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AFA CARE CONNECTION WEBINAR – DECEMBER 2025

December 11 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Enhancing Resilience in Aging: Digital Health Approaches to Geriatric Rehabilitation

Dr. Najafi will discuss how digital health innovations—ranging from wearables to artificial intelligence—are transforming the way we age by helping people stay healthier and more independent. What began with simple step counters has evolved into smart devices that can detect early signs of physical or cognitive decline and guide personalized health and exercise programs. Combined with smart home technologies like fall detectors and voice-activated reminders, these tools are redefining aging by enabling safer, more proactive care at home

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Dr. Bijan Najafi, PhD
Professor in Surgery,
Research Director of UCLA Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology (CASIT),
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.

Dr. Bijan Najafi is a Full Professor of Surgery at UCLA, specializing in digital health and biotechnologies. He serves as the Research Director of the UCLA Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology (CASIT) and Co-Director of the NSF IUCRC Center to Stream Healthcare in Place (C2SHIP). He earned his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Switzerland and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Neuroscience at Harvard University.

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