A telemedicine web-based system to support health operators working in remote countries with poor health resources: the case of Swaziland and the fight against AIDS.
Batch and Real-time EHR updates into Hadoop - StampedeCon 2015StampedeCon
At the StampedeCon 2015 Big Data Conference: Mercy has built a system using batch and streaming technology to allow batch and near real-time updates to flow from its Epic EHR (Electronic Health Records) system into our Hadoop cluster. Mercy is using this system to provide reporting and analytics capabilities to its researchers, business owners, and physicians. The system uses Sqoop, Flume, Pig, Hive, Oozie, and Storm. As part of this system, Mercy developed a generic database replication utility that makes it a one-line configuration change to add new tables and relational data sources.
This session will describe the batch and streaming engines that Mercy uses to integrate the patient data. Adam will talk about how the system came together and where it is headed in the future.
Cairn : the digital plateform to access French publications in Human and Soci...Cairn.info
Cairn.info is a digital platform launched in 2005 by French and Belgian publishers to provide access to 300 journals, eBooks, and reference works in the humanities and social sciences. It offers both open access to metadata and conditional access to full texts for recent issues. Institutions can purchase annual licenses to access Cairn.info's content through defined subject bundles. The platform allows users to browse content by discipline, journal, and search the full text of articles.
This presentation describes linked open data pilot run in Springer. During the pilot the data about conferences in computer science will be made publicly available as Linked Open Data (LOD)
The Nordics as World Leaders in Sustainable Healthcare and why it Matters to youRSD7 Symposium
The Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH) aims to raise awareness of and boost innovation in sustainable healthcare in the Nordics. It addresses issues like energy efficiency, hazardous substances, transportation, climate impact, and supply chain management in healthcare. The NCSH works with Nordic hospitals and collaborates internationally. The Nordics are seen as world leaders in sustainable healthcare due to culture, policies, legislation, innovative companies, and systemic solutions supporting practices like district heating and clean energy. However, medtech and life science companies still need to improve sustainability and no country can act alone, requiring ideas and solutions from others.
This document outlines the agenda and information for the September 11th meeting of the WBMS Junior Beta club. It includes directions for paying dues with checks or cash and noting member names and student numbers. The agenda discusses officer positions, service hour requirements, an upcoming state convention, and a September service project making cards for first responders. Information is provided about service opportunities, where to find club resources online, and the date and time for the next meeting.
The document discusses the purpose and benefits of the European Union (EU). The EU is an organization of 27 European countries that aims to encourage trade within Europe by creating a free-trade zone without tariffs, quotas, or embargos. Joining the EU allows member countries to work together economically and politically to compete more effectively globally. Key benefits include using a common currency, improving trade and industry cooperation, and promoting free movement of goods and services between members.
This document discusses how the future will require skills like critical thinking, problem solving, and adaptability more than specific job skills. It argues that a liberal arts education from Lyon College helps students develop these skills and intellectual abilities needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world where jobs and information become outdated quickly. Choosing Lyon provides a lifetime advantage over peers through an education that empowers students to adapt to changing workplaces, technologies, and problems not yet known.
Batch and Real-time EHR updates into Hadoop - StampedeCon 2015StampedeCon
At the StampedeCon 2015 Big Data Conference: Mercy has built a system using batch and streaming technology to allow batch and near real-time updates to flow from its Epic EHR (Electronic Health Records) system into our Hadoop cluster. Mercy is using this system to provide reporting and analytics capabilities to its researchers, business owners, and physicians. The system uses Sqoop, Flume, Pig, Hive, Oozie, and Storm. As part of this system, Mercy developed a generic database replication utility that makes it a one-line configuration change to add new tables and relational data sources.
This session will describe the batch and streaming engines that Mercy uses to integrate the patient data. Adam will talk about how the system came together and where it is headed in the future.
Cairn : the digital plateform to access French publications in Human and Soci...Cairn.info
Cairn.info is a digital platform launched in 2005 by French and Belgian publishers to provide access to 300 journals, eBooks, and reference works in the humanities and social sciences. It offers both open access to metadata and conditional access to full texts for recent issues. Institutions can purchase annual licenses to access Cairn.info's content through defined subject bundles. The platform allows users to browse content by discipline, journal, and search the full text of articles.
