Nader Al-Shamma presented on exploring the potential for using smartphones to aid in the treatment and management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD is a chronic condition affecting hundreds of thousands worldwide. Treatment involves lifestyle changes, monitoring, and self-management, which smartphones could help with through applications. Research shows mobile health technologies can effectively help manage chronic illnesses by improving monitoring, care, and patient self-management. The presenter proposes developing an intelligent mobile system using artificial intelligence to better support IBD patients through accurate monitoring, feedback, and insights to aid treatment while also advancing research.

1. Nader Al-Shamma
School of Science and Technology
Nottingham Trent University
Exploring the Potential in Utilising Smartphones to Aid in the Treatment
and Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Future Technologies Conference 2016
6-7 December | San Francisco, United States
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2. Why Should we Care About Chronic Disease?
Long term chronic disease is one of the biggest challenges health systems,
globally, will face during the twenty-first century.
Chronic illnesses are burden for both the individual and society as a whole. The
number of people affected by chronic conditions will increase exponentially
over the coming decades.
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3. You, Me and IBD.
“A diagnosis of IBD is not a death
sentence, but it can often be a life
sentence…”
G. Thomas, 2008
300K in the UK,
1.3 mil in the US,
3 mil in Europe,
More world wide
£1K to £10K
pp/pa
Ages:
15 to 35
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4. Diagnosis/
Tests
Treatment
Lifestyle
Control
A new life…
It’s not all it’s cracked up to be
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5. Three Areas of Focus
Diet and Nutrition
?
Lifestyle and
Self-management
Accurate monitoring and
improved patient insight.
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6. Question?
Source:https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/15yaap/if_someone_from_the_1950s_suddenly_appeared_today/
If someone from the 1950s suddenly
appeared today, what would be the
most difficult thing to explain to them
about life today?
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7. Question?
Source:https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/15yaap/if_someone_from_the_1950s_suddenly_appeared_today/
I possess a device, in my pocket, that
is capable of accessing the entirety of
information known to man.
I use it to look at pictures of cats and
get in arguments with strangers.
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8. Smartphone Adoption in the UK
• According to OfCom approx. 66%
of UK adults owned a smartphone
in 2014.
• In 2014 there was an estimated
2.6 billion smartphone users
worldwide with global estimates
set to reach nearly 6.1 billion by
2020.
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9. mHealth utilisation
Researchers are showing that mHealth is an
effective solution for dealing with a number of
chronic illnesses.
Improved monitoring in elderly
care.
Better care of young mental
health patients and increased
patient satisfaction.
Improved patient self-
management of type 2
Diabetes.
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10. Our Solution
An intelligent system utilising mobile
technology and artificial intelligence.
Support tool for patients
Provide better insight and
feedback.
Accurate monitoring for better
treatment.
Data to advance biomedical
research.
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11. Contact Nader Al-Shamma
WWW nadershamma.com
uk.linkedin.com/in/nadershamma
@nadershamma
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12. Images:
[1] http://reddit.com
[2] http://www.statista.com/graphic/5/257051/smartphone-user-penetration-in-the-uk.jpg
[3] https://www.fotolia.com/id/97879174
[4] https://en.fotolia.com/id/71654575
References:
For full list of references available in the conference preceding: “Exploring the Potential
in Utilising Smartphones to Aid in the Treatment and Management of Inflammatory
Bowel Disease”, Nader Al-Shamma and Ali Jwaid, FTC 2016 - Future Technologies
Conference 2016.
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