Amplify Nursing Season 11: Episode 05: Dr. George Demiris

On this episode of the AmplifyNursing Podcast, we talk with Dr. George Demiris, the Mary Alice Bennett University Professor in the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine, and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at Penn Nursing. Dr. Demiris discusses his work using technology and AI to support healthy aging. As director of the PennAITech Collaboratory for Healthy Aging, he highlights projects like Sense for Safety, which uses AI to predict and prevent falls among older adults. He emphasizes ethical design, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the importance of involving older adults and caregivers in developing real-world solutions. Dr. Demiris also shares how programs like PennAITech’s Innovation Fellows Program and the Summer Innovation Institute are preparing future leaders in AI and healthcare innovation.