iStoppFalls is a 3-year FP7 research project dealing with innovative technology development to increase the quality of life of elder citizens and to reduce fall-related costs for societies. The project is about to successful completion, so the purpose of the symposium is to present a series of results from the project and to enable all interested parties and organizations the opportunity to exchange experiences and network. Several speakers including the AIT experts for Ambient Assisted Living Mario Drobics, Andreas Ejupi and Karl Kreiner have been invited to present their work which follows the thematic themes of iStoppFalls, enabling delegates to gain a variety of knowledge and understanding of the work that is currently being undertaken in this area. All interested researchers and experts in the field of fall prevention like doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and exercise practitioners as well as general ageing services and government departments are kindly invited to participate.
- Date: Friday 24th & Saturday 25th October 2014
- Venue: The NetCologne Building, DSHS Cologne
- The language of the symposium is English.
What is iStoppFalls?
iStoppFalls aims to offer and provide an improved fall prediction and prevention tool to support older adults living at home. iStoppFalls aims to be integrated into the daily behaviours of one’s life through unobtrusive sensing, advanced reasoning, and the collection of physiological data. Through engagement of end-users for the development and testing procedures, iStoppFalls utilizes the humans-in-the-loop approach. The iStoppFalls project provides self-learning solutions, including exercise progression over time, educational material and a social media platform. It is anticipated the approaches undertaken through design and development of iStoppFalls will contribute to further understanding of developing systems suitable for ageing populations.
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