Home Care Technologies -
A MATCH Project Perspective

Colloquium: 26th June 2012, Glasgow

Venue

Teacher Building, 14 St Enoch Square, Glasgow

Focus

The colloquium brought together practitioners from different backgrounds and disciplines with an interest in home care technologies (also called assisted living). The goal was to bring delegates up-to-date on developments in home care technologies, particularly with respect to the outcomes of the MATCH project.

The format consisted of invited presentations, talks from MATCH researchers, and demonstrations of various technologies. The emphasis was on health and social care aspects, so a technical background was not required.

Registration

Registration for this event was free, thanks to sponsorship by the MATCH project with funds from the Scottish Funding Council.

Aims

• to bring together an audience of those involved in technologies used to support assisted living
• to summarise the outcomes of the MATCH project
• to identify the scope and direction for future technology development and deployment

Target Audience

The event was aimed at practitioners, developers and researchers, including those who are:

• involved in assessing and supporting home care through technology
• implementing home care services that rely on technology
• interested in techniques and devices for supporting home care through technology
• developing home care technologies.

Programme

09.00   Registration and Tea/Coffee

Served on the first floor.

09.30   Welcome and Introduction to The Day

Prof. Ken Turner, University of Stirling

Ken Turner is professor of Computing Science at the University of Stirling, and technical director of MATCH. His research interests include home networks, service provision, and medical devices.

09.35   The Scottish Landscape in Telecare and Telehealth

Janette Hughes, Scottish Centre for Telehealth and Telecare, Glasgow

Janette Hughes works for the Scottish Centre for Telehealth and Telecare (SCTT). The SCTT was established in 2006 to support and guide the development of telehealth for clinical, managerial and educational purposes across Scotland and is now embedded within the NHS24 service. The Centre works across boundaries with industry, academia, local authorities and NHS Boards to develop recognised models for redesigning care. The Centre's role is to provide support and advice to NHS Boards and to help evaluate the potential benefits of new technologies. Janette has a wealth of experience in technology innovation in the Wellness and Health market and a passion for how technology can enhance lifestyles and health for the greater good.

This talk will highlight and share with you the SCTT vision - where Scotland is today, and more importantly the ambitions for the next five years to shift the paradigm. The talk will discuss how SCTT helps to establish a collective position with our partners, to ensure we are recognised as a global leader in innovation for this market sector.

10.05   Assisted Living - Area Overview

Bill Templeman, Scottish Enterprise, Edinburgh

Bill Templeman is a member of the Technology and Advance Engineering team at Scottish Enterprise where he specialises on Digital Technologies including informatics and digital systems. He leads on Assisted Living for Scottish Enterprise, working closely with the Scottish Enterprise Life Sciences team and NHS/SCTT. Bill is a member of the Scottish Assisted Living Programme Board, representing the economic development interests of Scottish Enterprise. He has extensive senior management experience in a number of technology companies where he was responsible for research, development and operational activities.

This talk will review the opportunities for companies in the assisted living market, with a specific focus on global opportunities.

10.35   The Whole System Demonstrator Trial: Delivery, Initial Results and Plans for The Future

Sharon O'Callaghan, East London NHS Foundation Trust, London

Sharon O'Callaghan has a first degree in Research Methods and a Masters in Regeneration. She is a praxis researcher with over 20 years of field research and volunteering. Her research interests include social inclusion and social capital building. Sharon was chief adviser to the Equalities project, where she worked to ensure relevance to ethnic communities. She is currently mainstreaming the Newham telehealth programme, putting theory into practice.

This talk will start by discussing telehealth and telecare, including the role that technology can play. An overview will then be presented of the Whole Systems Demonstrators in Cornwall, Kent and Newham. The Dallas programme will be briefly discussed as a follow-on to this work. The development of telehealth in Newham will also be introduced.

11.05   Tea/Coffee

Served on the first floor.

11.20   Highlights of MATCH Research at Glasgow

Dr. Marilyn McGee-Lennon, University of Glasgow

Marilyn McGee-Lennon is a lecturer and senior research associate in Human Computer Interaction at the School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow. Her research interests include the design and evaluation of technologies for health and wellbeing, multimodal interaction, methods for co-design of interactive products, and large complex evaluations of technology use outside the lab.

This talk will explain work at the University of Glasgow on home care systems since the MATCH project's research phase concluded. An overview will be given of the MultiMemoHome project which is looking at user-centred design of reminder systems for the home. The talk will highlight some methods for engaging older users and users with sensory impairments in the design of reminder technologies for the home. It will be explained how we can best evaluate how the technologies are used in practice and integrated into people's homes and lives.

11.40   Highlights of MATCH Research at Stirling

Prof. Ken Turner, University of Stirling

Ken Turner is professor of Computing Science at the University of Stirling, and technical director of MATCH. His research interests include home networks, service provision, and medical devices.

This talk will explain the work at Stirling on home care systems. It will give an overview of the system architecture and examples of the kinds of devices that are supported. An introduction will be given to how user-oriented goals and system-oriented rules are used for automated management of home care.

12.00   Highlights of MATCH Research at Edinburgh

Dr. Maria Wolters, University of Edinburgh

Maria Wolters is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh. She is interested in making speech and voice interfaces accessible to everybody who would like to use them.

This talk will outline lessons learned about the design of accessible voice interfaces for home care from MATCH the MultiMemoHome follow-on project.

12.20   Highlights of MATCH Research at Dundee

Prof. John Arnott and Dr. Nick Hine, University of Dundee

John Arnott is Professor of Communication Systems in the School of Computing at the University of Dundee. His research interests include HCI, assistive technology for older people and people with disabilities, and augmentative and alternative communication.

This talk will discuss work at Dundee on assistive technology for home care. This includes the use of forum theatre in the engagement of stakeholders in deliberation about requirements for home care technology. The talk will also present our approach to using technology to support and inform the dialogue of care between stakeholders.

12.40   Lunch

Served on the first floor.

13.45   Demonstration Sessions

A variety of home care technologies will be demonstrated during this session. The list of exhibitors is currently being firmed up, but will include work from the Universities of Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling as a minimum.

16.15   Colloquium End