This presentation describes linked open data pilot run in Springer. During the pilot the data about conferences in computer science will be made publicly available as Linked Open Data (LOD)
The Nordics as World Leaders in Sustainable Healthcare and why it Matters to youRSD7 Symposium
The Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH) aims to raise awareness of and boost innovation in sustainable healthcare in the Nordics. It addresses issues like energy efficiency, hazardous substances, transportation, climate impact, and supply chain management in healthcare. The NCSH works with Nordic hospitals and collaborates internationally. The Nordics are seen as world leaders in sustainable healthcare due to culture, policies, legislation, innovative companies, and systemic solutions supporting practices like district heating and clean energy. However, medtech and life science companies still need to improve sustainability and no country can act alone, requiring ideas and solutions from others.
This document outlines the agenda and information for the September 11th meeting of the WBMS Junior Beta club. It includes directions for paying dues with checks or cash and noting member names and student numbers. The agenda discusses officer positions, service hour requirements, an upcoming state convention, and a September service project making cards for first responders. Information is provided about service opportunities, where to find club resources online, and the date and time for the next meeting.
The document discusses the purpose and benefits of the European Union (EU). The EU is an organization of 27 European countries that aims to encourage trade within Europe by creating a free-trade zone without tariffs, quotas, or embargos. Joining the EU allows member countries to work together economically and politically to compete more effectively globally. Key benefits include using a common currency, improving trade and industry cooperation, and promoting free movement of goods and services between members.
This document discusses how the future will require skills like critical thinking, problem solving, and adaptability more than specific job skills. It argues that a liberal arts education from Lyon College helps students develop these skills and intellectual abilities needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world where jobs and information become outdated quickly. Choosing Lyon provides a lifetime advantage over peers through an education that empowers students to adapt to changing workplaces, technologies, and problems not yet known.
The first human-electronic creature: CreminoRita Pizzi
Description of how it is possible to connect a humen neural network with electronics, make it learn and answers commands. "Cremino" is the first hybrid human-electronic creature.
Prepositions show the relationship between words. A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word. Common prepositions include aboard, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, concerning, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, out, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, without. A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun as its object, and can
The document provides guidance and scenarios for an interactive role-playing simulation. It includes instructions on checks, character rolls, and scenarios involving interactions with native peoples. Scenario options include using weapons, talking, or ignoring the natives, and later options for trading, seeking information on gold, or inviting them aboard ship. Depending on negotiation or other rolls, the scenarios can result in positive or negative outcomes for crew morale, rewards, or native reactions.
Here is a sample journal entry from a student living in Germany during the Cold War:
Dear Journal,
It's been another tense day living so close to the Berlin Wall. I woke up this morning wondering if there would be any new attempts to escape from East Berlin. Just last week, a man tried to swim across the river to get to the West but was shot by border guards. It's so sad to think of families and friends divided by that wall.
In school today, we had a discussion about current events. Many of my classmates are worried about the possibility of war breaking out with the Soviet Union. The arms race between the US and USSR has escalated tensions. I'm afraid what might happen if either side
This document provides information about where Australians live and the factors that influence settlement patterns. It notes that most Australians live along the southeastern coast in cities like Sydney and Melbourne. This is because the climate is milder and there are rivers. The interior Outback region has a very dry climate and sparse population as over 70% of Australia is desert. While the land is mostly arid, Australia leads the world in agricultural goods like wheat and wool due to irrigation. The document asks questions about the climate and resources of different Australian regions.
Prepositions show the relationship between words. A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word. Common prepositions include aboard, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, concerning, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, out, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, without. A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun as its object, and can
This document summarizes a research team working on mathematical modeling and drug development for cancer treatment. The team is developing computational models of cancer processes and treatments to identify new chemotherapy compounds and improve treatment outcomes. Their work focuses on modeling microtubules and developing drugs that selectively target microtubule isoforms expressed in cancer cells. They use techniques like quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics simulations, and hybrid quantum/molecular mechanics methods to model drug-microtubule interactions and design new drugs. The overall goal is to leverage computational modeling to develop patient-specific cancer treatments.
1. The document discusses several important physical features of Europe including rivers, mountain ranges, peninsulas, seas, and plains.
2. Major rivers discussed include the Rhine, Danube, rivers that flow through multiple European countries and played important roles in trade and development.
3. Large mountain ranges described are the Alps, Pyrenees, and Ural Mountains, which form borders and are tourist destinations.
