Studying the implementation of virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic with patient partners and stakeholders
August 19, 2022
Speaker
Dr. Lillian Hung - Founder and Head, IDEA Lab; Assistant Professor, UBC
Nazia Ahmed - Lab Manager, IDEA Lab
At the beginning of the pandemic, stay-at-home orders highlighted the importance of social connection; and technology became paramount in filling the gap in bringing people together virtually. The use of technology in long term care settings continued to grow too, including using telepresence robots as part of delivering care. In this webinar, our speakers will share how to leverage technology to involve patient partners and stakeholders in knowledge translation. They will also discuss challenges and practical strategies to overcome them. You will also have the opportunity to hear more about the future directions for care delivery from Dr. Lillian Hung and Nazia Ahmed.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the process of innovating with patient partners and stakeholders to advance the use of telepresence robots in dementia care.
- Identify benefits and challenges in engaging with patient partners and stakeholders in implementation research during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Consider facilitators and barriers to implementing virtual care in aged care settings.
- Describe future directions for supporting technology adoption in aged care settings.
Resources
Upcoming webinar
Dr. Shannon Freeman
Date
December 06, 2024
Aging well with open science: how a partnered approach to implementation can enhance equity and outcomes
In 2024, KT Connects is focusing on open science — the practice of making scientific inputs, outputs, and processes freely available to all with minimal restrictions. Learn more.
Webinar summary
Friday, December 6
12 – 1 p.m. PST
Can open science improve outcomes for older adults and caregivers in rural and northern communities?
The Centre for Technology Adoption for Aging in the North (CTAAN) works to make AgeTech—technology designed to support older adults—more accessible to older adults, caregivers and health systems in these communities. CTAAN is part of AGE-WELL, a national network focused on improving aging through technology. The centre tests, pilots and promotes solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of these regions.
Join Dr. Shannon Freeman, academic director of CTAAN, where she will share how open science supports engaged research, where researchers work alongside older adults, communities and health systems partners to ensure that their needs are met.
Dr. Freeman will give practical examples from CTAAN, including real-life AgeTech solutions where open science use is improving outcomes for older adults and caregivers in rural and northern communities.
Learning objectives
After this webinar, the audience will be able to:
- Understand how open science supports collaboration between researchers and communities
- Recognize the principles of engaged research and its role in addressing community needs
- Identify strategies and examples of how open science can be integrated into research priorities
Speaker’s bio:
Dr. Shannon Freeman is an associate professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). She has expertise in the health and social care needs of older adults in rural and northern communities, including those living in the community and those living in long-term care. She led the way in developing UNBC’s Centre for Technology Adoption for Aging in the North, an AGEWELL national innovation hub. The centre focuses on improving, implementing and evaluating technology to support older adults in rural and northern communities. Dr. Freeman is a Health Research BC 2020-2025 Scholar.