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Involving People in Healthcare Policy and Practice
by Susie GreenThis book explores the link between the ‘corridors of power’ where healthcare policy is made and the hospital, health center or clinic where it is carried out. It encourages and empowers readers to make changes in the public’s involvement at a local level and explains how this impacts positively on organizational culture. A user-friendly book written in a light and easy-to-read style, it combines theoretical arguments with tried and tested practical applications and features contributions from a wide range of experienced professionals. This is essential reading for every member of the healthcare team. It will be of particular interest to patient and public involvement leads as well as patient advice and liaison service workers, healthcare policy makers and shapers, students and patient groups.
Involving Service Users in Health and Social Care Research
by Ian Hulatt Lesley LowesService user involvement in research can range from the extremes of being the subject, to being the initiator or investigator, of a research study. The activity of the professional researcher can also range from being the person undertaking the research, to being a partner with, or mentor to, service users. This broad scope of levels of involvement is reflected in the contributions in this book, both in the research experiences reported and in the writing of the chapters themselves. With contributions coming from a range of service areas including learning disabilities, cancer care, older people and mental illness, chapters look at important research issues such as: strategies for working in true partnership avoiding ‘tokenism’ involving service users at all stages of the research process communication and terminology involving service users of different ages and experience training needs of professionals and service users problems surrounding ‘payment’ for service users other ethical and practical issues. This book is invaluable reading for researchers in health and social care from academic, professional and service user backgrounds.
IoT Applications for Healthcare Systems (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Latif Ladid Falgun Thakkar Rahul K. Kher Chirag Paunwala Heena Kher Mita Paunwala Prasan Kumar SahooThis book discusses communications technologies used in the field of healthcare, including IoT, soft computing, machine learning, big data, augmented reality, and wearable sensors. The book presents various applications that are helpful for research scholars and scientists who are working toward identifying and pinpointing the potential of this technology. The book also helps researchers and practitioners to understand and analyze the e-healthcare architecture through IoT and the state-of-the-art in IoT countermeasures with real-time challenges. Topics of interest include healthcare systems based on advanced development boards, mobile health parameters recording and monitoring systems, remote health / patient monitoring, hospital operations management, abnormality / disease detection by IoT devices, and efficient drug management. The book is relevant to a range of researchers, academics, and practitioners working on the intersection of IoT and healthcare.
IoT Technologies and Wearables for HealthCare: 10th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2023, and 4th EAI International Conference, HealthWear 2023, Bratislava, Slovakia, October 24–26, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #530)
by Ivan Miguel Pires Eftim Zdravevski Venere Ferraro Mario Covarrubias José Manuel Marques Martins de Almeida Norberto Jorge GonçalvesThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2023, and the 4th EAI International Conference, HealthWear 2023, held in Bratislava, Slovakia, during October 24–26, 2023. The 8 full papers and 2 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: IoT Technologies for HealthCare and Wearables in Healthcare.
IoT Technologies and Wearables for HealthCare: 5th EAI International Conference, HealthWear 2024, Virtual Event, December 2–3, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #639)
by Utku Kose Jafar AlzubiThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th EAI International Conference on IoT Technologies and Wearables for HealthCare, HealthWear 2024, Virtual Event, during December 2–3, 2024. The 12 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 39 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Emerging Applications; Analysis Applications; and Cybersecurity.
IoT Technologies for Health Care: 8th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2021, Virtual Event, November 24-26, 2021, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #432)
by Rossitza Goleva Susanna Spinsante Bruno SilvaThis proceedings constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on IoT Technologies for Healthcare, HealthyIoT 2021, held in November 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 17 full papers presented were carefully selected from 40 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on security and privacy - software and application security; human-centered computing - ubiquitous and mobile computing; information systems – information retrieval; applied computing - physical sciences and engineering; applied computing – life and medical sciences.