HANDI Summit 18 - Introducing HANDI-HOPD - Ewan DavisHANDI HEALTH
NHS England hosted the HANDI-HOPD Summit in London on the 18th September. This was attended by an invited audience of around 40 people to discuss plans to take the HANDI-HOPD platform forward to the NHS England Open Source Open Day on the 26th of November in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne where is will be launched as the Platform for NHS Code4Health.
HANDI-HOPD The HANDI Open Platform Demonstrator provides an experimental platform to demonstrate the power of emerging open standards and APIs to deliver the transformational power of the Internet to support digital health and care.
Ewan Davis introduced the HOPD, described where it fitted in the global development of open health platforms what had already been deployed and our plans for it’s development.
The document discusses the challenges of implementing electronic health records (EHR) in Slovenia and the benefits of using an openEHR approach. It describes how Slovenia created a Smart Healthcare & Wellbeing Cluster to deliver value through an open data platform based on openEHR standards. This has resulted in a vendor-neutral clinical data repository being used at a children's hospital in Slovenia and as part of the national health interoperability backbone. The openEHR approach is now also being used for EHR systems in Moscow, Russia.
Edge Computing provides IT consultancy and software development services to governmental and non-governmental organizations. Their clients include JSI for several health information and data collection projects in Ethiopia, GIZ for a web content management platform, USAID DELIVER for an inventory management system, and Addis Ababa University for an event planning platform. Edge Computing works with a variety of clients through their expertise in application development, databases, testing, and more.
Developing the Informatics Workforce for Scotland's Health and Social CareCILIPScotland
1) The document discusses the development needs of Scotland's informatics workforce known as KIND (Knowledge Information and Data) staff based on a 2018-2020 project.
2) It notes the healthcare system is experiencing exponential growth in data, the digital transformation of healthcare, and the impact of COVID-19, requiring KIND staff to adopt new skills and roles to support new models of integrated care.
3) It recommends a networked approach for KIND staff to collaborate across disciplines, integrate with multidisciplinary teams, and utilize new technologies to provide proactive, personalized services through a learning health and care system.
Creative design/marketing: make a presentation slide on OpenMRSuzanysa
Over 40 million people in developing countries lack adequate healthcare due to a lack of resources and medical record systems. This document outlines an open source medical record system called OpenMRS that aims to improve healthcare in low-resource areas by providing a customizable and scalable platform. OpenMRS stores health information in a standardized way and can be run on various devices to maximize accessibility, while also enabling non-programmers to build customized record systems.
C-DAC is the premier R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for carrying out R&D in IT, electronics, and associated areas. It has developed several hospital information management systems (HMIS) and deployed them in over 40 hospitals across India. These include e-Sushrut, eSwasthya, and Megh Sushrut. C-DAC has also developed telemedicine solutions like eSanjeevani and healthcare standards-compliant electronic health record systems. It provides decision support systems for areas like Ayurveda, mammography, and diabetic retinopathy identification.
1) The document discusses integrating OpenClinica, an open-source clinical data management system, with a patient monitoring tool (PMT) to improve efficiency in clinical data management for studies conducted by DNDi and PHPT.
2) Key objectives of the integration are to reduce the time to obtain clean study data sets and decrease error rates by facilitating real-time monitoring of patient data entered into OpenClinica.
3) The methodology developed uses a community data mart to transfer study data from OpenClinica to the PMT database, allowing monitors to access collated subject data through a single interface and improving monitoring.
Hello, everyone. I take the opportunity to introduce you all to Salk. It is a SaaS healthcare platform. After more than a year of development and gaining some early traction, we are finally bringing it out. The aim of Salk is to digitise Healthcare practices at every nook and corner of the globe; keeping your medical records, prescriptions and health info. safe & digital, forever; providing doctors with personalised healthcare tools to enhance their medical practice; inbuilt communication so that you never miss reaching out to your doctors, whether in Delhi or Timbuktu and much more. We have just started this exciting journey and it would be great to collaborate with motivated people with ideas and vision which is even greater.
A loud shout out to all creators, innovators, idea people, Healthcare Professionals, Sales stars, investors, angels and any and everyone who is excited of Salk. Let us together script this wonderful story.
P.s: We are bootstrapped. Let money alone not rule the conversation of any potential collaboration.
