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23 Sensor100 February 2016
CALL FOR
Wearable and Ambient SensorTechnology in Geriatric
Medicine and Rehabilitation - examples, challenges and
lessons learned
Demographic change with rising numbers in co-morbidity leads to an increased de-
mand in clinical geriatric expertise as well as in geriatric research. In order to alleviate
the effects that aging will have on our societies in terms of increased functional deficits,
waning possibilities for participation and communication and a potential risk of emer-
gencies, supportive technical solutions are frequently proposed. Such technologies may
comprise a wide range of solutions including e.g. wearable sensor-based systems, ambi-
ent assisted living systems for personal environments or communication support tools.
To make sure that the rapidly advancing field of research in technologies for the elderly
meets the demands of the persons in need, research efforts should be interdisciplinary.
Evaluation in controlled clinical trials or field experiments is extremely valuable and
therefore highly commended.
The intended workshop will be submitted to the
to address research in such technologies. Specifically, the workshop aims to address
the following topics:
Systems (ambient, wearable, or both) for geriatric resp. elderly care, supporting e.g.
Rehabilitation (progress) monitoring and support/ advice
Emergency detection and alarm
Chronic disease management
Health consultation and feedback
Support for activities of daily life
Communication, education, social interaction and entertainment
Clinical trials or field experiments with a comprehensive evaluation methodology using
such systems, e.g. to support geriatric rehabilitation
Cost-benefit studies of such systems
Experiences, pitfalls, lessons learned
High quality, original abstracts dealing with this domain are solicited (max. 150
words).All abstracts submitted will be peer-reviewed. Please send your abstract as an
email attachment to .
Submission Deadline: March 15, 2016
Contributed by: Michael Marschollek, Nigel Lovell, Stephen Redmond