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	Colorado Care Tablet Colorado Care Tablet (CO Care Tablet) is a Personal Health Record (PHR) Tablet PC application that helps older adults during transitions of care coordinate their care among multiple providers and caregivers and learn about the medication they are consuming. Medication errors are prevalent among older adults who are in transition between the hospital, home, or assisted living community. Co Care Tablet empowers older adults to learn about what medications to take when and care providers to understand all medications an older adult consumes. Funding: Project Health Design Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Collaborators: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
	Avalon Avalon is an open-source, publicly available Internet searching application to assist older adults effectively search the Internet for information. Older adults sometimes feel overwhelmed by the amount of information a simple search phrase produces on one screen (e.g., Google or Yahoo search results). In addition, once they select a website search result, they are not sure how to get back to the search engine website to modify their search phrase. These difficulties can be mostly attributed to cognitive declines of the aging population. We are looking at various ways to present information and navigate an Internet search application with reduced cognitive load. We believe that empowering such a large part of the global population to use the Internet will assist them to maintain social connectedness and increase knowledge for years to come. Funding: CRA-W CREU
	Dietary Intake Monitoring Application (DIMA) The Dietary Intake Monitoring Application (DIMA) is a PDA application to assists end-state renal disease patients monitor their fluid and sodium intake. End-stage renal disease patients can only consume one liter of fluid and a couple of grams of sodium each day. Failure to comply can lead to severe health complications or death. DIMA will allow patients to quickly input food they consume via a barcode scanner or interface that does not require the ability to read or write and receive immediate feedback on their nutritional intake levels. Funding: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Collaborators: Indiana University School of Nursing Indiana University School of Informatics