Event

Great interest in wearable technologies at the eCardiology conference in Berlin

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On 9-10 November, Future Patient was presented at the annual eCardiology conference in Berlin.

It was inspiring to hear some of the worlds experts discuss subjects within innovations in telemonitoring/telerehabilitation of heart failure patients.

Throughout the conference a great interest was shown in wearable technologies for the use of wearables for patient management.

Norway is interested in telerehabilitation

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Wednesday, October 25 2017, the Laboratory for Welfare Technology had a visit from health professionals and IT consultants from Sunnaas Hospital in Norway. Sunnaas Hospital is Norway’s most recognized hospital in rehabilitation. The purpose of the visit was to gain inspiration for how telerehabilitation can be a future service in the Norwegian health care system.

Following the visit at AAU, the Norwegian delegation visited Skive Health House to hear about Future Patient – rehabilitation of heart failure patients.

Guest professor for two months

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We are delighted to have Dr. Marcin who is a Professor and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital, Sacramento in California  as a guest professor for two months this summer. We are collaborating with Dr Marcin through the Transatlantic Telehealth Research Network (TTRN).

Dr. Marcin is currently the director of the Pediatric Telemedicine Program at the UC Davis Center for Health and Technology. In addition to being passionate about his clinical work in the Pediatric ICU, he conducts research in telemedicine and quality of care, particularly as it relates to acutely ill and injured children in rural and underserved Emergency Department. His team’s focus is to improve the care delivered to children throughout Northern California, and how telemedicine and other mobile technologies can be used to have UC Davis Pediatric Specialists virtually at the bedside of any child in need.

OUH Talk

Telemedicine in Pediatrics: Increasing quality and reducing costs (YouTube).

PhD course: Personalized Telehealth, Informatics and Person-centered Technology

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Invitation to PhD course:

Personalized Telehealth, Informatics and Person-centered Technology
– an Interdisciplinary Approach

Time: August 27th – September 1st 2017
Venue: Aalborg University, Denmark

Aims

This course will give a comprehensive introduction to personalized telehealth in an interdisciplinary approach by addressing challenges in future personalized healthcare systems from design of new technologies, data mining and implementation to evaluation of telehealth programs at scale.The learning goals for the students are:

  • To give students an insight into design, testing, implementation and evaluation of personalized telehealth, informatics and patient-centered technology for patients with chronic diseases
  • To give students the possibility to create networks with other PhD students and international researchers within telehealth and health informatics

You can read more about the course in this PDF.

Future Patient at “Folkemødet 2017”

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Researchers from Laboratory for Welfare Technology arrange panel discussions at “Folkemødet 2017”, The People’s Political Festival. The debate will focus on patients’ participation and expectations regarding future welfare technologies.

Two sessions will be held Thursday 15 June 2017 in Sverigesvejs Eventtelt (F21) – in Danish:

“Self-tracking teknologi sætter hjertepatienter i førersædet”
Time: 13:45-14:45

“Sundhedsvæsen, disruption og ny teknologi”
Time: 15:00-16:00