Aged care sector join forces to discuss technology needs for the future
Announcement posted by Feros Care 18 May 2015
As Australia’s ageing population continues to increase, the aged care sector is being urged to join forces to look at current and future use of technology to improve service delivery.
From 27-28 August, Feros Care is hosting a Smart Technologies Bootcamp to enable the aged and community sector to share information and to review the ‘trials and errors’ other organisations’ have experienced in rolling out new technologies.
The Bootcamp will include seminars and workshops on various technologies utilised by aged care providers and give attendees the opportunity to share knowledge on issues they have encountered to allow the sector to deliver the highest quality care for seniors in Australia.
One of the major sponsors of this event is Tunstalls - international provider of telehealthcare solutions specialising in tailoring smart assistive technologies (AT) to better manage the risk of falls within the home.
William Grant, Senior Business Development Manager from Tunstall Healthcare sees the Smart Technologies Bootcamp as an opportunity to share its extensive industry experience to help build capability in the use of technologies within the sector.
Mr Grant said “Technology has the potential to change traditional service models and make a huge impact for organisations adopting it.
“We hope that by sharing our practical experience in telehealthcare project planning, implementation and support, aged care providers will gain a new confidence in evaluating and integrating the use of smart AT.”
Feros Care will discuss the implementation and learnings of its technological innovations including the My Health Clinic at Home care package, and moving to the Microsoft cloud.
Chief Executive Officer of Feros Care, Jennene Buckley, said the Bootcamp’s aim is to share and prosper from the knowledge and experience from expert organisations that supply and operate these systems as part of their business.
“This Bootcamp is a chance to bring aged and community care stakeholders together and to analyse and dissect the best ways of utilising new technologies in the quest to provide seniors with better care.
“Aged care technology is designed to make the lives of the provider and client easier, however the reality is that until the system can be tailored to match our exact needs, we spend precious time and resources trying to rectify these problems,” Ms Buckley said.
“The Smart Technology Bootcamp is an opportunity to raise issues that our industry has in using the current technologies available. We – as an industry – can also collaborate and feedback to the technology developers on what technology needs to be available in the future to meet the challenges of an ageing population.
“By working in partnership, the aged care sector can analyse the benefits and shortcomings of current systems so we can avoid travelling along the same path in the future.”
The bootcamp will run over two days covering virtual case management, m-health, social connectedness, falls and mobility, dementia technologies and telehealth.
Registrations are now open. Book before 25 June 2015 and receive 15 per cent off the ticket price.
Bootcamp details:
Date: 27-28 August
Location: Twin Towns Clubs and Resorts, Tweed Heads
Cost: From $520 (for early-bird bookings)
For more information visit http://www.smarttechnologiesbootcamp.com.au/.
From 27-28 August, Feros Care is hosting a Smart Technologies Bootcamp to enable the aged and community sector to share information and to review the ‘trials and errors’ other organisations’ have experienced in rolling out new technologies.
The Bootcamp will include seminars and workshops on various technologies utilised by aged care providers and give attendees the opportunity to share knowledge on issues they have encountered to allow the sector to deliver the highest quality care for seniors in Australia.
One of the major sponsors of this event is Tunstalls - international provider of telehealthcare solutions specialising in tailoring smart assistive technologies (AT) to better manage the risk of falls within the home.
William Grant, Senior Business Development Manager from Tunstall Healthcare sees the Smart Technologies Bootcamp as an opportunity to share its extensive industry experience to help build capability in the use of technologies within the sector.
Mr Grant said “Technology has the potential to change traditional service models and make a huge impact for organisations adopting it.
“We hope that by sharing our practical experience in telehealthcare project planning, implementation and support, aged care providers will gain a new confidence in evaluating and integrating the use of smart AT.”
Feros Care will discuss the implementation and learnings of its technological innovations including the My Health Clinic at Home care package, and moving to the Microsoft cloud.
Chief Executive Officer of Feros Care, Jennene Buckley, said the Bootcamp’s aim is to share and prosper from the knowledge and experience from expert organisations that supply and operate these systems as part of their business.
“This Bootcamp is a chance to bring aged and community care stakeholders together and to analyse and dissect the best ways of utilising new technologies in the quest to provide seniors with better care.
“Aged care technology is designed to make the lives of the provider and client easier, however the reality is that until the system can be tailored to match our exact needs, we spend precious time and resources trying to rectify these problems,” Ms Buckley said.
“The Smart Technology Bootcamp is an opportunity to raise issues that our industry has in using the current technologies available. We – as an industry – can also collaborate and feedback to the technology developers on what technology needs to be available in the future to meet the challenges of an ageing population.
“By working in partnership, the aged care sector can analyse the benefits and shortcomings of current systems so we can avoid travelling along the same path in the future.”
The bootcamp will run over two days covering virtual case management, m-health, social connectedness, falls and mobility, dementia technologies and telehealth.
Registrations are now open. Book before 25 June 2015 and receive 15 per cent off the ticket price.
Bootcamp details:
Date: 27-28 August
Location: Twin Towns Clubs and Resorts, Tweed Heads
Cost: From $520 (for early-bird bookings)
For more information visit http://www.smarttechnologiesbootcamp.com.au/.