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Category: Health Care Research / Mobile Health
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"Game On" Against Cancer
Pam Omidyar, Founder and Board Chair, HopeLab
Developed by HopeLab, the video game, "Re-Mission", helps youths and adolescents battling cancer become more compliant with their treatments. Research suggests the game improves awareness and efficacy towards cancer, and an increased likelihood of self-care. (full abstract)
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A Novel System for Electronically Confirming Adherence to Tuberculosis Therapy
Kit Yee Au-Yeung, PhD, Senior Clinical Scientist, Proteus Biomedical, Inc.
Poor adherence during oral tuberculosis treatment leads to treatment failure and drug-resistance. Directly observed therapy (DOT) confirms therapy, but is resource-intensive and time-consuming. Proteus Biomedical uses an edible sensor and small detector worn on the torso as a novel approach to improve outcomes. (full abstract)
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A Simple mhealth tool for tracking symptoms
Natasha Gajewski, Founder, Self Health Mobile
A smartphone-based method of tracking and reporting chronic disease symptoms between office visits. (full abstract)
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Adapting a smartphone to diagnose cataracts
Vitor F Pamplona, MIT Media Lab
Ankit Mohan
Manuel M Oliveira
Oliveira Raskar
Cataracts are the world’s leading cause of blindness. CATRA uses a snap-on eyepiece and a smartphone to provide an inexpensive and efficient method of diagnosing the eye disease. (full abstract)
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Aero Ear Curette
AeroLib
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Affordable Point of Care, HIV-1 Test for Infants
Sujit Jangam, GraduateSstudent, Northwestern University
Infant testing in rural village is expensive and time-consuming. This point -of-care test developed at Northwestern University analyzes the blood with a device that can be powered by a car battery. (full abstract)
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An "ex-CELL-ent" Ultrasound Device
David Zar, Chief Technology Officer, Mobisante
Mobisante develops a smartphone that can serve as an ultrasound scanner. It stores information, sends images to hospitals for diagnosis, and employs a touch-screen interface (full abstract)
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Blocking Innate Immune Receptors: Possible Approach for Chronic Inflammation Treatment
Deena H. Elsori, College of Arts and Sciences, Abu Dhabi University
Valentin Yakubenko, Department of Cell Biology, Cleveland Clinic
Ashish Bhattacharjee, Department of Cell Biology, Cleveland Clinic
Martha K. Cathcart, Ph.D., Department of Cell Biology, Cleveland Clinic
One macrophage activation pathway that is believed to contribute to the pathology of chronic inflammation is the production of superoxide anion via the NADPH oxidase enzyme complex. (full abstract)
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Care Management Organization, U.S. –Tele-monitoring Solutions Raise Quality, Lowers Cost.
, International Partnership for Innovative Health Ca
The elderly population has a high incidence of expensive chronic illness which requires daily management with the help of remote technologies. Care management organization monitors the chronically ill and elderly. The cost care for each patient is reduced by 35%. This enables the patients to remain healthy and are given better quality of life with fewer trips to the hospital. (full abstract)
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Consumer Reports Hospital Ratings: Launching Consumer Reports Mobile Health Applications
Tara Montgomery, Director, Consumer Reports Health
Consumer Reports Health is releasing its first mobile health app for iPhone and iPad, allowing consumers mobile access to its hospital ratings. This follows the launch of a portfolio of Consumer Reports apps developed for iPhone users, including CR Mobile Shopper. (full abstract)
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Disposable Stethoscope Protection
AeroLib
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Effectiveness of a wireless intervention program for pain and symptom monitoring in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease.
Miya Villanueva, UCLA School of Nursing
Dr. Eufemia Jacob
This study examines how the use of a smartphone to access an electronic diary can aid youths in reporting pain and symptoms from sickle cell disease (SCD). (full abstract)
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Engaging Undergraduates to Solve Global Health Challenges: A New Approach Based on Bioengineering Design
Yvette Mirabal, Rice 360
Students learn to solve real global health challenges using engineering design process. They find solutions for real world international health challenges such as new technologies that reference both social and scientific issues. An example of the past projects are the diagnostics lab in a backpack, low power medicine refrigeration, warming crib, and the portable low-power pulse ox meter. (full abstract)
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Faster reporting, reducing errors, and creating a community record: Improving OVC programming with mobile reporting.
, Catholic Relief Services
From 2004 to 2010, there was 37,749 vulnerable children, who were provided efficient services because of the improved data collection through mobile phones versus the standard pen and paper method. This is used a tool to collect and transmit beneficiary data to a server accessible using a web interface. (full abstract)
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FMIA: A Rapid, Multiplexed, High-throughput Membrane Immunoassay for Serodiagnosis of Febrile Illnesses for Low Resource Settings
Sujutha Ramachandran, University of Washington
A platform to detect typhoid fever. Diseases such as malaria, dengue, measles, spotted fever, and typhoid share similar, overlapping symptoms, which need immediate diagnosis. This is a cost effective multiplexed assay alternative to ELISA testing in low resource settings. The results can be quantified using a scanner or webcam. (full abstract)
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Focused Impedance Method (FIM): An innovative simple electrical measurement system with potential in psychological study and in diagnosis
University of Dhaka
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Harnessing the power of human milk to fight infectious diarrhea in infants, travelers
John McCoy, Chief Scientific Officer, Gylcosyn, Inc.
