Online tool helps people with dementia stay at home longer

Under leadership of Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Waag Society and Dementiewinkel.nl, ahti contributed to the development of the “FIT Keuzehulp”. This online tool helps people with dementia, their caregivers and care professionals to discuss the individual situation of the person with dementia together and then look for the best fit of available (technical) products and services. Ahti created the video below, which explains how to use the FIT-Keuzehulp (in Dutch):   The FIT project is a collaboration between Lees meer…

March 15: ahti Connect – ‘Cardiovascular Risk Management: Innovation in the 1st and 2nd line’

Thursday, March 15, from 15:30 – 18:00 is the sixth ahti Connect at the Amsterdam Health & Technology Center (AHTC). Theme of this edition is: ‘Cardiovascular Risk Management: Innovation in the 1st and 2nd line’. Speakers • Marleen Hendriks, Director of Innovation at Joep Lange Institute (JLI) • Sebastiaan Blok, Innovation Manager at Cardiologie Centra Nederland (CCN) What is it about? Cardiovascular diseases are in the top 3 of most important causes of death in Lees meer…

MBA students Emory University visit ahti

A group of 19 MBA students from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University (USA) visited ahti today to find out more about urban innovation, the Dutch healthcare insurance system and the use of city data to develop interventions. Smart City Delegations Lead Cornelia Dinca, ahti’s Senior Program Manager Keerthi Prasad and ahti’s Data Specialist Lene Böhnke discussed these topics and answered questions during an afternoon session at the AHTC (Amsterdam Health & Technology Center). Lees meer…

How to make healthy choices easier

‘Obesity: the role of the food environment’ was the topic of ahti Connect on February 15. Speakers were Coosje Dijkstra, researcher at VU University working at the Institute of Health Sciences, department Youth and Lifestyle, and Loek Leenen, project leader of ‘Amsterdamse Aanpak Gezond Gewicht’. Obesity in the Netherlands The number of people dealing with overweight and obesity in The Netherlands has increased significantly over the years (from 28% and 5% in 1981 to 40% and 11% Lees meer…