Caregiving Online: Helping Someone Not Lose Hope |
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| Event | Interactive 2011 |
| Format | Solo |
| Organizer | Benno Schmidt – 100lb Brain |
| Description | It happens fast. You're not a caregiver, and then you are. There's an accident, or a diagnosis and you are overwhelmed as you try to get organized, find answers, and figure out how to get through the day. Someone at SXSW 2011 will have just started caregiving. But you've been caregiving for a while now. You have the information they are looking for. You know they're not alone. What can you do to help them not lose hope? For an hour, leave behind the talk about wireframes, PSD mockups and CSS3 transformations to join us for a core conversation about caregiving online. Come and share your story. There's a lot to talk about. Tools: ACOR, CaringBridge, CarePages, Twitter, FaceBook, the CC field of an email app. Which one worked for you? Public and Private: A calendar for meals. Reminders for meds. A reposted Silver Alert. What were you comfortable telling your readers? Caregiving Team: Did you have a small, close community online, or did you grow an ever larger one? Caring for the Caregiver: Eating. Sleeping. Taking a shower. How did you manage the simple things? As designers we know the work we are doing in wellness, personal healthcare and behavior change will reduce the need for caregiving. As caregivers we know that doesn't help someone right now. Right now someone is taking care of a person they love. Help us get them the information they need. Let them know that they are not alone. Help them not lose hope. |
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| Level | Beginner |
| Category | Health |
| Tags | Aging, Caregiving, healthcare |