Worldwide, infectious diarrhea is responsible for approximately 20 percent of all mortality in children under the age of 5, and for an estimated 2 million deaths annually. In addition to directly causing illness and death, diarrhea contributes to mortality from other diseases in children, including malnutrition and malaria. Through utilizing the properties human milk, Gylcosyn is developing additives that can save lives and improve health for millions around the globe. (full abstract)
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House Visits in an Emerging Economy
Kevin Devasia, Apollo Hospitals
With the use of web cam enabled laptop, wireless internet data, and dedicated telemedicine software, a teleconsultant interacts with patients from the comfort of their home through video conference. The advantages are that it is patient friendly, economical, time saving, and the avoidance of any physical discomfort that would normally occur from traveling. (full abstract)
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Imperial College of London takes on global health innovation
Lord Ara Darzi of Denham KBE, Chairman, Institute of Global Health Innovation
With two centre's and six forums dedicated to improving global health care, the Institute for Global Health Innovation looks to make its mark on the world in areas such as maternal and child health and infectious disease.
Author: Lord Ara Darzi of Denham KBE; Chairman, Institute
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IPOD: a community-based rehabilitation program for leprosy cases in India
Farhad Ali, IPE GLOBAL
Integrated Prevention of Disability (IPOD) is as an approach for community-based rehabilitation of people affected by leprosy and filariasis. It involves government, community and family to not only improve the health of the disease-affected, but also provide economic opportunities upon their recovery. (full abstract)
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Lens-less Microscopy on a Cell-phone
Aydogan Ozcan, UCLA
A new telemedicine microscopy platform that is cost effective and light weight alternative to conventional microscopes. This operates based on digital holography. It is a light-source and optic electric sensor array recording with lens free holograms of micro objects, without using lenses, lasers, or other bulky optical mechanical components. (full abstract)
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Locally developed telemedicine equipment
University of Dhaka
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Mobile Health Information
, MDHIL
Create and distribute healthcare knowledge to Indian consumers through the convenient access of text messaging, mobile web browser, and interactive digital content. Many Indians do not have creditable health care information. Doctors are too expensive and unavailable. This service provides useful health prevention, wellness, reproductive health, and chronic disease information. (full abstract)
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Mobile Phone Health Interventions Research
Robyn Whittaker, University of Auckland
Text messaging smoking cessation based on motivation, goal setting, identifying trigger cues, help on demand, and quit buddies. Stub it is a video messaging smoking cessation intervention that uses social cognition theory and observational learning. (full abstract)
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Multiplying local doctors' capacity to prevent illness
Anne Roos-Weil, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Pesinet
Seventy percent of girls and women in Kenya cannot afford sanitary pads which retail at USD1.02 per packet. During menstruation, they use unhygienic means like old mattresses, traditional leaves and papers, which expose them to infection. Girls are also unable to attend school during their periods. Binti Africa Foundation (BAF) produces affordable sanitary pads which retail at less than $ 1 US per packet for low income, mostly rural populations. Binti sanitary pads have been designed with breathable materials, and hinge around the traditional concept of baby’s napkins. Pads are produced in rural villages by women who, due to the gender burden, are unable to get out of the home to work in income generating activities. Producing the pads in the village setting therefore gives them a chance to improve their income, and creates ownership, which ensures sustainability. Over the past year, Binti sanitary pads have enabled 50% of rural girls in select schools. (full abstract)
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Online One Stop Complete Health Care Solutions
Pawan K Ghai, Mags Healthcare
India’s First Online One Stop Complete Healthcare Solutions, a web based connection exchange, where multiple healthcare stake holders are connected to each other to provide the convenience of Door Step like Services to the Patients from the Point of Care in an eco-friendly environment. (full abstract)
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Open Source Telemedicine
Leo Anthony Celi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Moca has created a mobile system allowing medical data (text, images, audio, ultrasound, x-rays) collected by a rural health worker to be transmitted via cell phone to a remote medical specialist for diagnosis, and for incorporation into an electronic medical records. (full abstract)
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Operation ASHA: Using Biometrics to Prevent MDR TB
Shelly Batra, Operation Asha
Biometric monitoring medication delivery and represents a high impact intervention for vulnerable patients suffering from the global emergency of Tuberculosis. It is difficult for patients to travel to the health centre’s and clinics when a lot of time and money is spent accessing medicine. The finger print reader reports to the network computer, then the low cell phone, SMS server. Finally, ending at the database where it is visual for doctors. (full abstract)
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Pediatric Diabetes Ocular Telemedicine Program, Caracas, Venezuela
Paolo S. Silva, MD, Kristin M. Hock, BS, Morella M. Grossmann, Jerry D. Cavallerano, OD PhD, Jennifer K. Sun, MD MPH, Lloyd M. Aiello, MD, Lloyd P. Aiello, MD, PhD, Joslin Vision Network Venezuela Team
