Integrating automated medication dispensers,compassion fatigue andcompassion satisfaction: A pilot pre-post mixed methods study

Clinical Associate Professor and Co-Director, Master of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Program at the University of Waterloo Informal caregivers, such as spouses and children, are the primary sources of support for medication management among older adults. However, caregivers are not adequately supported for the time-consuming nature and complexity of medication management. This can lead to caregiver burnout and compassion…

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Co-designing a multi-modal sensor system to enable compassionate hip-fracture recovery at home for older adults

Assistant Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto Hip fracture,is  a very common injury among older adults (OAs) and recovery is challenging for older adults with comorbidities. Charlene’s project will provide compassionate hip fracture recovery by refining an AI-based sensor system to assist OAs’ hip fracture recovery at home. She hopes the…

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Exploring how older adults and carers perceive and experience a real-time location system in a long-term care home

Assistant Professor of Gerontology, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies and Master of Applied Gerontology, Brock University Real-time location systems are technologies that continuously track the location of individuals and assets. These are being implemented in long-term care homes with an interest in improving the quality of care through automation of care tasks and prediction…

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