CCA Appoints Expert Panel to Examine Technologies to Support Aging in Place

Emerging and existing technologies offer promising ways to support the independence, safety, and wellbeing of older adults while enabling them to remain at home longer, potentially improving their quality of life and easing demands on caregivers and the healthcare system. However, uptake of these technologies remains limited due to fragmented regulation, resource-constrained health systems, accessibility and design inequities, and the enduring digital divide. At the request of the National Research Council of Canada, the CCA has formed an expert panel to examine effective ways to increase the adoption and use of technologies that support aging in place.

Diane Côté, executive consultant in strategy and innovation at Innovitech, will serve as chair of the expert panel. Ms. Côté led the MEDTEQ+ Industrial Research and Innovation Consortium for more than 12 years. She has held numerous leadership and advisory roles, serving on the Board of Directors of the Apogée D2R (DNA to RNA) initiative led by McGill University, and on the Steering Committee of Polytechnique Montréal’s TransMedTech Institute. She is the first woman to receive the ADRIQ Bernard Landry Innovation Award.

“As Canada’s aging society intensifies pressures on already challenged systems, it’s critical to identify evidence-based interventions that can accelerate the equitable adoption of technologies so more older adults can remain safely at home and in their communities,” said Ms. Côté. “I’m honoured to lead this work with my colleagues.”

As chair, Ms. Diane Côté will lead a multidisciplinary group of panel members with diverse expertise to answer the following question:

What interventions will be most effective in enhancing the uptake of technologies to support aging in place?

“We’re grateful to this group of experts for contributing their time and expertise,” said Tijs Creutzberg, President and CEO of the CCA. “Their varied perspectives and insight will help build a clearer understanding of the evidence-based interventions needed to support the adoption and use of promising technologies for aging in place.”