In Tallaght University Hospital, specialists in the care for older people use gait and gait speed measurements supported by an AI-based technology platform called GaitKeeper. These tests and assessments are used to inform the medical teams whose focus is the prevention of illness and where detected, the care and treatment of that illness. Gaitkeeper founder and Insight Senior Research Fellow Aidan Boran tells the story of the ‘sixth vital sign’ in RTÉ Brainstorm.

Read about the impact of gaitkeeper at Tallaght University Hospital on the HSE website here