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"Reimagining Aging in the Mid 21st Century" - Andrew Sixsmith at #BCTECH Summit 2018 | Why Elder Care is the Next Billion-Dollar Market

Publication/Creation Date
August 2 2018
Creators/Contributors
Andrew Sixsmith (creator)
AGE-WELL (creator)
Simon Fraser University (contributor)
Media Type
Video Lecture
Persuasive Intent
Academic
Discursive Type
Responses To Inventions
Description
Andrew Sixsmith, Scientific Director of AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence, presents a short talk about "Reimagining Aging in the Mid 21st Century", as part of #BCTECH Summit 2018 conference panel, "Why Elder Care is the Next Billion-Dollar Market". He believes that rather than seeing it as a challenge, the reality of the "silver economy" poses many opportunities for compassionate innovation, not just in healthcare, but in the workforce. 
HCI Platform
Other
Augments
Aging, Caring, Innovating, Creating, Researching, Living, Improving, Preventing
Keywords
Aging, Elderly, Seniors, Long-Term Care, Home, Community, Research, Creativity, Health, Independence, Quality Of Life, Work, Market, Caregivers , Age-in-Place
Marketing Keywords
BCTECH Summit 2018, AGE WELL
Source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2XqSv_U4C8
https://bctechsummit.ca/
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Related Collections
Aging, Culture, And Technology (2018-2023)
Date archived
August 23 2018
Last edited
July 5 2021
How to cite this entry
Andrew Sixsmith, AGE-WELL. (August 2 2018). ""Reimagining Aging in the Mid 21st Century" - Andrew Sixsmith at #BCTECH Summit 2018 | Why Elder Care is the Next Billion-Dollar Market". Innovate BC. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/3134