Summer 2011 Newsletter
Welcome to the Summer 2011 edition of the TRIL newsletter. These newsletters will keep you informed of the latest news and developments at the TRIL Centre.
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Sleep study - how personality may influence our perceptions
Could your personality influence how you rate your sleep quality and quantity? How often have you thought you didn’t sleep a wink all night? If you aren’t getting enough sleep does it affect your performance? Can you accurately judge how much sleep you have had? TRIL researchers are trying to answer those questions – and an even bigger one – could our personalities influence the answers to those questions? Read more
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Falls Awareness Day - 21st June
1 in 3 people over the age of 65 suffer from a fall every year in Ireland. Two-thirds of this group fall again within 6 months, leading to risk of hospitalisation and significant health decline. As well as physical injuries suffered as the result of a fall, the psychological and social consequences of falling can have a huge impact on the faller. People who fall may suffer depression, anxiety, isolation and loss of independence. Read more about Falls Awareness Day 2011
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Irish Times Health Supplement article on TRIL's frailty research
The Irish Times Health Supplement on Tuesday 26th April carried a feature on TRIL's frailty research being conducted in St James's Hospital Dublin. Read more
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Center for Technology and Aging highlights TRIL paper
Technology Innovation Enabling Falls Risk Assessment in a Community Setting by Cliodhna Ni Scannaill et al was selected for the Aging International Spotlight section of the
March Center for Technology and Aging newsletter (5th item) . The Center is a US non-profit organisation that was founded in 2009 with the purpose of advancing the diffusion of technologies that help older adults lead healthier lives and maintain independence. Read abstract of paper
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Journal Watch mentions recent TRIL publication
Journal Watch
, which helps physicians and allied heath professionals to save time and stay informed by providing brief, clearly written, clinically focused perspectives on the medical developments that affect practice, recently highlighted a TRIL Clinic paper. Continuous Noninvasive Orthostatic Blood Pressure Measurements and Their Relationship with Orthostatic Intolerance, Falls, and Frailty in Older People by Roman Romero-Ortuno et al was published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society in March.
Other TRIL publications this quarter:
Psychosocial correlates of aspects of sleep quality in community-dwelling Irish older adults by J. E. McHugh, A. -M. Casey, B. A. Lawlor, Aging & Mental Health, First published on: 03 May 2011 (iFirst)
Linking the Lonely: A mixed method evaluation of a communication technology designed to support social interaction among older adults by Chiara Garattini, Wherton, J., Prendergast, D., Universal Access in the Information Society DOI: 10.1007/s10209-011-0235-y [E-pub 2011 Jun 7]
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TRIL: unique and credible approach
TRIL was highlighted as unique and credible approach to addressing the needs of older people in an engaging and meaningful manner in a report prepared by the Alberta Advanced Education and Technology in cooperation with Alberta Health and Wellness and Alberta Health Services. Read more
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Researcher profile: Dr David McKeown, TRIL Postdoctoral Researcher
David acquired a PhD (Mechanical Engineering) from UCD in 2009. His research focused on the modelling and control of flexible mechanical systems. In 2010 he joined the TRIL Wellness & Exercise strand as a Post-Doctoral researcher and was involved in the Stepping Stones project. In 2011 he joined the technology and Design team and is currently working on developing new healthcare technologies. David's other research interests include control systems, applied dynamics and mobile robotic systems.
David's publications
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Meet TRIL Bill
Watch a short animation
narrated by TRIL Bill to learn more about the TRIL Centre. This short animation gives an overview of TRIL. We will be using this medium for bringing TRIL research developments to a wider audience in the future.
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Other TRIL News
Future Lab radio latest broadcast featured the TRIL Centre
TRIL Centre Engineer awarded The Fulbright Student Scholarship Award for Science and Technology
TRIL events raised €312 for Alzheimer's Tea Day
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Industry News
First TILDA report launched
EU Year of Active Ageing launched
CARDI report on inappropriate use of medicines
Kathleen Lynch TD given ministerial portfolio for older people and ageing-related issues
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Dates for your diary
European Connected Health Week 2011 (ECH) Brussels, 13-17 June
UK National Falls Awareness Week, 20-24 June 2011
24th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS 2011), UWE, Bristol, 27-30 June
The 11th DIVERSE International Conference, DCU, Dublin 28-30 June
European College of Sport Science (ECSS) 16th annual congress**, Liverpool, 16-19 July
Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease**, Paris, 16-21 July
World Ageing & Generations Congress 2011, St Gallen, Switzerland 29 August - 2 September 2011
33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC2011)**, Boston, 30 August - 3 September
European Medical Physics and Engineering Conference (EMPEC) 2011**, Trinity College Dublin, 1-3 September
The International Psychogeriatric Association Conference 2011 (IPA2011)**, The Hague, 6-9 September
Irish Gerontological Society Annual conference (IGS)**, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, 9-10 September
**TRIL will have posters and presentations at these conferences
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In the next edition
Read how TRIL researchers are using technology to improve diagnosis of deficits in combining sensory information during ageing – and how this could impact the incidence of falls in older people. This has been delayed to the next edition.
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About TRIL
The TRIL (Technology Research for Independent Living) Centre is an international research centre set up to define and profile the ageing process, in order to develop technologies to allow more successful ageing. Founded in 2007, it has succeeded in raising the agenda for ageing research both nationally and internationally. The TRIL Centre seeks to enable people to live independently at any age by advancing the understanding of behavioural markers of disease, and how technology can be applied to produce positive interventions.
The TRIL Centre is a collaboration between Intel, GE Healthcare, University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin.
w: www.trilcentre.org e: info@trilcentre.org tel: (+353) 1 716 5306
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