Sunday, April 26, 2015

Medical Technologies of the future !!!



Introduction 
  • Introduce 6 technologies that will shape the future of medical industry
  • Key areas : 
    • Remote Monitoring, 
    • Improving patient experience, 
    • Miniaturization of technologies > no one wants to wear bulky devices
    • Reduce time spent on diagnosis and surgeries
    • Painless surgeries
    • Future Research
    • Reduction in cost

   


1. Swati Satish : 3d Printing of Human Organs

2. Swathi Nimmala : Robotic Drawing of Blood

3. Hiral Shah : Ambulance Drone

4. Chintan : E-Prescribing 

5. Abu : Visimobile Patient Monitoring System > helping paramedics !

6. Puja : future research in ehealth

Saturday, April 25, 2015

PubMed Relevant PDF's :



1. The Current Status of mHealth for Diabetes:Will It Be the Next Big Thing?

What is the Article about ?
  • Compares Current and Future trends of mobile health to monitor patients  with Diabetes : a pandemic. 
What are the main points of the article ?
  • What is m-health ?
  • How can m-health be used for diabetes ?
  • Outcomes of using mobile technologies
  • Future....

Reasons why classmates should read this article.
  • Relevant to the topic
  • Not too long , only 6 pages
  • The article is from 2013
  • Diabetes is a pandemic. 
    • 2003, 194 million people worldwide, had diabetes. 
    • By 2025, this number is projected to increase by 72% to 333 million. 
  • There is a greater need to monitor patients regularly so medical care can be delivered in a timely manner. 
  • Credible Source : Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
  • Graphs, Illustrations, Examples
  • Because you we all need a good grade for this course :)
What your classmates will learn from each article.
  • Application of e-health to overcome a pandemic. 



2. E-patient Connectivity and the Near Term Future


What is the Article about ?


  • importance of connectivity in a continuously advancing world, advances in health care technology and the challenges involved.

What are the main points of the article ?


    • Supply/demand mismatch
    • Technological advances-Miniaturization of sensors, wireless connectivity, communication tools,
    • Challenges-network connectivity and reliability, software development challenges,
    • Consumer Technologies Create Data Security and Privacy Concerns, Segmentation and Customization, The Changing Economic Landscape in Healthcare, Workflow Challenges
    Reasons why classmates should read this article.


    • addresses the role that connectivity and related applications will playing in the next generation of healthcare services
    What your classmates will learn from each article.



    ●     Modern e-technology in future

    3 E-health's future frontiers.


    What is the Article about ?

    • It talks about E-health  progress in Estonia, a developing country, explaining how expanding of Information and Communication Technology helps for future progress and possibilities to reach out the mass population.

    What are the main points of the article ?



    • Example of Estonia country, how they introduced e-health services and tools.  
    •  Issue of interoperability
    • E health strategist initiating and coordinating efforts for ehealth  


    Reasons why classmates should read this article.




    • Concise Information about particular developing countries
    • Short article
    • Methodical Approach to establish e-health services


    What your classmates will learn from each article.




    • Synchronizing patients information for the benefits patients and professionals
    • Importance of interoperability between the hospitals by providing e-ids
    • Role of doctors and healthcare professional for information exchange.
    • Significant use of mobile device and how to utilize it in developing countries for future collaboration of health services