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IAHSA recently announced the schedule for the 2012 Study Tours. Don't miss these opportunities to experience new programmes, services and delivery methods brought to you by innovators in our field!
The first tour of 2012 is the Ageing Services Technologies Tour, 10-15 April 2012, featuring site visits in New York City, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Register today!
This IAHSA Study Tour, cosponsored by the LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies [CAST], will focus on exploring the trends in care provision and use of technology to adapt to the changing environment and consumer demands. Participants in the IAHSA/CAST Technology Study Tour will spend 5 full days exploring how aging-services organizations are using technology to adapt to their changing business environments and consumer demands. The following technologies will be featured during the tour: • Assistive.• Telemonitoring.• Telehealth.• Telemedicine.• Information and Communication. In addition, tour participants will learn about efforts to enhance care coordination and health management through health information exchange programs that facilitate the integration of information from acute and post-acute electronic health records. During tour stops, representatives of ageing-services organizations will share detailed information about how they deployed specific technologies, the lessons they learned during the implementation phase, and the impact of technology implementations and research on care processes and outcomes. Participants will also have an opportunity to discuss operational and business models, the challenges associated with technology deployment and how those challenges can be overcome. For more information contact IAHSA at iahsa@leadingage.org or visit the tour website.
View the complete 2012 Study Tour schedule for information on the upcoming Housing with Services and Alzheimer's Care events.
In the framework of the “European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations” the European Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing and Age Platform Europe present a conference entitled “Active Ageing - The Challenge for Providers”. This educational event will highlight best practices and innovations in housing, services and care. The conference will be held in Malta the 27/28. September 2012. AGE Platform Europe is one of the most important stakeholders for the ageing sector in Europe. For further information visit the AGE Platform Europe website http://www.age-platform.eu/
IAHSA is proud to be part of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People, a social movement born out of the need to strengthen the rights and voice of older people globally.
The Global Alliance will reach out to older people in all regions of the world to ensure their voices are heard by UN member states nationally, regionally, through UN institutions, UN Commissions and the UN General Assembly. The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People supports the creation of international and regional human rights instruments as powerful tools for strengthening the rights of older people. The Global Alliance is committed to building national-level capacity to work towards more effective human rights instruments for older people.
Members of the Global Alliance Steering Committee:
International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)
International Longevity Centre (ILC) Global Alliance
International Federation on Ageing (IFA)
International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (IAHSA)
International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG)
HelpAge International
Global Action on Aging (GAA)
Age UK
AARP