PanCareSurPass @SIOP Europe/CCI Europe Meeting 2021, Riccardo HauptKylieOBrien10
Research Manager Dr. Riccardo Haupt presented the PanCareSurPass project at the ‘PanCare and ELTEC – Late effects’ session of the SIOP Europe/CCI Europe Meeting 2021 on 28th April 2021.
PanCareSurPass has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 89999. The material presented and views expressed here are the responsibilities of the author(s) only. The EU Commission takes no responsibility for any use made of the information set out.
The document provides an overview of the ITU/WHO Focus Group on AI for Health (FG-AI4H). It discusses how AI has potential to benefit public and clinical health but also faces challenges regarding trustworthy and unbiased models. It describes the goals and activities of FG-AI4H including developing standards, guidelines and best practices through working groups and collaborations. It also outlines software and benchmarking initiatives to facilitate the safe and effective development and use of AI for health.
Role of AI in Transforming the Healthcare IndustryHammadAfzal23
The document discusses the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the healthcare industry. It provides an overview of how AI is being applied in domains like medical imaging, diagnostics, personalized healthcare, data-driven decision making, and healthcare communication. It also describes some projects at CoDTeEM, a research group applying AI to solve local healthcare problems. Some challenges and limitations of AI in healthcare are mentioned, such as issues regarding adoption, performance, privacy, interpretability, and trust.
The first human-electronic creature: CreminoRita Pizzi
Description of how it is possible to connect a humen neural network with electronics, make it learn and answers commands. "Cremino" is the first hybrid human-electronic creature.
Prepositions show the relationship between words. A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word. Common prepositions include aboard, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, concerning, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, out, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, without. A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun as its object, and can
The document provides guidance and scenarios for an interactive role-playing simulation. It includes instructions on checks, character rolls, and scenarios involving interactions with native peoples. Scenario options include using weapons, talking, or ignoring the natives, and later options for trading, seeking information on gold, or inviting them aboard ship. Depending on negotiation or other rolls, the scenarios can result in positive or negative outcomes for crew morale, rewards, or native reactions.
Here is a sample journal entry from a student living in Germany during the Cold War:
Dear Journal,
It's been another tense day living so close to the Berlin Wall. I woke up this morning wondering if there would be any new attempts to escape from East Berlin. Just last week, a man tried to swim across the river to get to the West but was shot by border guards. It's so sad to think of families and friends divided by that wall.
In school today, we had a discussion about current events. Many of my classmates are worried about the possibility of war breaking out with the Soviet Union. The arms race between the US and USSR has escalated tensions. I'm afraid what might happen if either side
This document provides information about where Australians live and the factors that influence settlement patterns. It notes that most Australians live along the southeastern coast in cities like Sydney and Melbourne. This is because the climate is milder and there are rivers. The interior Outback region has a very dry climate and sparse population as over 70% of Australia is desert. While the land is mostly arid, Australia leads the world in agricultural goods like wheat and wool due to irrigation. The document asks questions about the climate and resources of different Australian regions.
Prepositions show the relationship between words. A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word. Common prepositions include aboard, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, concerning, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, out, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, without. A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun as its object, and can
This document summarizes a research team working on mathematical modeling and drug development for cancer treatment. The team is developing computational models of cancer processes and treatments to identify new chemotherapy compounds and improve treatment outcomes. Their work focuses on modeling microtubules and developing drugs that selectively target microtubule isoforms expressed in cancer cells. They use techniques like quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics simulations, and hybrid quantum/molecular mechanics methods to model drug-microtubule interactions and design new drugs. The overall goal is to leverage computational modeling to develop patient-specific cancer treatments.
1. The document discusses several important physical features of Europe including rivers, mountain ranges, peninsulas, seas, and plains.
2. Major rivers discussed include the Rhine, Danube, rivers that flow through multiple European countries and played important roles in trade and development.
3. Large mountain ranges described are the Alps, Pyrenees, and Ural Mountains, which form borders and are tourist destinations.
HANDI Summit 18 - Introducing HANDI-HOPD - Ewan DavisHANDI HEALTH
NHS England hosted the HANDI-HOPD Summit in London on the 18th September. This was attended by an invited audience of around 40 people to discuss plans to take the HANDI-HOPD platform forward to the NHS England Open Source Open Day on the 26th of November in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne where is will be launched as the Platform for NHS Code4Health.