IoT Technologies for HealthCare: 6th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2019, Braga, Portugal, December 4–6, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #314)
by Rossitza Goleva Nuno M. Garcia Ivan Miguel PiresThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies for HealthCare, HealthyIoT 2019, held in Braga, Portugal, in December 2019. The IoT as a set of existing and emerging technologies, notions and services can provide many solutions to delivery of electronic healthcare, patient care, and medical data management. The 10 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. The papers cover topics such as healthcare information systems, consumer health, health informatics, engineering, telecommunications, mathematics and statistics, life and medical sciences, and cloud computing.
IoT Technologies for HealthCare: 7th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2020, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, December 3, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #360)
by Rossitza Goleva Ivan Miguel Pires Nuno Ricardo da Cruz GarciaThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies for HealthCare, HealthyIoT 2020, held in Viana do Castello, Portugal, in December 2020. Due to Covid-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The IoT as a set of existing and emerging technologies, notions and services can provide many solutions to delivery of electronic healthcare, patient care, and medical data management. The 12 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 27 submissions. The papers are grouped in topics on physical data tracking wearables, applications and systems; psychological data tracking wearables, applications and systems; scenarios and security.
IoT Technologies for HealthCare: 9th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2022, Braga, Portugal, November 16-18, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #456)
by Susanna Spinsante Grazia Iadarola Alessia Paglialonga Federico TramarinThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th EAI International Conference on IoT Technologies for HealthCare, HealthyIoT 2022, which was held in Braga, Portugal, in November 2022.The 11 full papers and 2 invited papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Analysis of Measurement Data in IoT Technologies for Health; and IoT Applications in Research and Clinical Practice.
IoT and AI-Enabled Healthcare Solutions and Intelligent Disease Prediction
by Bhoopesh Singh Bhati Dimple Tiwari Nitesh Singh BhatiThe book presents fundamental to advanced concepts of AI and IoT in healthcare and disease prediction, demonstrating the emerging mechanisms, including machine learning, deep learning, image sensing, and explainable AI models to handle issues in healthcare industries with real-life scenarios. Included chapters are contributed by experienced professionals and academicians who examine severe diseases, applications, models, tools, frameworks, case studies, applications, and best practices in Healthcare. This book integrates the medical domain with AI technology. It covers trending explainable AI, computer vision (CV), and IoT that facilitate automation for healthcare solutions and medical diagnostics. The primary focus on explainable AI uncovers the black box of deep learning and bridges the distance between medical professionals and technologists. IoT in Healthcare: provides a mechanism of image sensing and is helpful in surgical tools.
IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care: 4th IoT Technologies for Health Care, IotCare 2023, Leicester, UK, November 17–18, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #521)
by Zheng Zhang Shuihua WangThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th IoT Technologies for Health Care on IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care, IotCare 2023, held in Leicester, UK, during November 17–18, 2023. The 29 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 93 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Healthcare Technologies and Innovations; Educational Technologies and Teaching Resources; Internet of Things (IoT) Applications and Systems; IoT and Automation Systems; Medical Research and Analysis.
IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care: Second EAI International Conference, IoTCare 2021, Virtual Event, October 18-19, 2021, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #414)
by Yuan Xu Zheng Zhang Shuihua WangThis two-volume set of LNICST 414 and 415 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care, IoTCARE 2021, which took place in October 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 79 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 165 submissions. The papers are arranged thematically as follows: Integrating healthcare with IoT; Information fusion for the devices of IoT; AI-based internet of medical things.
IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care: Second EAI International Conference, IoTCare 2021, Virtual Event, October 18-19, 2021, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #415)
by Yuan Xu Zheng Zhang Shuihua WangThis two-volume set of LNICST 414 and 415 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care, IoTCARE 2021, which took place in October 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 79 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 165 submissions. The papers are arranged thematically as follows: Integrating healthcare with IoT; Information fusion for the devices of IoT; AI-based internet of medical things.
IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care: Third EAI International Conference, IoTCare 2022, Virtual Event, December 12-13, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #501)
by Shuihua WangThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third EAI International Conference on IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care, IotCARE 2022, which took place virtually during December 12-13, 2022.The 23 papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions. The papers are present newest results in big data technologies for e-health and for e-care. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: big data technologies for e-health; and big data technologies for e-care.
