Ipsit Vahia, Rachel Sava, McLean Hospital. Joseph Chung, Rippl. The CAREALL pilot project explored the use of large language models (LLMs) to support caregivers of individuals with dementia.
What they said: Moneta Health is like physical therapy for the brain, delivered through a traditional phone call for maximum accessibility. It’s an elegantly simple sounding idea, but the Moneta team has a few important things going for them that make us particularly excited to support them. In Campbell and Flexman, they have a powerful combination of experience, combining digital health operational ability with engineering and deep knowledge of neurodegeneration. They’re also very smart in their go-to-market strategy. By showing strong early results in terms of improving cognitive function and patient quality of life (with more trials to come), they’re securing big name referring partners. They’re also tapping into known reimbursement codes, so that they can generate revenue to feed product development. And, as we have found to be so important in this market of…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVFTmTnYb4M Abstract: Various technologies are now available that purport to support families, friends, and other unpaid individuals who care for older adults living with dementia. Although such technologies may hold promise, it remains less clear whether these technologies are truly effective or aligned with the heterogeneity of dementia care, particularly dementia care that takes place in the community. This presentation will summarize recent findings and identify opportunities to utilize technology to advance the science and support of dementia care.upport them as they engage in this vital role. Biography: Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD, Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care & Aging in School of Public Health, Distinguished McKnight University Professor at University of Minnesota Joe Gaugler is the Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care & Aging in the School of Public Health…
Joyita Dutta, UMass Amherst. This project will develop AI techniques for at-home sleep staging in seniors using multimodal data from EEG headband and smartwatch devices.
Honghuang Lin, UMass Chan Medical School. This pilot project explored the use of wearable accelerometers to passively monitor walking cadence as a potential early indicator of cognitive decline in older adults.
Quan Zhang, Massachusetts General Hospital. This project will create an adapted version of NINscan, a Near-Infrared Neuromonitoring Device, with the goal of enabling older adults and AD patients to collect high quality brain and physiological data at home.
Mark Eldaief, Massachusetts General Hospital. This project will establish a “technology-ready cohort” of individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias to support the evaluation of digital assessments relevant to ADRD patients and their caregivers.