Driven by the ubiquitous smartphone technology, digital health is argu-
ably the fastest growing application area for sensors in healthcare. Many
hundreds of apps have been developed and are readily available, but the
market has not yet rationalised those which make a worthwhile contribution
to health and well being, from the trivial.
SiM14 Program in Digital Health
Chaired by
: Prof. Chris Van Hoof, imec and the University of Leuven
Improving patient outcomes through digital health
Don Cowling, Proteus Digital Health
Towards smartphone-connected diagnostics for infectious
diseases
Prof. Rachel McKendry, University College London
Practical applications of wearable sensors in clinical re-
search: expectations and challenges
Prof. Michael Marschollek, Peter L. Reichertz Institute for
Medical
Informatics
Sensor adaptation for continuous in body and on body monitoring
Prof. Panaj Vadgama, Queen Mary, University of London
Printed sensors for the healthcare sector
Dr. Laura Lopez, CETEMMSA
Sensor development for medical applications: teaching old technology new
tricks
Dr. Christopher Dawson,The Technology Partnership
Digital Health
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