HANDI-HOPD The HANDI Open Platform Demonstrator provides an experimental platform to demonstrate the power of emerging open standards and APIs to deliver the transformational power of the Internet to support digital health and care.
Ewan Davis introduced the HOPD, described where it fitted in the global development of open health platforms what had already been deployed and our plans for it’s development.
The document discusses the challenges of implementing electronic health records (EHR) in Slovenia and the benefits of using an openEHR approach. It describes how Slovenia created a Smart Healthcare & Wellbeing Cluster to deliver value through an open data platform based on openEHR standards. This has resulted in a vendor-neutral clinical data repository being used at a children's hospital in Slovenia and as part of the national health interoperability backbone. The openEHR approach is now also being used for EHR systems in Moscow, Russia.
Edge Computing provides IT consultancy and software development services to governmental and non-governmental organizations. Their clients include JSI for several health information and data collection projects in Ethiopia, GIZ for a web content management platform, USAID DELIVER for an inventory management system, and Addis Ababa University for an event planning platform. Edge Computing works with a variety of clients through their expertise in application development, databases, testing, and more.
Developing the Informatics Workforce for Scotland's Health and Social CareCILIPScotland
1) The document discusses the development needs of Scotland's informatics workforce known as KIND (Knowledge Information and Data) staff based on a 2018-2020 project.
2) It notes the healthcare system is experiencing exponential growth in data, the digital transformation of healthcare, and the impact of COVID-19, requiring KIND staff to adopt new skills and roles to support new models of integrated care.
3) It recommends a networked approach for KIND staff to collaborate across disciplines, integrate with multidisciplinary teams, and utilize new technologies to provide proactive, personalized services through a learning health and care system.
Creative design/marketing: make a presentation slide on OpenMRSuzanysa
Over 40 million people in developing countries lack adequate healthcare due to a lack of resources and medical record systems. This document outlines an open source medical record system called OpenMRS that aims to improve healthcare in low-resource areas by providing a customizable and scalable platform. OpenMRS stores health information in a standardized way and can be run on various devices to maximize accessibility, while also enabling non-programmers to build customized record systems.
C-DAC is the premier R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for carrying out R&D in IT, electronics, and associated areas. It has developed several hospital information management systems (HMIS) and deployed them in over 40 hospitals across India. These include e-Sushrut, eSwasthya, and Megh Sushrut. C-DAC has also developed telemedicine solutions like eSanjeevani and healthcare standards-compliant electronic health record systems. It provides decision support systems for areas like Ayurveda, mammography, and diabetic retinopathy identification.
1) The document discusses integrating OpenClinica, an open-source clinical data management system, with a patient monitoring tool (PMT) to improve efficiency in clinical data management for studies conducted by DNDi and PHPT.
2) Key objectives of the integration are to reduce the time to obtain clean study data sets and decrease error rates by facilitating real-time monitoring of patient data entered into OpenClinica.
3) The methodology developed uses a community data mart to transfer study data from OpenClinica to the PMT database, allowing monitors to access collated subject data through a single interface and improving monitoring.
Hello, everyone. I take the opportunity to introduce you all to Salk. It is a SaaS healthcare platform. After more than a year of development and gaining some early traction, we are finally bringing it out. The aim of Salk is to digitise Healthcare practices at every nook and corner of the globe; keeping your medical records, prescriptions and health info. safe & digital, forever; providing doctors with personalised healthcare tools to enhance their medical practice; inbuilt communication so that you never miss reaching out to your doctors, whether in Delhi or Timbuktu and much more. We have just started this exciting journey and it would be great to collaborate with motivated people with ideas and vision which is even greater.
A loud shout out to all creators, innovators, idea people, Healthcare Professionals, Sales stars, investors, angels and any and everyone who is excited of Salk. Let us together script this wonderful story.
P.s: We are bootstrapped. Let money alone not rule the conversation of any potential collaboration.
PanCareSurPass @SIOP Europe/CCI Europe Meeting 2021, Riccardo HauptKylieOBrien10
Research Manager Dr. Riccardo Haupt presented the PanCareSurPass project at the ‘PanCare and ELTEC – Late effects’ session of the SIOP Europe/CCI Europe Meeting 2021 on 28th April 2021.
PanCareSurPass has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 89999. The material presented and views expressed here are the responsibilities of the author(s) only. The EU Commission takes no responsibility for any use made of the information set out.
