title: Health Information Technologies for Geriatrics: The Big Picture.
abstract: Nearly five decades ago in 1970, Simone de Beauvoir's "The Coming of Age" painted a broad-strokes picture of urgent issues affecting the welfare of elders in many cultures. Using her agenda and others, this panel will attempt to sketch what specific technological advances and applications offer to older citizens, clients and patients - over these 50 years and into the future. Rapid aging societies warrants the need to transform health systems to be focused on preventions and patient engagement rather than the curative care.
authors.affiliation: Taipei Medical University, Val.Crawfr@tmu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Vallaurie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.affiliation: Taipei Medical University, Val.Crawfr@tmu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Shabbir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Syed-Abdul
mesh_terms: D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends*; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000639:trends*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000639:trends*