Expertise: Technology Trials (residential, communal care, hospitals)
SAM3 Expertise Areas: Technology Trials (residential, communal care, hospitals)
The real use of technology by the end user is critical to understand the performance of the system within the diversity of uses cases represented by the many people and families that use the technology. These trials can take on many different forms including:
Trial Applications
- Pilot trials including trials in personal residences, communal care residences, long term care and/or hospitals
- Testing and evaluation through focus groups, trial and testing in the SAM3 smart apartment, extended pilot trials
- Research ethic protocols
A. Frank, L. Ault, K. Harrington, J. Cromer, B. Wallace, L. Sweet, N. Thomas, M. Breau, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, 鈥淐ognigramTM Computerized Cognitive Testing: Longitudinal Validation Study Over Four Years鈥, at Alzheimer鈥檚 Association International Conference (AAIC), 2025.
Maryam Attef, Chantal Trudel, Laura Ault, Piers Waldie, Nadine Carroll, Rafik Goubran, Amy Hsu, Mirou Jaana, Heidi Sveistrup, Patrick Tan, Neil Thomas, Bruce Wallace, Frank Knoefel, 鈥淒eveloping Smart Technology for Dementia Care in Transitional Care Units: Barriers to Participant Engagement & Alternative Strategies鈥, Proceedings of the 2024 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2024.
W. Sloan, B. Wallace, A. Pepe, H. Sveistrup, F. Knoefel, A. Fraser, M. Bromwich, 鈥淗earing aid accelerometry can be used for clinical assessment鈥, AGE-WELL AGM, 2023.
B. Wallace, B. Chimehi, A. Laghai, P. Forster, J. Larivi猫re-Chartier, P. Masson, L. Ault, 鈥淎ble Innovations ALTA Research on New Features鈥, AGE-WELL AGM, 2023.
L Ault, M Attef, P Tan, N Carroll, B Wallace, N Thomas, H Sveistrup, C. Trudel, A Hsu, M Jaana, R Goubran, F Knoefel, 鈥淭he Challenges associated with recruitment of participants living with dementia for smart tech research in a hospital transitional unit during COVID鈥, AGE-WELL AGM, 2023.
F. Knoefel, K. Milne, C. Wiley, C. Andrews, S. Aghvami, N. Thomas, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, K. Whitney, 鈥淒evelopment of a technology readiness tool prior to installing Best Buy Health Canada鈥檚 technology bundles for older adults鈥, AGE-WELL AGM, 2023.
R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, B. Wallace, N. Thomas, C. Herdman K. van Benthem, H. Sveistrup, K. Fraser, M. Kunz, P. Xi, A. Law, J. Keillor, 鈥淎GE-WELL SAM3 collaborative projects with NRC Aging-in-Place program鈥, AGE-WELL AGM, 2023.
Frank Knoefel, Laura Ault, Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran, Neil Thomas, 鈥淚mpact on caregivers of nighttime wandering technology for persons living with advancing dementia鈥, Canadian Conference on Dementia, 2023.
SAM3 Book 鈥淪upportive Smart Homes: Their Role in Aging in Place鈥 now available
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L. Wheeler, M. Attef, B. Wallace, A. Chan, C Trudel, 鈥淪creening Technologies to Support Infection Prevention and Control in Long Term Care鈥, 2023 HFES the 12th International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2023.
Link to Paper
M. Bilodeau, P. Doering, B. Wallace, H. Sveistrup, A. Hsu, M. Egan, J. Singh, P. Mishra, B. Daly, S. Budhiraja, A. Farajzadeh, D. Jo, M. Goubran, 鈥淚mplementation of a novel patient transfer device to improve workflow efficiency and safety in the hospital 鈥 a pilot study.鈥, AGE-WELL AGM, 2022.
B. Wallace, L. Ault, K. Whitney, J. Larivi猫re-Chartier, R. Goubran, Neil Thomas, F. Knoefel, 鈥 Assessing the Best Buy Assured Living Sensor Security System to Promote Aging in Place for Older Adults鈥, Canadian Association on Gerontology 2022.