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'Successful Aging' Initiative Kicks Off at Computer History Museum

Developers and the public are invited to the debut of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation's pioneering initiative for successful aging, which starts with a free event on Saturday, April 14.

Baby Boomers represent about a quarter of California's population and by 2030, and by 2030 our state’s senior population is projected to grow another 22 percent. Health care systems need to evolve today to support the successful aging of this large and growing population.

People interested in health care innovation are invited to a free educational event on Saturday, April 14, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. Organized by the Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s (PAMF) David Druker Center for Health Systems Innovation, the event is the kick off to a larger successful aging initiative.

“Successful aging is about much more than health care,” says Martin Entwistle, co-Executive Director of PAMF’s David Druker Center for Health Systems Innovation. “It requires a supportive ecosystem of social connections and resources to assist in myriad daily-living activities. We are launching such a community ecosystem called linkAges™ with a kickoff community education and technology developer event.”

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The Saturday event will feature three nationally recognized dynamic speakers,:

  • Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Eric Dishman, Intel Fellow and Director of Health Innovation at Intel
  • Dr. Paul Tang, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. and the speakers will start promptly at 8:30 a.m. Pre-registration is open now and is strongly encouraged.

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Following the morning keynotes, technology and software developer teams from around the country will engage in ideation sessions (the afternoon of April 14 and all day on April 15), focused on creating innovative solutions to address the challenges heard in the public symposium.

“We are also seeking tech developers and programmers to play a role in this innovative process,” said Entwistle. “In creating solutions, we are looking for expansive, outside-the-box thinking, so this is a place for bold ideas. The developer team with the best idea will get the opportunity to work in our Innovation Center for 6 months, and to have that solution become a key part of the linkAges system build.”

Learn more about these events and register online.

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