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SBME Seminar: From Smart Tech to Smart Aging – Dr. Samira Rahimi
June 5 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
SBME Seminar: From Smart Tech to Smart Aging – Dr. Samira Rahimi
Location:
Lecture Theatre B1009, Gordon B. Shrum Building – 6088 University Boulevard, Vancouver BC
Co-hosted by Centre for Aging SMART
As populations age globally, there is a pressing need for innovative, equitable, and person-centered solutions to support older adults in maintaining their autonomy, health, and social connectedness. In this talk, we will look at how smart technologies —including artificial intelligence (AI), sensor-based technologies, and advanced digital health tools—are coming together through interdisciplinary research to promote healthy aging and transform care delivery for aging populations. It will focus on how these technologies can be ethically designed and responsibly implemented to enhance quality of life of older adults and contribute to the vision of Smart Aging by enabling personalized care and fostering supportive environments that empower older adults to age with dignity, purpose, and independence.
Dr. Samira Rahimi’s Biography:
Dr. Samira A. Rahimi, B.Eng, PhD. is an Assistant Professor at McGill University’s Family Medicine Department and Mila – Quebec AI Institute. She is a Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in AI and Advanced Digital Primary Health Care, Co-Director of McGill’s Collaborative for AI and Society (McCAIS) and Research Co-Director of the General Practice Residency (GPR) program at the Jewish General Hospital.
Her interdisciplinary research focuses on developing and implementing advanced digital health technologies, including AI-enabled decision support tools, to enhance primary health care, particularly for vulnerable populations such as older adults and individuals with chronic diseases.
Dr. Rahimi’s research has been funded by organizations such as FRQS, NSERC, and CIHR. She has received numerous awards, including the 2022 New Investigator Primary Care Research Award from The North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), recognizing her significant contributions to primary care research.