George Demiris, PhD Associate Professor Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems 357266 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Email Address: gdemiris@u.washington.edu

Research: Dr. Demiris’ research focuses on the use of information technology to improve quality of life for older adults. He is exploring the design and evaluation of “smart home” applications that support older adults to remain independent and the use of telehealth technologies for home care and hospice patients and caregivers. He holds a Joint Appointment with the School of Medicine (Department of Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics).

Service: Dr. Demiris is the Chair of the Knowledge in Motion Working Group of the American Medical Informatics Association. He is a member of the Gerontological Society of America, the American Medical Informatics Association and the American Telemedicine Association. He serves on the editorial board of several informatics journals.

Current Projects

• Biomedical and Health Informatics Training Program (Mentor)
• Elder-Centered Recognition Technology for the Assessment of Physical Function  (Principal Investigator)
• Enhancing Cultural Congruence in Hospice Care (Key Personnel)
• Enhancing end of life communication between clinicians and family caregivers (Co-Investigator)
• Graduate Nursing Informatics Education (Principal Investigator)
• Nursing Technology Collaborative (Key Personnel)
• Reducing Health Disparities at End of Life (Key Personnel)
• Technology Enhanced Nursing Interventions for Hospice Care (Principal Investigator)
• Video Support at Home for Adherence to Regular Exercise for Older Adults (Co-Investigator)

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