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Introduction of (UT-CTIT/BMTi)

Remote Monitoring & Treatment group

Richard BultsIng Widya

Hermie Hermens

Enschede, September 6-7, 2007

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Introduction RM&T

• RM&T – Remote Monitoring & remotely supervised Treatment– Expertise

– Participating staff• Prof. dr. ir. Hermie Hermens• Dr. ir Ing Widya• Ir. Ing. Richard Bults

• Contributions to MyoTel

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Focus of RMT group

• To research, develop and evaluate innovative mobile health care applications

• By combining Biomedical Engineering with Information and Communication Technology

• Focused on remote monitoring and remotely supervised training/treatment

• Initially focused on “Rehabilitation”

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RMT: Mobile end-to-end Health Services 24/7

DatabasesDatabases

BAN: sensing &Feedback

Technical support

TreatmentSupport

M-Health platform Decision Support

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Expertise RMT

– The MobiHealth project (IST; 2002-2004)• To demonstrate the use of wireless communication in

health applications• Combining different BANs and wireless communication

to create M-Health platform• Tested with different wireless communication (GPRS,

UMTS, WLAN, bluetooth)• Feasibility tested in nine trials in 4 countries (pregn.,

cardio, COPD)

CTIT APS, ASNA

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GPRS / UMTS / WiFi

IntraNet

PC

Internet

m-Health Call centre Health ProfessionalsPatients

BAN (Body Area Network)

M-Health portal

biosignals

ASNA 2004

The Mobihealth platform

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Expertise RMT(2)

– Health Service 24 (eTEN)• Further BAN development, • Improving stability of the platform• Market validation; Preparation for commercialisation

– Freeband Awareness (BSIK)• Context aware M-Health services• Dynamic distribution of resources• Distributed intelligence• Personalised, health status related feedback • Monitoring and Treatment focus

CTIT ASNA

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RMT: Mobile Health Services

DatabasesDatabases

BAN: sensing &Feedback

Technical support

TreatmentSupport

M-Health platform Decision Support

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RMT/RRD: role in Myotel (1)

DatabasesDatabases

BAN: sensing &Feedback

Technical support

TreatmentSupport

M-Health platform Decision Support

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RMT: role in Myotel (2)

DatabasesDatabases

BAN: sensing &Feedback

Technical support

TreatmentSupport

M-Health platform Decision Support

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RMT: role in Myotel (3)

DatabasesDatabases

BAN: sensing &Feedback

Technical support

TreatmentSupport

M-Health platform Decision Support

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RMT/RRD: role in Myotel

DatabasesDatabases

BAN: sensing &Feedback

Technical support

TreatmentSupport

M-Health platform Decision Support

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Myotel

A challenging project

Requiring close collaboration of a very multidisciplinary team

Looking forward to a fruitfull and excellent collaboration