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Remote care tipping points – why do we never seem to get over them?: TRIL Seminar

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08/11/2010 - 18:00
08/11/2010 - 19:00
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The TRIL Centre will host Remote care tipping points – why do we never seem to get over them?,

by Prof James Barlow, Imperial College Business School.
 
Date: Monday 8th November 2010
Time: 18.00 – 19.00, followed by a reception
Location: Schrödinger Theatre, Fitzgerald Building, Trinity College Dublin
 
 
R.S.V.P. to ciara.lockhart@trilcentre.org or 01-7165306 by Thursday 4th November 2010.
 
Abstract
There are over 10,000 published papers reporting on trials of remote care. Governments and care providers around the world are calling for its introduction. Its origins date back to ‘flying doctor’ models and beyond. For over a decade commentators have argued that we are at a tipping point. Yet remote care still cannot be described as mainstream. Drawing on examples from the UK’s recent programmes to introduce remote care, the talk will discuss the reasons why it is hard to sustain pilot projects and how the barriers to implementation can be overcome.
 
Biography
James Barlow holds a Chair in Technology and Innovation Management at the Imperial College Business School and is co director of the Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre. He is also a member of the executive for the North West London Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care.
James was educated at the London School of Economics. He has previously held posts at the University of Sussex, the Policy Studies Institute and the University of Westminster.
 
His work focuses on innovation in complex sectors of the economy, with a particular emphasis on healthcare. He leads a major programme of research on the adoption, implementation and sustainability of innovation in healthcare systems.
James has over 10 years’ experience of research on telecare. He is currently part of the U. K.’s Department of Health team evaluating the implementation and sustainability of telecare innovations within its Whole System Demonstrators programme. He also recently led a roadmapping exercise on telecare futures to support the U.K. government’s Assistive Living Innovation Platform (ALIP).
 
He is an advisory board member for the U.K. Department of Health’s Telecare Advisory Network and chaired its working party on the evidence for telecare benefits. In October 2005 he was elected as a member of the Council of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Telemedicine and eHealth Forum. He has been a member of expert panels on healthcare innovation issues for the U.K.’s Department of Trade & Industry, Department of Health, OFCOM, the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Commission. James has also worked extensively with companies involved in the healthcare sector and currently chairs a healthcare advisory board for a leading construction company.
He has published widely and is the author of over 100 papers or reports and four books.
 
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The previous lectures in this series can be viewed here.

 

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