Dear Colleagues,

This has been a season of thought provoking conferences! I was happy to meet up with many inspiring leaders in the longevity marketplace during last month's LeadingAge Annual Meeting & Expo in San Diego.


If you are ready for a high energy networking event where real deals happen between investors, policy makers, corporate leaders, and entrepreneurs then  our upcoming 2nd Annual Washington Innovation in Longevity Summit  is for you! 

One of our speakers this year is Sean Kelly, President & CEO of Kendal, and we recently sat down with him to learn more about the culture of Kendal Communities. Read more about this conversation in our latest blog post

Take a look at the Summit agenda and register today if you are ready to hear from more than 60 leaders in the longevity market about the latest trends and innovations in  Mobility, Money, Memory, Military, and Media.  

Looking forward to seeing you next month!

Warmly,
 
November 2019 Issue
Thank You to #DCInnovate Sponsors!

We continue to finalize a strong lineup of speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors for our 2nd Annual  Washington Innovation in Longevity Summit which will take place December 9-10 at the National Press Club. 

We are grateful to our current Platinum and Gold Sponsors for their generous support. D on't miss out and  reserve your seat today !

20% off your ticket with code: dc19fom20
  

Stories from Caregiver Champions
 
Mary Furlong was recently interviewed by the team at Outpatient about her thoughts on the needs of caregivers today. Outpatient has created a mobile app that eliminates the daily inefficiencies in coordinating and communicating care that hinder family and caregiver satisfaction. Watch the 3-minute video here
Embodied Labs on CBS' The Doctors

Exciting news! Carrie Shaw, CEO and Founder of Embodied Labs, and Sherri Snelling, CEO and Founder of Caregiving Club, Corporate Gerontologist and Co-Producer of the Washington Innovation in Longevity Summit, were both featured this week on the national television show The Doctors. They shared information on how caregivers can provide better support to those they serve by using innovative techniques like virtual reality. Watch the episode here


LifePod Wins 2019 Health Tech Venture Challenge

Congratulations to Mary Furlong and Associates' client LifePod! As the winner of the 2nd Annual Health Tech Venture Challenge hosted by Aurora Health (which serves 3 million patients), LifePod was awarded a $10,000 cash prize, a six-month MATTER membership, and the commitment from Advocate Aurora Health to pilot their solution. Read the full press release here. LifePod also launched a new voice-recognition service this month and is mentioned in this Wall Street Journal article

Mary Furlong Joins Aloe Care Health Advisory Board

Last month, Aloe Care Health announced that Mary Furlong had joined their Health Advisory Board. In a press release about Mary's new role, the CEO of Aloe Care Health, Ray Spoljaric, said that "It's an honor to have Mary join our top-tier board of advisors." Mary first met the Aloe Care Health team at last year's Washington Innovation in Longevity Summit and was impressed with the potential they had to change the lives of older adults and their caregivers for the better. 
   Family Caregiving News from AARP

In September, AARP hosted The Price of Caring 2019 Executive Summit in Washington, DC and released their Family Caregiving Consumer Insights Guide. You can view the panels and keynotes yourself by clicking here. Nancy LeaMond, Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer at AARP has since written five follow-up blog posts on the topic of caregiving which you can read here.   

To stay up-to-date with all family caregiving news, including a video recording from the Summit, make sure you've subscribed to AARP's Family Caregiving Insider Newsletter. This new digest is for the policy-makers, practitioners, advocates, leaders of the industry, media, and communities who have the power to change the conditions in which America's family caregivers live, work, and care every day.  Email  caregiving@aarp.org  to subscribe. 


 
myDoctorChannel Helps Meet Seniors' Care Needs

myFamilyChannel is already impacting the lives of seniors with its social and communication platform. Now, the company has a new platform, myDoctorChannel, that expands the use of its technology to serve users' health care needs while gathering data and securely connecting seniors with physicians, family and insurers. 

"There are many quality measures that need to be met and physicians have trouble gathering that data at point of care," said myFamilyChannel Chief Medical Officer Dr. Praveen Arla, citing things like depression and falls screenings or incontinence measures.  "We make it fun and engaging. And once the data is collected, the ultimate goal is to get it back to the physician or health plan - wherever it needs to go."

To read more, check out their recent blog post

Longevity Summit Business Panel Announced

At next month's Washington Innovation in Longevity Summit, there will be a panel discussion on how to open up new channels and markets for your product or service. Register today and hear from Carrie Shaw, Founder and CEO of Embodied Labs, Ted Fischer, CEO and Co-Founder of Ageless Innovation and Jeff Zimman, Co-Founder and Chairman of Posit Science.
Register for What's Next Canada 2020

Join leading innovators, entrepreneurs, and global companies for world-class keynotes, discussions, rapid fire presentations, and demonstrations of ground-breaking innovations in the aging and brain health sector. This event is co-hosted and co-produced by Mary Furlong and Associates

Registration is now live for the What's Next Canada Summit on March 11, 2020! Reserve your seat today at:  https://www.cabhi.com/wnc/

 
Camanio Care Offers Assistive Eating Device

Care tech company Camanio Care develops innovative solutions for good care at home with a focus on the individual. The company was recently granted a patent for their Bestic product. Learn more about Bestic, an assistive eating device created by and for people who have impaired function, or lack function in arms and/or hands. Learn more about the innovative device by watching this video

   
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