GLOBAL WATCH MISSION SEMINAR Intelligent housing home-based healthcare delivery a mission to the US 21 FEBRUARY 2007 NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM SOLIHULL
About the event Intelligent housing is a term broadly used to describe homes which are adaptable to the changing health needs of residents. Intelligent homes incorporate some if not all of the following features: Inclusive building design eg level access; space in corridors and rooms for assistive/mobility aids; suitable toilet and wash facilities; potential for positioning of hoists and lifts; adaptability to allow for living accommodation on one floor; easy to use controls, fixtures and fittings. Monitoring technology eg occupancy and activity monitoring devices Safety monitoring equipment eg automatic gas electricity and water shut off systems and monitored alarm systems (pendants and pull cord alarms linked to a call centre). Home automation eg remote control of environment including household electronics, lighting, curtains and door entry systems. Many of the above features may also be described as telecare solutions. There are many examples of intelligent housing across the UK, traditionally many were developed as demonstrator projects. Mainstream examples of good intelligent housing developments are few and far between. Many current schemes are one-off developments to either test a new technology platform, explore a new form of health service delivery or to experiment with home-based support for a particular patient group. However demographic changes are demanding the mainstreaming of viable intelligent housing models. Who should attend? Attendance at this seminar is a must for any of the following: Architects, building surveyors, access consultants, access officers, health facility managers, housing managers, housing and health policy makers, housing associations, gerontologists, occupational therapists, telemedicine and telecare specialists, SMART home technologists. To reserve your place call Charlotte Leiper on 01664 565084
Provisional event programme 14:00 Registration and coffee 14:30 Chairman s welcome Professor Marcus Ormerod, Director of SURFACE Inclusive Design Research Centre, University of Salford 14:40 Background to the mission Rob Chesters, Innovation and Design Manager, MidTECH NHS Innovations 14:50 Keynote address Mark VanderWerf, AMD Telemedicine, Boston, USA 15:20 Policy Tony Davis, CEO, Medilink West Midlands 15:30 Inclusive housing Professor Marcus Ormerod 15:40 Q&A session 16:00 Tea and coffee 16:30 Technology needs and drivers Dr David Lund, HW Communications Ltd 16:40 Response systems Gavin Clifton, BT Health Executive 16:50 Equipment supply chain David Cudby, Director, The Cambridge Cluster Consultancy Ltd 17:00 Market trends and opportunities David Hall, Product Manager, Minivator Ltd 17:10 Q&A session 17:30 Funding and partnership opportunities Kathryn Brown, Department of Trade and Industry Lee Vousden, Department of Trade and Industry 18:00 Coffee and networking Also participating in the panel discussion will be: Tony Davis, CEO, Medilink West Midlands Christina Keey-Anderson, Medical Technologies Cluster Manager, Advantage West Midlands Ka Yin Herman Wa, Associate, Sustainable Development for Black Country Housing Group Dudley Moore, Technical Director, ECO-Logic
About DTI Global Watch Missions DTI Global Watch Missions have enabled small groups of UK experts to visit leading overseas technology organisations to learn vital lessons about innovation and its implementation of benefit to entire industries and individual organisations. By stimulating debate and informing industrial thinking and action, missions have offered unique opportunities for fast-tracking technology transfer, sharing deployment know-how, explaining new industry infrastructures and policies, and developing relationships and collaborations. About Medilink West Midlands Medilink West Midlands is a network for companies involved in the manufacture, supply and distribution of medical and healthcare products. This includes companies throughout the supply chain from materials and design to manufacturing, packaging and support services in the West Midlands. Medilink West Midlands is one of a number of Medilinks covering the UK and is therefore networked into all the major UK suppliers of Medical devices and services. About the Healthcare Technologies Knowledge Transfer Network The KTN is an overarching network of networks in health technologies, set up to bring together the views of all in business, research and technology organisations, the clinical base, academia, trade associations, the financial market and others in the value network across the medical devices and healthcare community. The KTN will provide a range of activities and initiatives to enable the exchange of knowledge and the stimulation of business innovation. The KTN will continue successful initiatives like the technology translation, Special Interest Groups, the Clinician's Forum, www.clinicalneed.com, as well as expand or grow activities that highlight UK strengths and develop technology platforms that can make an impact on the UK's economy.
Booking form Intelligent housing home-based healthcare delivery a mission to the US 21 February 2007, National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull To register for this free event, please complete the form below and return it to: Post: Charlotte Leiper Event Co-ordinator DTI Global Watch Service Pera Innovation Park Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE13 0PB Tel: 01664 501551 Fax: 01664 501261 E-mail: events@globalwatchservice.com Registration Information Title First name Surname Position Company Company size 1 10 11 50 51 100 101 250 251 500 500+ Postal address Postcode Telephone Fax E-mail Web address Do you have any assistive/accessibility requirements, eg BSL interpretation, mobility issues etc? How did you learn about this event?
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