{"id":324,"date":"2010-10-14T09:41:07","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T08:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/healthresearch\/?p=324"},"modified":"2010-10-14T09:41:07","modified_gmt":"2010-10-14T08:41:07","slug":"assisted-living-action-network-alan-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/healthresearch\/2010\/10\/14\/assisted-living-action-network-alan-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Assisted Living Action Network (ALAN) Launch."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">We\u2019re getting older. Today in the UK there are more people over 60 than under the age of 18 and within twenty years, around a third of our population will be over 60 years old. One recent study predicts that life expectancy will increase by 4.2 years over this period while healthy life expectancy will increase by just 2.6 years. Our ageing population is likely to have more healthcare requirements than fewer, particularly for the management of chronic conditions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">The demand for lifestyle and healthcare solutions that address this demographic shift represents a \u00a31.5billion market opportunity for assisted living technology in the UK alone and the Assisted Living Action Network will be holding a series of four networking seminars over the next 12 months to bring together business, healthcare professionals, service user groups and academic researchers to discuss the key issues, identify the business challenges and collaborate and create commercial opportunities in this market.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/assistedlivingaction.net\/\">http:\/\/assistedlivingaction.net\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><strong>ALAN Networking Seminars<\/strong>:<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">Events held at the Bath Ventures Innovation Centre, Broad Quay, Bath, BA1 1UD<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">Delegate Places \u00a310 (inc. refreshments)<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">ALAN Networking Seminar #1:\u00a0<strong>Smart Solutions for Assisted Living: Smart Meters, Home Hubs &amp; Networked Healthcare<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">5.30-7.30pm Monday 8th November 2010<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">Speakers:<br \/>\nStephen Pattenden, Telemetry Associates Limited<br \/>\nAngela Single, Choose Independence Limited<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">ALAN Networking Seminar #2:\u00a0<strong>The Games People Play: Interactive Systems to promote Rehabilitation, Physical Activity and Leisure<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">5.30-7.30pm 18th January 2011<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">Speakers:<br \/>\nProfessor Jane Burridge, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton<br \/>\nDr Danae Stanton Fraser, Reader in Psychology, University of Bath<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">ALAN Networking Seminar #3:<strong> From Medical to Mainstream: Business Models to take Assisted Living to the Mass Market<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">5.30-7.30pm Wednesday 30th March 2011<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">Speakers:<br \/>\nDavid Rogers, Former President and Chief Executive of Lucent EMEA<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">ALAN Networking Seminar #4:\u00a0<strong>From Health Service to Self-Service: Social Networking Applications for Assisted Living<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">5.30-7.30pm Thursday 7th July 2011<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">Speakers:<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">Professor Chris Eccleston, Centre for Pain Research, University of Bath<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re getting older. 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