Ubiquitous Healthcare for environmentally linked disease syndromic surveillance

Hong, G.Y., Fong, A.C.M. and Fong, B. (2011) Ubiquitous Healthcare for environmentally linked disease syndromic surveillance. In: 13th IEEE International Conference on e-Health Networking Applications and Services (Healthcom), Columbia, MO, 13-15 June 2011, pp. 78-81. (doi: 10.1109/HEALTH.2011.6026791)

Abstract

Ubiquitous Healthcare utilizes an array of small low-power environmental sensors for prognosis and diagnosis of health degradation. By focusing on condition-based monitoring of patient behavior and the ambient environment assessment, this paper presents a framework for syndromic surveillance of chronic disease with an emphasis on asthma and control using ubiquitous telemedicine solution. This allows regulation of indoor air quality for a healthy living environment for active prevention and provides a framework for automatic update of electronic patient record. Upon detection of any abnormality, the system can also trigger an alert for immediate medical attention to be provided.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Additional Information: Print ISBN: 9781612846958 ; e-ISBN: 9781612846965
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Fong, Dr Alvis Cheuk Min
• Authors: Hong, G.Y., Fong, A.C.M., and Fong, B.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science