Symposium

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Geriatric Rehabilitation

Technology (e.g. robotics, assistive technology, mHealth)

2020 ReVision of Home Healthcare and Telemedicine: New Cost-Effective Tools for Fall Prevention and Caregiver Engagement to Improve Care for Individuals Living with Cognitive Impairments (848385)

Presenter(s)

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  Jeff Leismer, PhD

  Founder and CEO
  VibeTech
  Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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  Deb Jacoby, CTRS, CPRP, BC-AP, Music & Memory Certification, WI Dementia Care Specialist

  Clinical Liaison
  VibeTech
  Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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  Dawn Wittig, BSN

  Founder
  Tender Hearts Senior Care
  Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Therapeutic vibration is a new modality of muscle strengthening that we have adapted to reduce falls in older adults living with mobility/cognitive impairments. Our team will convey best practices based on its learnings.

This symposium will demonstrate the use of novel technology and training programs to successfully implement the most effective fall prevention programs in medical facilities, senior living facilities, and the home to reduce healthcare expenditures throughout the continuum of care. We will focus our discussion on telemedicine and home care, which are rapidly growing in acceptance and popularity because of the ability to implement effective care programs in the most economical, familiar environment to the care recipient. We will address future technologies which will further enhance the care for seniors, including IoT enabled medical devices, integration with electronic healthcare records, predictive analytics for informed decision making, and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver optimal treatments to patients.

Learning Objectives:

• Organize an entire community to reduce falls throughout the continuum of care
• Understand the use of connected technology / telemedicine for increased engagement/participation by seniors in fall prevention programs wherever care is delivered
• Contemplate the elements of an effective fall prevention program
• Understand how new exercise-based technology and programming can reduce falls in individuals living with cognitive impairment and reduced mobility