Pamela Cacchione, PhD, CRNP - Wearables, Robotics and Aging

Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, CRNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN
Dr. Cacchione is the Ralston House Term Chair in Gerontological Nursing, Professor of Geropsychiatric Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Nurse Scientist at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. 

She is a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner who has practiced for over 30 years across the care continuum. She is a nurse innovator. She is the CEO and Founder of AgingSense a startup technology company to improve the lives of older adults with wearable technologies. Dr. Cacchione’s research focuses on low-cost robots to improve function as well as social robotics for older adults. Dr Cacchione received her BSN from Villanova University, MSN as a GNP from Marymount University, and PhD from Saint Louis University. She completed postdoctoral training at the University of Iowa. 

Dr. Cacchione has over 100 publications and is the Past Editor in Chief of Clinical Nursing Research and International Journal. Dr. Cacchione is a Fellow in the Gerontological Society of America and the American Academy of Nursing

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