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Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:10:30 +0000

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Winter 2011 Ezine published

grainne.miller@intel.com (Grainne Miller) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:51:14 +0000

Winter 2011 Ezine & all previous newsletters are available here.

TRIL presents at Intel ERIC 2011 conference

grainne.miller@intel.com (Grainne Miller) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:40:46 +0000

TRIL researchers Dr Joanna McHugh and Ms Ting Ting Shum were amongst the speakers at Intel's European Research and Innovation Conference 2011.

Their joint presentation within the conference's 'Social Participation and Digital Communities' track was titled 'Caregiver Burden : Opportunities for ICT'. One topic within their presentation referred to what TRIL are doing to support spousal carers of persons with Alzheimer's disease. Read a previous article on this topic here

TRIL researcher receives Graduate Research Award

grainne.miller@intel.com (Grainne Miller) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:34:45 +0000

Ms. Aoife Callan, based at NUI Galway, has been awarded 2nd place in the InterTradeIreland Marion McAneney Graduate Research Award for excellence in reviewing academic literature on innovation.

Aoife received the award for her literature review from her TRIL PhD thesis titled "Willingness to Pay for ICT-Based Community Care Programmes for Older People in Ireland".

The award was open to postgraduate students currently registered for Masters or Doctoral studies in business and social sciences on the island of Ireland or to those who had completed their studies in the past year (since June 2010).

Read Aoife's full bio here

Positive attitude cuts risk of falls

grainne.miller@intel.com (Grainne Miller) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:58:30 +0000

Almost one in three people over the age of 65 suffer a fall at least once a year. However, new TRIL research has found that older people are less likely to fall if they have a positive attitude. Details of these findings are published in the Irish Journal of Medical Science. Read article featured in IrishHealth.com here

TRIL features in Irish Independent's Health & Living supplement

grainne.miller@intel.com (Grainne Miller) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

'Researching the present to plan for the future'

Read how TRIL is combining high quality clinical investigation with intensive qualitative research to develop technology solutions to address the physical, cognitive & social consequences of ageing. Full article HERE.

The article was written to celebrate Positive Ageing Week 2011 (23rd Sept - 1st Oct).

Last year during Positive Ageing Week 2010, RTÉ ran a 'Coming of Age' season. In the 'End of Ageing' documentary, Professor Rose Anne Kenny (TRIL P.I. & Professor of Geriatric Medicine TCD, Director of the Centre for Successful Ageing, St. James's Hospital) looked at how & why Irish people are living longer than ever before; the social, biological & scientific changes that are increasing life spans; and how Ireland is leading the way in the development of age prevention technologies. The documentary also featured an interview with Niamh Scannell (Industry Director TRIL Centre & European Director of Health Research and Innovation, Intel Labs).
View excerpts of the 2010 documentary HERE

Autumn 2011 Ezine published

grainne.miller@intel.com (Grainne Miller) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:36:13 +0000

Autumn 2011 Ezine published

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TRIL at the 1st International Conference on Age Friendly Cities, Dublin

grainne.miller@intel.com (Grainne Miller) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

TRIL exhibited & showcased demos at the 1st International Conference on Age Friendly Cities, 28th - 30th September 2011.
Learn more about the conference here

TRIL commences research project with Pfizer

grainne.miller@intel.com (Grainne Miller) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:51:37 +0000

The TRIL Centre has recently commenced a collaborative research project with Pfizer. The project will explore potential technology solutions that aim to better monitor and manage Alzheimer's Disease patients in the home setting while providing additional support to their caregivers.

The project builds upon TRIL knowledge and expertise in Alzheimer's Disease and its ability to develop technology solutions to meet a clinical need along with deploying those technologies into the homes of older people.

Pfizer, a leading innovator in bio-pharmaceuticals, is committed to exploring innovative projects and programmes which will enhance patients' quality of life to enable improved care in the community thereby helping to ensure care is delivered in the most appropriate setting. David Gallagher, Managing Director of Pfizer's commercial operations in Ireland believes "this type of project, and indeed collaboration, will provide great insight into how individuals interact with new technologies in healthcare and how multi party collaborations can add complimentary skills and expertise to accelerate their development".

Pfizer and TRIL firmly believe there are significant opportunities for technology to be integrated into standard care models and pathways for Alzheimer's Disease, with an outcome of improved quality of life for patients and their caregivers while reducing the overall costs of managing the disease. TRIL's Principal Investigator on the project, Prof Brian Lawlor states "Technologies that can be deployed in the home and that assist with disease management have the potential to improve caregiver quality of life and delay institutionalisation in patients with Alzheimer's disease".

TRIL's partnership with Pfizer builds on the strong linkage that TRIL has with industry, Seamus Small, TRIL Centre Manager comments "We are delighted to commence this innovative project with Pfizer. This is further evidence that TRIL's knowhow and capabilities are attractive to industry partners while growing health technology research activities within Ireland".

TRIL features in Irish Times Special Report

grainne.miller@intel.com (Grainne Miller) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:35:08 +0000

Read John Holden's article published 24th August 2011 on how TRIL is using technology to help change the lives of older people "Longer life at the touch of a button"

View article here