SOPRANO stands for Service-oriented Programmable Smart Environments for Older Europeans and is an Integrated Project in the European Commission’s 6th Framework Programme. The SOPRANO project aims to develop affordable, smart ICT-based assisted living services with interfaces which are easy to… Read moreTunstall Heads up €12 million European SOPRANO Project
Coventry University has received the go-ahead for the £4.5 million Health Design and Technology Institute (HDTI), due to open in 2008. The institute’s aim is to help SMEs design products and services to improve community healthcare and manage health at… Read moreHealth Design and Technology Institute announced for Coventry (UK)
Raynaud’s disease is a vascular condition in which the fingers become cold and pale when blood vessels are constricted upon exposure to cold. The Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center in Baltimore, has recently completed initial trials for a small, low-cost monitor… Read moreAmbulatory Raynaud's Monitor tests complete (US)
Do we need another one? the writer asks. “Such a ‘Mobile Disease Management System’ is long overdue,” Professor Woodward is reported as saying in this article. He will work with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Speaking at Tuesday’s announcement, Minister Martin said: “IDA Ireland worked closely with Intel to win this project…Digital health has been identified by Intel Corporation as a strategic area for the future and today’s announcement is a milestone for Ireland in… Read moreIntel and government investment to turn Ireland into a digital health development powerhouse?
Philips Electronics demonstrated some of its latest technologies and concepts that have been designed to improve and contribute to the quality of people’s lives. The purpose of the event was to emphasize the importance of the opportunities that China is… Read morePhilips Innovation Event Asia (China)
The CAALYX project will develop and test a light, mobile device to monitor a number of vital signs and transmit the information to an intelligent data-logging system. While the two-year project is to be led by Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica,… Read moreComplete Ambient Assisted Living Experiment (Spain/UK)
We heard quite a lot last year about Intel’s intention to invest in home healthcare technology. Now, Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) Oregon Center for Aging and Technology (ORCATECH) has become the first to be funded under a new… Read moreIntel: investment in home healthcare technology starts rolling
Not telecare, but a report of interest to anyone working with older people.
The CSIP CHange Agent Team is appealing for people (see below) to participate in a survey of their opinion on various housing and dementis-related topics. The survey can be downloaded from this site and should be returned by 18 February…. Read moreHousing and dementia survey