An initiative in Caracas, Venezuela by the Joslin Vision Network demonstrates the value of a tele-health program to diagnose damage to the retina caused by diabetes and develop preventative treatment. (full abstract)
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Providing a world class education to anyone, anywhere, for free
Salman Khan, Founder, Executive Director, and Faculty
A free online collection of more than 2,000 videos on mathematics, science, and functioning of the marketplace. (full abstract)
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RemoteID: an anonymous, confidential collection and testing methods for HIV
Brooke Wurst, Executive Director, The Triad Trust
RemoteID is a cost-effective, electricity independent remote information tracking and testing technology that enables health workers and educators to capture, upload, retrieve, and aggregate data from remote locations. (full abstract)
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Study of PDA and smartphone adoption rates at King Saud Medical Complex ( KSMC) Hospitals
Deena M Barakah
In light of the importance of successfully using PDA and Smartphone devices worldwide, well-designed research studies are thus, needed to seek information on PDA and smart phones use patterns in local Saudi hospitals. (full abstract)
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Tech, High Touch Genetics a Model Practice Empowering Consumers
David Nixon, Informed Medical Decisions
A clinical genetics service delivery model to employ telephone and web based delivery that overcomes traditional barriers. This empower consumers to partner with their physicians and take control of medical management. It will improve member care and genetic testing cost management. (full abstract)
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The benefits of a paper-based diagnostic tool for HIV detection
Whitesides Research Group, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Through the use of specially-designed paper, the Whitesides Research group is developing a low-cost diagnostic tool that can be used for disease detection – such as HIV, not only in developing countries, but also for military and humanitarian operations where high throughput, low volumes of sample, low cost and robustness are important. (full abstract)
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The CD4 Initiative: Developing Point of Care Tests for CD4 for Use in Resource-Poor Countries
Steven Reid, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London
CD4 tests are important for determining when to initiative specific treatments for AIDS/HIV patients. As traditional testing in complex and expensive – especially in developing countries - the CD4 Initiative uses a point-of-care technology that is low-cost and can be completed in less than 10 minutes. (full abstract)
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The effects of altering discharge policies on alternate level of patient care flow
University of Toronto
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The Family Van: Health Care on the Move Through Mobile Clinics
Jennifer Bennet, Executive Director, Harvard Medical School, The Family Van
Using nontraditional health care, with web-portals and mobile clinics, more people can access health care and prevent diseases. (full abstract)
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The Leveraged Freedom Chair: A Developing Country Wheelchair
Amos Winter, PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The rugged terrain in developing countries that lack sufficient roadway infrastructure makes it difficult for the use of traditional wheelchairs. The Leveraged Freedom Chair is made from spare bicycle parts, is cost-efficient and can be put to use where the sidewalks end. (full abstract)
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The Rhythm Pad Driving Change in AF Detection
Chris Crockford, Cardiocity
A simple screening device similar to a large mouse pad. Within 90 seconds, a simple screening can be done to provide assurance to the patient regarding their current heart performance. This is an ideal system for telehealth cardiac monitoring because of the simple way to analyze cardiac performance, and to predict future heart concerns. (full abstract)
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The Use of Electronic Health Records in Private Medical Practices
Park Point University
Only about 15 percent of U.S. physicians use electronic health records to manage patients health information. See why researchers at Park Point University think there is a need to expand the practice. (full abstract)
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Use of Cell Phone Technology for Improving Outcome
Patricia Hibberd, Massachusetts General Hospital
Approximately 80% of data errors have been resolved by cell phone communications. Use of cell phone technology is an important key to conduct a high quality, cost effective, data collection in large populations based on clustered randomized trials. This empowers pregnant women and health care providers with information, support, and access to higher levels of care. (full abstract)
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Use of Mobile Telemedicine for Cevical Cancer Screening
Kelly Quinley, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
This study indicates mobile telemedicine may be useful in improving access of women in remote areas to cervical cancer screening utilizing the VIA ‘see-and-treat’ method. (full abstract)
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Using Cell Phones to Fight Polio
Meghan Cagley, Program Officer, DataDyne
The Ministry of Health in Kenya used EpiSurveyor Mobile to monitor teams responding to a wild poliovirus outbreak in the Turkana North district. For the first time, supervisors and field staff were able to manage the complexity of the campaign with real time data from the field. (full abstract)
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Wound Care Across the Continuum
Laure Stasik, Clinical Director, Innovative Outcomes I
Innovative outcomes has a unique method of improving care of chronic wounds by assigning a case coordinator to patients entering the wound care system. The care coordinator serves as the point of contact for the health care team, following evidenced-based pathways and communicate with the patient and the team as the patient moves through treatment. (full abstract)
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