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First International Workshop on Pervasive Care for People with
Dementia and their Carers (PCPDC-2011)
co-located at Pervasive Health Conference 23-26 May 2011, Dublin Ireland
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Final Call for Papers (Deadline extended to 11 March 2011)
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The global population of persons aged 60 and over is rising
dramatically. Between 2006 and 2050, the number of people aged 60 and
over will double from 650 million to 2 billion people representing 22%
of humanity. One group of the ageing population that is particularly
vulnerable to loss of independence is those affected by dementia. It
is estimated that around 820,000 people in the UK have dementia.
Recently emerging computing and assistive technology have been used to
attempt to improve the quality of life for people with dementia.
This workshop aims to provide a forum for discussion on challenges and
opportunities in bringing technology to support people with dementia.
The workshop will feature the theme of ‘engaging people with pervasive
technology’.
Topics of Interest
This workshop will feature the theme of ‘engaging people with
pervasive technology’ in dementia research. Researchers from academic,
healthcare, industrial and third party organizations are invited to
contribute. Early researchers and researchers from healthcare are
particularly welcome. Research areas include, but are not limited to:
Theme 1 – What are the opportunities of pervasive care technology
- Development of pervasive ICT system
- Human computer interface design
- Behaviour monitoring/activity recognition
- Knowledge representation and dissemination
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Sensor design and application
Theme 2 – User engagement
- Key issues emerging when working with people who have decreased
capacity for consent
- Ethical issues for implementation
- Methods for engagement
- Pitfalls of engaging people with dementia, their carers and intermediate users
Important Dates
- Submission deadline extended to 11 March 2011
- Notification of acceptance 25 March 2011
- Camera Ready copy due 4 April 2011
- Conference 23-26 May 2011
- Workshop 23 May 2011
Organisation
Dr Suzanne Martin, University of Ulster, UK,
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Prof. Maurice Mulvenna, University of Ulster, UK,
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Dr Huiru (Jane) Zheng, University of Ulster, UK,
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Program Committee
Prof. Gail Mountain, Sheffield University, UK
Dr. Nigel Harris, BIME, Bath, UK
Prof. Terry Wright, University of Ulster, UK
Dr. Haiying Wang, University of Ulster, UK
Rose-Marie Droes, VUMC, Netherlands
Arlence Astell, St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
Franka Meiland, VUMC, Netherlands
Roger Orpwood, BIME, Bath, UK
Format
Submitted papers should not be longer than 4 pages in standard IEEE
two ‐column format. For more detailed formatting instructions please,
see http://www.pervasivehealth.org/?page_name=author_skit
Submit papers to:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=PCPeoplewithdementia
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Regards,
Maurice
Professor Maurice Mulvenna
TRAIL Living Lab<http://trail.ulster.ac.uk>
Tel: +442890368602 Skype: mauricemulvenna
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