUNITY DESIGNKathy Krepcio, Panel Moderator

John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development; Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

New Technologies for Accessible Transportation

Mohammed Yousuf, U.S. Department of Transportation

Workplace AccommodationsJon Sanford, Georgia TechSeth Bravin, ReactorIBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center

1:15-1:40 P.M.    Q&A WITH FORUM MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE

1:40-2:50 P.M.    TECHNOLOGIES TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY NTEGRATION AND PARTICIPATION: SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESSMargaret L. Campbell, Panel Moderator

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Web Accessibility as a Critical Aspect of Person-Centered Supports and ServicesJudy Brewer, Web Accessibility Initiative, World Wide

    Web Consortium; Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2013. Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18332.
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      Cloud Computing

Clayton Lewis, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research



Marc Perlman, Reactor
Oracle

2:25-2:50 P.M.    Q&A WITH FORUM MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE

2:50-3:15 P.M.    BREAK

3:15-4:45 P.M.    HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION

René Seidel, Panel Moderator
SCAN Foundation

Health Monitoring
Joseph V. Agostini, Aetna

Rehabilitation
Carolee J. Winstein, University of Southern California

Health Behavior
Timothy Bickmore, Northeastern University

G. P. Li, Reactor
University of California, Irvine

4:15-4:45 P.M.    Q&A WITH FORUM MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE

4:45-5:00 P.M.    CONCLUDING REMARKS

Alan M. Jette, Forum Co-Chair
Boston University School of Public Health

John W. Rowe, Forum Co-Chair Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

5:00 P.M.    ADJOURN

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2013. Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18332.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2013. Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18332.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2013. Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18332.
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The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) have had prominent roles in discussions of aging, disability, and technology for decades. In 1978, Aging and Medical Education (IOM, 1978) raised national awareness of the challenges to physicians posed by the aging of the U.S. population. Thirty years later, Retooling for an Aging America highlighted concerns for the entire health care workforce in view of the aging of the population, including the role of technology in caring for older populations. The 1988 report The Aging Population in the 21st Century examined social, economic, and demographic changes among older adults, as well as many health-related topics: health promotion and disease prevention; quality of life; health care system financing and use; and the quality of care— especially long-term care. In 1991, the landmark report Disability in America laid out a national agenda to prevent disability and improve the lives of people with disabling conditions. The 1997 report Enabling America: Assessing the Role of Rehabilitation Science and Engineering examined the knowledge base of rehabilitation science and engineering and proposed ways to translate scientific findings into interventions that produce better health. And the 2007 report The Future of Disability in America examined progress made since the earlier reports and looked at continuing barriers that limit the independence, productivity, and participation in community life of people with disabilities.

All these reports were produced by committees appointed in accordance with guidelines of the National Academies and met multiples times to compile and review evidence, reach consensus on conclusions and recommendations, draft a report of the committee, and then modify that draft report in response to comments from outside reviewers. The IOM and NRC have also held several workshops related to aging, disability, and technology and published summary reports, such as Technology for Adaptive Aging and Grand Challenges of Our Aging Society. The IOM and NRC also convene groups that take a different approach to issues of pressing national and international importance. Often known as forums or roundtables, these groups meet regularly to foster dialogue and confront issues of mutual interest and concern among a broad range of stakeholders. They can convene workshops, initiate cooperative projects among members, commission independently authored articles, and generate ideas for independent consensus studies.

In 2012 the IOM and NRC joined together to establish the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence to provide a neutral venue for broad-ranging discussions among the many stakeholders involved with aging and disability. The goals of the forum are to highlight areas in which the coordination of the aging and disability networks is strong, examine the challenges involved in aligning the aging and disability networks, explore new approaches for resolving problem areas, elevate the visibility and broaden the perspectives of stakeholders, and set the stage for future policy actions. Forum sponsors and members include federal agencies, health professional associations, private sector businesses, academics, and consumers. Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology summarizes this workshop.

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