More than a Techno Solution in Bringing Remote Assistance to the Aging

How old are we becoming? The global aging populations is outpacing the new generation rather quickly. In this discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Baker, we discuss the many emerging techno solutions to address the needs of a healthy and assisted living aging population that is highly diverse from demographics to geographics. Find out what design principles can be deployed technologists that can meet the demand for accessibility and feasibility what will support trust in the use of these technologies while preserving dignity for the aging at home.

Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth White Baker, Associate Professor, Information Systems, Virginia Commonwealth University; Secretary, IEEE SA Transforming the Telehealth Paradigm IC program

 

She completed a fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Systems Design and Management. Her research includes adoption and diffusion of technology, as well as telehealth, cybersecurity, ethics, and safety engineering in healthcare organizations. Her work has been quoted in the New York Times and published in journals such as the Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Information Systems Frontiers, and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.