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Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine


LIVING WITH DEMENTIA:THE POTENTIAL OF NEW

TECHNOLOGIES

Professor Len GrayMarch 2016


Estimated number of people with dementia

Source Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW); Dementia in Australia, catalogue No. AGE 70, 2012, p. 18.

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Population growth Australia 1911-2050

Source: 1920, 1964, 2000a, 2000c. The projected population is the ABS Series II population projection with assumed total fertility rate of 1.6 and net overseas migration of 70,000


A Question for You????

What solution can you think of that will triple

our ability to care for people with dementia?

…without any increase in the number of carers?


Solutions?

§ Walking faster/working harder§ myagedcare§ Consumer directed care§ Quality indicators§ Hospital prevention programs§ Dementia training programs§ Carer support programs§ Exercise programs§ Drugs§ Brain training§ New medical discoveries§ Guest workers§ New technologies


Outline

§ Introduction– Communication systems– Smart devices– Connected world– Artificial intelligence

§ Applications in dementia– Self care

• Autonomous vehicles• Robot companions

– Support• Remote monitoring• Tracking devices

– Professional interactions• Assessment • Monitoring & support


Really smart smartphones

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Video-Conferencing Everywhere


This is Fun

But what’s it have to do with dementia?


http://www.zdnet.com/old-age-is-the-killer-app-for-google-glass-7000014602/


HD Video-Conferencing


My Day in Dalby


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