The document provides an overview of the ITU/WHO Focus Group on AI for Health (FG-AI4H). It discusses how AI has potential to benefit public and clinical health but also faces challenges regarding trustworthy and unbiased models. It describes the goals and activities of FG-AI4H including developing standards, guidelines and best practices through working groups and collaborations. It also outlines software and benchmarking initiatives to facilitate the safe and effective development and use of AI for health.
Role of AI in Transforming the Healthcare IndustryHammadAfzal23
The document discusses the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the healthcare industry. It provides an overview of how AI is being applied in domains like medical imaging, diagnostics, personalized healthcare, data-driven decision making, and healthcare communication. It also describes some projects at CoDTeEM, a research group applying AI to solve local healthcare problems. Some challenges and limitations of AI in healthcare are mentioned, such as issues regarding adoption, performance, privacy, interpretability, and trust.
The document discusses healthcare informatics and big data in healthcare. It provides an introduction to healthcare informatics, the advantages and disciplines involved. It then discusses big data in healthcare, including the sources and types of healthcare data, challenges in big data analytics, and conceptual architectures. Tools for big data analytics are also outlined, including Hadoop, Pig, Hive and others. Finally, it provides an example case study of a systematic review on the effectiveness of mobile health technology interventions.
Our group started working on this project for our Software Engineering Lab Course. We used Java language and we used Netbeans platform. We used Jframe to create different pages . We had to modify and implement different new codes for new features. To manage this project we needed a database. We used mysql database. Xampp was to manage the database from the device and query language was used to access the database from the java project.
Social networks and collaborative platforms are changing how radiology data is shared. The rise of online information sharing and cloud technology has led to a paradigm shift towards increased data sharing. This benefits research, enables second opinions, and advances precision medicine through collaborative care models. However, challenges remain around data storage needs, standardization across specialties, and ensuring patient privacy and control over their information as new players may enter healthcare using artificial intelligence.
OpenMRS is an open source medical record system platform designed for use in developing countries. It has a central concept dictionary that defines data collected and allows interoperability. Key features include form design and entry, a modular architecture, and support for standards and internationalization. The OpenMRS platform is community-driven and has evolved based on real needs, with contributions from around the globe. It can be used for clinical care, research, and as a shared health record, and various modules and tools expand its functionality for areas like analysis, reporting, and interoperability.
1) eHealth requires a global approach to ensure universal access to high quality and affordable healthcare through use of information and communication technologies.
2) The International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH) facilitates international collaboration and knowledge sharing on eHealth and telemedicine.
3) ISfTeH aims to promote eHealth development worldwide through activities like conferences, working groups, and an online knowledge center.
The document discusses emerging trends in healthcare and medicine, including the increasing role of mobile devices, apps, social media, analytics, and personalized/semantic/linked data. It suggests that by 2020, information will be everywhere through networks, the cloud, and mobile access, and doctors will need to adapt to this new "Doctor 3.0" environment where patients are more empowered and informed through technology. The central medical library aims to support the university medical center's core activities of patient care, education, and research by facilitating access to information through various services and resources, and helping doctors and researchers adapt to new digital technologies and ways of working.
OpenMRS is an open source software platform and reference application that allows non-programmers to design customized medical record systems. It provides a common platform for health informatics projects in developing countries. The system uses a conceptual database structure that can be adapted to different medical contexts and data collection forms. Its mission is to improve healthcare in low-resource environments by coordinating a global community to develop a robust, scalable, and user-driven medical record system. It has implementations in many countries worldwide.
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Computational Prediction of Binding Affinity between Psychotropic Drugs and N...Rita Pizzi
Computational Prediction of Binding Affinity between Psychotropic Drugs and Neural Cytoskeleton Elements
The researchers used molecular dynamics simulations and docking to study the binding of cocaine, heroin, and LSD to microtubules and tubulin. They found that cocaine and heroin bound similarly to tubulin, but cocaine penetrated microtubules more deeply. LSD assumed a different position in both structures compared to the other drugs. The control drug taxol bound differently than the psychoactive substances. The study suggests microtubules may play an active role in binding psychotropic drugs and consciousness.
