Eksportrådet: Canada forbereder sig på aldrende befolkning

DEBAT: Den aldrende befolkning i Canada har fået politikerne til at fokusere på integration, forebyggelse og bedre brug af teknologier i sundhedssystemet. Her kan danske løsninger være en inspiration, skriver Erik Yves J. Landriault, Trade Advisor ved Eksportrådet i Canada.

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Erik Yves J. Landriault
Trade Advisor (Healthcare and Life Sciences) ved Eksportrådet i Canada

Denmark’s reputation in this field has served Welfare Tech companies seeking to come to Canada very well, as they generally find an audience that shares similar values and is keen to learn how various products and services can support healthy ageing.
Erik Yves J. Landriault
Trade Advisor, Eksportrådet i Canada

Although both Canada and Denmark perform similarly in terms of health outcomes and life expectancy, Danes are generally better satisfied with their care as they age, due to a model of well-being that supports ageing at home.

Fakta

Velfærdsteknologidebatten på Altinget: velfærdsteknologi har til formål at fokusere og styrke den politiske og faglige debat om velfærdsteknologi i Danmark.

Løbende inviterer vi derfor eksperter, politikere, fagfolk og interesseorganisationer til at debattere udvalgte emner og/eller problemstillinger inden for velfærdsteknologiområdet.

Velfærdsteknologidebatten vil i den kommende tid sætte fokus på nordamerikanske erfaringer med velfærdsteknologi. Hvad kendetegner debatten om velfærdsteknologi i USA og Canada, og hvor er der potentiale for dansk eksport? Hvor er der muligheder, og hvor er der barrierer?

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With an ageing population, Canadian policy makers are just beginning to reorient health and social services to foster integration, focus on prevention, and make better use of technologies to keep people as close to home as possible.

As such, we’re seeing many of Canada’s provinces starting to develop senior’s strategies with plans for senior-friendly communities.

As part of a recent visit from a Danish health delegation to Canada, we met with Dr. Samir Sinha, a Gerontologist and the Provincial Lead for Ontario’s Seniors Strategy. The Senior’s Strategy, highlights the need for Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, to prioritize the use of technologies that enable seniors to receive care in their home or as close to their home, as possible.

Danish possibilities
With up to one million Canadians, 82 procent of which are seniors, receiving homecare in Canada, there are great opportunities for Canada to benefit from Denmark’s experiences in this field.

Ronny Wiskin, Founder of the ReliAble Living Centre in Toronto, which provides accessible products for both residential and commercial uses, states that “Danish companies, such as Pressalit Care, are seen to be champions of accessibility helping to keep people active in their communities by preventing falls and reducing reliance on costly institutional care.”

Denmark’s reputation in this field has served Welfare Tech companies seeking to come to Canada very well, as they generally find an audience that shares similar values and is keen to learn how various products and services can support healthy ageing.

For further information about the Canadian welfare tech market, please contact [email protected]

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