Dr. Eliz­a­beth Zelin­ski, on the role of per­sonal brain health to sup­port healthy liv­ing across the lifespan. This session took place at the 2013 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: http://sharpbrains.com/summit-2013/agenda/

1. The future of personal brain health:
Supporting older users
Elizabeth M. Zelinski, PhD
Rita and Edward Polusky Chair in Education and Aging
Professor of Gerontology and Psychology

2. The future of personal brain health:
Supporting older users
Elizabeth M. Zelinski, PhD
Rita and Edward Polusky Chair in Education and Aging
Professor of Gerontology and Psychology
Supported in part by R01 AG10569, P50 AG005142, US National Institute on
Aging and H133E080024, US National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research

3. • Reduction of risk factors
affecting health and cognition
that increase with age plus
– Cognitive Stimulation
– Mediterranean Diet
– Exercise
Body health/Brain health

4. Older adults are the nearly invisible
target population for much brain
health technology
…and even organizations that deal
with health issues in aging ignore
the technology benefits for self-
care

5. US HHS objective for dealing with
multiple chronic conditions 2010:
innovative, multidisciplinary, longitudinal
person-centered care models that improve
health outcomes and quality of life while
maintaining or decreasing net costs and
implement evidence-supported models
Source: US DHHS, 2010: Multiple chronic conditions: A strategic framework.

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Technology in the health & human
services chronic care strategic
framework
• Electronic Medical Records
• Telemedicine
• Remote Monitoring
• Health InformationTechnology
Source: US DHHS, 2010: Multiple chronic conditions: A strategic framework.

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TECHNOLOGY IN THE HHS
CHRONIC CARE STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK
• Electronic Medical Records
• Telemedicine
• Remote Monitoring
• Health InformationTechnology
Source: US DHHS, 2010: Multiple chronic conditions: A strategic framework.
Where’s self-care technology?

8. Our Preliminary Answer: Let’s
Make Aging Normal in the World of
Brain Health/Self Care Technology
And
Let’s make Brain health Technology
Normal in the World of Aging

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Already normalized technology in everyday
activities: can they affect brain health
outcomes?

10. Whether people use existing technology for self-
care varies
Comorbidities
Self Efficacy
Physical
Functioning
Income
Education
Cohort
Age
Access to
Providers
Cognitive
Functioning
Home
Environment
Devices
Access to
Technology
TECHNOLOGYRESOURCESHEALTHPERSONAL
Social
Network
User
Interfaces

11. Our Expertise and interests
• We understand demographic trends of aging,
health, and disability
• We are interested in researching
• Relative efficacy of different approaches to
maintaining and improving brain health
– Kinds of training emphasis
– Effects of individual difference variables like self
efficacy, resources and other important
evidence-based predictors of participation
– Evaluation of effects of long term adherence
– Interventions to encourage appropriate long
term use

12. • A centralized source of aging
and supportive technology
information
– Expert independent evaluation
– Training
– Dissemination
• Incubate new products,
programs, applications, services
Objectives

13. • Provide consultative services to companies
interested in developing products for older adults.
• Provide expertise to the developers and designers
of software products by creating clinician and
consumer focus groups.
• Provide test beds for innovation.
• Provide pilot funds to support those who are ready
to develop scalable products.
• Provide advice to older adults, their loved
ones, and their clinicians about the best digital
solutions for specific problems.
• Support and develop a “curated” collection of
digital products related to various issues.
Our Plans

14. • Interdisciplinary teams with
partners from USC schools and
institutes
• Advisory committee from external
constituent groups
• Pilot funding
• Recognition program
• Regularly scheduled summits
• Website, blogs, etc
How?

15. digitalaging@usc.edu
Stay Tuned!

16. 16
Q&A
10 minutes
(Included in session
recording)

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