Data mining Methods for the Stratification of the Arrhythmic Risk in Young an...Rita Pizzi
This study analyzed cardiovascular data from athletes and non-athletes of different ages and sexes to stratify arrhythmic risk. Clustering and neural network analyses identified 6 groups with differing characteristics, such as low/high multiscale entropy values. Further analysis of additional clinical variables found significant differences between clusters in variables like oxygen consumption and heart rate. Male athletes were most distinct, differing from other groups in workload and oxygen-related measures. The results can help identify cardiovascular risk factors and prevent potentially fatal arrhythmias.
Open Project for a Global Sharing Green Economy
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Progetto per la diffusione di stazioni di ricarica per veicoli elettrici attraverso una rete partecipativa creata dai cittadini
Exploring structural and dynamical properties of microtubules by means of A...Rita Pizzi
Rita Pizzi conducted experiments exploring the structural and dynamical properties of microtubules using artificial neural networks. She tested microtubules and tubulin for sensitivity to electromagnetic fields by measuring resonance and birefringence. Experimental results showed microtubules absorbed electromagnetic energy at specific frequencies, indicating they may behave as oscillators and antennas. Microtubules also showed greater sensitivity to electric and magnetic fields compared to tubulin alone or buffer solutions in birefringence experiments. The results suggest microtubule structure enables unique biophysical properties relevant to cellular functions.
An affordable Quantum Cryptography systemRita Pizzi
Rita Pizzi developed a prototype quantum cryptography system for end users that is compact and inexpensive. The system uses LEDs and photodiodes to transmit polarized photons over an optical bench according to the BB84 protocol. An intruder attempting to intercept the transmission would be immediately detected due to a higher error rate. Future developments include adapting the system to work over optical fibers or ATM terminals using improved components and encryption algorithms.
Healthy Eating Habits:
Understanding Nutrition Labels: Teaches how to read and interpret food labels, focusing on serving sizes, calorie intake, and nutrients to limit or include.
Tips for Healthy Eating: Offers practical advice such as incorporating a variety of foods, practicing moderation, staying hydrated, and eating mindfully.
Benefits of Regular Exercise:
Physical Benefits: Discusses how exercise aids in weight management, muscle and bone health, cardiovascular health, and flexibility.
Mental Benefits: Explains the psychological advantages, including stress reduction, improved mood, and better sleep.
Tips for Staying Active:
Encourages consistency, variety in exercises, setting realistic goals, and finding enjoyable activities to maintain motivation.
Maintaining a Balanced Lifestyle:
Integrating Nutrition and Exercise: Suggests meal planning and incorporating physical activity into daily routines.
Monitoring Progress: Recommends tracking food intake and exercise, regular health check-ups, and provides tips for achieving balance, such as getting sufficient sleep, managing stress, and staying socially active.
PET CT beginners Guide covers some of the underrepresented topics in PET CTMiadAlsulami
This lecture briefly covers some of the underrepresented topics in Molecular imaging with cases , such as:
- Primary pleural tumors and pleural metastases.
- Distinguishing between MPM and Talc Pleurodesis.
- Urological tumors.
- The role of FDG PET in NET.
Exploring the Benefits of Binaural Hearing: Why Two Hearing Aids Are Better T...Ear Solutions (ESPL)
Binaural hearing using two hearing aids instead of one offers numerous advantages, including improved sound localization, enhanced sound quality, better speech understanding in noise, reduced listening effort, and greater overall satisfaction. By leveraging the brain’s natural ability to process sound from both ears, binaural hearing aids provide a more balanced, clear, and comfortable hearing experience. If you or a loved one is considering hearing aids, consult with a hearing care professional at Ear Solutions hearing aid clinic in Mumbai to explore the benefits of binaural hearing and determine the best solution for your hearing needs. Embracing binaural hearing can lead to a richer, more engaging auditory experience and significantly improve your quality of life.
This particular slides consist of- what is Pneumothorax,what are it's causes and it's effect on body, risk factors, symptoms,complications, diagnosis and role of physiotherapy in it.
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Here is a summary of Pneumothorax:
Pneumothorax, also known as a collapsed lung, is a condition that occurs when air leaks into the space between the lung and chest wall. This air buildup puts pressure on the lung, preventing it from expanding fully when you breathe. A pneumothorax can cause a complete or partial collapse of the lung.
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Introduction: Substance use education is crucial due to its prevalence and societal impact.
Alcohol Use: Immediate and long-term risks include impaired judgment, health issues, and social consequences.
