Program Area: Health Sciences

North American Contexts Using Computerized Networks to Improve Care Delivery for Older Adults

Chair(s)

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  Gregory Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FIAHSI

  Helen Young Alumni Professor
  School of Nursing
  Columbia University
  New York, New York, United States

  Slides

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

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  Gregory Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FIAHSI

  Helen Young Alumni Professor
  School of Nursing
  Columbia University
  New York, New York, United States

  Slides
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  Ramtin Hakimjavadi

  Medical student
  Department of Family Medicine
  University of Ottawa
  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD

  Professor
  Center for Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research
  University of California San Francisco
  San Francisco, California, United States
• CF

  Celeste Fung, MD

  Assistant Professor
  St. Patrick's Home of Ottawa
  University of Ottawa, Department of Family Medicine
  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Evidence shows that technology provides a means to improve communication and quality of care, through greater efficiencies in information management. However, research demonstrates that technology use does not consistently improve care. Therefore, there is a continuing need globally to evaluate and discuss the impact of technology in clinical care, especially in settings where older people have higher care needs. The panel includes five interdisciplinary experts with backgrounds in care delivery systems for older adults, engineering, informatics, health systems, quality improvement, mobile health, medicine, and nursing from the U.S. and Canada. This expert panel has three objectives: 1) Describe informatics research initiatives using computerized networks to improve care delivery for older adults, 2) Contrast information technologies used to manage information in health systems caring for older adults, and 3) Explain opportunities to improve health information technology systems used in care delivery for older adults.

Presentations:

• 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

  The Association Between Nursing Home IT Maturity and UTIs Among Long-Term NH Residents
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Gregory L. Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FIAHSI – Columbia University
• 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

  What Is the Digital Maturity of Long-Term Care Homes in Ontario? A Survey Protocol
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ramtin Hakimjavadi – University of Ottawa
• 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

  A National Snapshot of Information Sharing During Care Transitions Between Hospitals and SNFs
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD – University of California San Francisco
• 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

  eConsult Improves Access to Specialist Advice for Primary Care Providers
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Celeste Fung, MD – University of Ottawa, Department of Family Medicine
• 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

  Barriers and Facilitators for eConsult: Improving Access to Specialist Advice in Long-Term Care
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Celeste Fung, MD – University of Ottawa, Department of Family Medicine