Professors slated to speak at health technology event

Friday, February 17, 2023

Waterloo Engineering professors Dr. Kerstin Dautenhahn and Dr. Alfred Yu are among the scheduled speakers at an upcoming conference exploring the use of technology for safe and accessible health care.

Hosted by the Centre for Bioengineerng and Biotechnology at the University of Waterloo, the two-day event at the Student Life Centre will feature health researchers, clinicians and front-line workers, policy-makers and technology officers from industry.

The Waterloo for Health, Technology and Society Conference, which is free and open to the public, is slated to run from March 8 at 1 p.m. to March 9 at 4 p.m.

Topics to be covered include the virtual delivery of care, enabling emerging technologies, and ensuring ethical and safe interventions to better society and improve health.