Tobacco Use: Immediate effects include increased heart rate, while long-term risks encompass cancer and heart disease.
Drug Use: Risks vary depending on the drug type, including health and psychological implications.
Prevention Strategies: Education, healthy coping mechanisms, community support, and policies are vital in preventing substance use.
Harm Reduction Strategies: Safe use practices, medication-assisted treatment, and naloxone availability aim to reduce harm.
Seeking Help for Addiction: Recognizing signs, available treatments, support systems, and resources are essential for recovery.
Personal Stories: Real stories of recovery emphasize hope and resilience.
Interactive Q&A: Engage the audience and encourage discussion.
Conclusion: Recap key points and emphasize the importance of awareness, prevention, and seeking help.
Resources: Provide contact information and links for further support.
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Telemedicine for Africa: remote consulting to support the fight against HIV/AIDS in Swaziland
1. Telemedicine for Africa: remote
consulting to support the fight
against HIV/AIDS in Swaziland
Department of Computer Science - University of Milan - ITALY
Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, L. Sacco
Hospital - University of Milan - ITALY
2. Introduction
● Project HARP settings
● ESTHER Alliance
L. Sacco Hospital (Milan)
Good Shepherd Hospital - Siteki (Swaziland)
● Goals:
Platform for e-learning, clinical data exchange,
consultations and online collaboration
5. Health and social issues
● AIDS and Malnutrition
● Life expectancy lowest in the world (32)
● The highest rate of deaths from HIV (64%)
● Health emergency
● Connected with AIDS
HIV > Malaria, Dysentery, … > Malnutrition
● Digital Divide / Digital Apartheid
● Unequal access to information
7. Telemedicine
● Interactive Healthcare
● Uses
● Real-Time care
● Outpatient consultation
● Store and Forward (asynchronous)
● Home Care
● Top level consulting facilities
9. Design: collection of the health needs
● Analysis of Medical and Health requirements
● Type of user
● E-Learning
● Finding attached files
● Synchronous and asynchronous communication,
request of consultations, Articles, Whiteboard
● Public and private messaging
● Integration with SQL Reporting Service
● Privacy
● Localization (English)
10. Design: technologies
● CMS – Content Management System
● Creating, updating and managing Web Sites
quickly and easy
● Drupal, Joomla and WordPress
(OpenSource CMS)
● Usability, active Community, Safety
requirements
11. Design: technologies
● LMS – Learning Management System
● Software Package for Teaching and the
students Resources Management
● Moodle (Opensource LMS)
● XHTML-compatible, flexible and accessible
● Layered management of the roles
● Tracking the students activities
● Software aevelopment faster than alternatives
12. Design: Wordpress
● The choice of WordPress:
● embedded database MySQL
● Plug-in for many extensions
● Intuitive for the user and for the Medical Staff
● Very active community, extensive documentation
● Simple roles management
● Quick installation and configuration
14. Website installation
● Installation on Server
● L. Sacco Hospital (IIS6 and Microsoft Server
2003)
● Compatibility of WordPress3 with IIS6:
● Developed for Apache server, Wordpress has been
installed on Microsoft Internet Information Server
Services IIS6
● The ISAPI plug-in (HeliconTech) gives IIS the ability to
manage WordPress
● Permalinks problem (mod_rewrite Apache)
● Solution with plug-in ISAPI_ReWrite3 Problem solving
between ISAPI_ReWrite3 and Reports
15. Development tools
WordPress3 plug-ins:
● SearchEverything
● Scholar Press Courseware (LMS)(course
management)
● Buddy Press (interactive posting management,
synchronous and asynchronous)
● WordPress Form Manager (forms for consulting
requests and answers)
16. Development tools
● Whiteboard: Vyew platform, integrated using an
iframe
● Help (help in any page, in the sidebar)
● An iframe links the report service of the local SQL
server (SQL Reporting Services)
22. Future Developments
● Increasing and extending the use of HARP
● Facilitating the interaction among doctors
by improving the interfaces for data
transmission and the posting system
● Improving the platform security using a
VPN
23. Future Developments
● Data transmission from the Ministry database
● Data analysis
● ISF (Informatics experts without Frontiers) to
extend to other African hospitals
● Other missions in Swaziland
● Checking DB Swazi integrity
● Extending the telemedicine network to other
Internet locations