In mid-March, Center for Technology and Aging staff presented at the 2010 annual conference of the National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging in Chicago. Following the overarching conference theme of Aging in America—exploring what’s new, what works, and how you can make it work—the Center’s three presentations reviewed technologies that improve the quality and affordability of care for older adults, discussed opportunities and barriers, and described how its grantmaking initiative will help accelerate diffusion of proven technologies for older adults. Presentation slides can be found on the Resources Home Page.

More than 600 workshops covered an array of topics for the 4000 multi-disciplinary attendees that are dedicated to serving the ever-growing demands of America’s aging population. Notable presenters included Kathleen Sebelius (US Secretary for Health and Human Services), Gail Sheehy (author of Passages), and leaders of the NCOA and ASA. Workshops and forums addressed dozens of topics, including Medicare and health reform, technologies for aging services, creating systems change, and the business of aging.

For more information on the 2010 Aging in America Conference, please visit the conference homepage at: http://www.asaging.org/aia10/index.cfm