International Conference on the Ethical Frameworks for Telecare Technologies for older people at home (EFORTT) Project - 'Ageing with Technologies: a participative conference on Care in Europe'

Developments in telecare (the provision of health and social care at a distance) are rapidly evolving and information and communication technology (ICT) aims to cover an increasingly wide range of care practices and innovations. But these interventions are occurring, the organisers argue, in an ethical and democratic vacuum, which makes it critical to explore and analyse the everyday ethical, social and gender implications of technological interventions for older citizens, caregivers and healthcare systems.

This conference provides an opportunity for practitioners, users, carers, policymakers and scholars involved or working on these issues to meet and talk. Over two days, participants will exchange experiences and debate the actual and possible consequences of telecare developments, for all European stakeholders.

Combining the format of Plenary Sessions with Workgroup discussions, the EFORTT Conference programme is structured around three main themes:

• What counts as care?
• Forms of participation: whose voices matter in system design? 
• Changing spaces of care. 

A concluding session will synthesise the different proposals and priorities for future action on telecare in Europe which have emerged during the conference.

More information on the EFORTT project may be found here.

Event email: efortt.conference@gmail.com