PANEL SESSION

Promoting Self-Care with Telehomecare: Lessons Learned in Balancing Culture and Technology

Prof. Kathryn H. Bowles
Associate Professor and Director of Health Informatics Minor
University of Pennsylvania, USA
bowles@nursing.upenn.edu

Biography of the Organizer

Dr. Kathryn Bowles received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996, where she leads a program of research in telehomecare and the use of information technology to improve care for the elderly. With scores of publications in peer-reviewed journals and professional books, Dr. Bowles has been invited to share her expertise in telehealth, decision-support and information technology at over fifty international, national and regional conferences and several professional organizations.