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Understanding Robotics in Home Healthcare

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM

Diane L. Adams, MD, MPH, CHS-III , Former Consultant, Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT), Founder, Health Informatics Information Technology (HIIT) Group of the American Public Health Association (APHA), Silver Spring, MD
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In today’s society, robots are being used in a variety of settings: home, clinical, surgical, etc. Robots can be useful in supporting the aging population and those who are disabled.  In this session, we will focus our attention on the use of robotics in home healthcare, value and potential risks.

Learning Areas:

Communication and informatics

Learning Objectives:
Describe how robots are currently used in home healthcare. Describe the benefits and risks of using robots for home healthcare. Describe how future home healthcare robots may benefit healthcare delivery as well as disease, injury, and illness prevention.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: tba
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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