IoT and ICT for Healthcare Applications (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Nishu Gupta Sara PaivaThis book provides an insight on the importance that Internet of Things (IoT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions can have in taking care of people's health. Key features of this book present the recent and emerging developments in various specializations in curing health problems and finding their solutions by incorporating IoT and ICT. This book presents useful IoT and ICT applications and architectures that cater to their improved healthcare requirements. Topics include in-home healthcare services based on the Internet-of-Things; RFID technology for IoT based personal healthcare; Real-time reporting and monitoring; Interfacing devices to IoT; Smart medical services; Embedded gateway configuration (EGC); Health monitoring infrastructure; and more.Features a number of practical solutions and applications of IoT and ICT on healthcare;Includes application domains such as communication technology and electronic materials and devices;Applies to researchers, academics, students, and practitioners around the world.
IoT and Low-Power Wireless: Circuits, Architectures, and Techniques (Devices, Circuits, and Systems)
by Christopher SiuThe book offers unique insight into the modern world of wireless communication that included 5G generation, implementation in Internet of Things (IoT), and emerging biomedical applications. To meet different design requirements, gaining perspective on systems is important. Written by international experts in industry and academia, the intended audience is practicing engineers with some electronics background. It presents the latest research and practices in wireless communication, as industry prepares for the next evolution towards a trillion interconnected devices. The text further explains how modern RF wireless systems may handle such a large number of wireless devices. <li>Covers modern wireless technologies (5G, IoT), and emerging biomedical applications <li>Discusses novel RF systems, CMOS low power circuit implementation, antennae arrays, circuits for medical imaging, and many other emerging technologies in wireless co-space. <li>Written by a mixture of top industrial experts and key academic professors.
IoT and ML for Information Management: A Smart Healthcare Perspective (Studies in Computational Intelligence #1169)
by Suyel NamasudraThis book discusses the roles of the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning (ML) in smart health care, including the integration of cloud computing with IoT and ML for managing healthcare data. It presents the fundamentals and many applications of IoT and ML in different areas of smart health care. It deliberates upon security and privacy issues, including trust concerns about smart healthcare systems based on IoT and ML algorithms. This book is concluded by discussing challenges and future work directions in smart health care using IoT and ML, and it serves as a reference resource for researchers and practitioners in academia and industry.
IoT in Healthcare and Ambient Assisted Living (Studies in Computational Intelligence #933)
by Akash Kumar Bhoi Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque Gonçalo Marques Hareesha K. S.This book presents the state of the art of Internet of Things (IoT) from the perspective of healthcare and Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). It discusses the emerging technologies in healthcare services used for healthcare professionals and patients for enhanced living environments and public health. The topics covered in this book include emerging eHealth IoT applications, Internet of Medical Things, health sensors, and wearable sensors for pervasive and personalized healthcare, and smart homes applications for enhanced health and well-being. The book also presents various ideas for the design and development of IoT solutions for healthcare and AAL. It will be useful for bioengineers and professionals working in the areas of healthcare as well as health informatics.
IoT-enabled Smart Healthcare Systems, Services and Applications
by Neeraj Kumar Shalli Rani Maheswar Rajagopal Syed Hassan Ahmed Shah>IoT-Enabled Smart Healthcare Systems, Services and Applications Explore the latest healthcare applications of cutting-edge technologies In IoT-Enabled Smart Healthcare Systems, Services and Applications, an accomplished team of researchers delivers an insightful and comprehensive exploration of the roles played by cutting-edge technologies in modern healthcare delivery. The distinguished editors have included resources from a diverse array of learned experts in the field that combine to create a broad examination of a rapidly developing field. With a particular focus on Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, readers will discover how new technologies are impacting healthcare applications from remote monitoring systems to entire healthcare delivery methodologies. After an introduction to the role of emerging technologies in smart health care, this volume includes treatments of ICN-Fog computing, edge computing, security and privacy, IoT architecture, vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs), and patient surveillance systems, all in the context of healthcare delivery. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to ICN-Fog computing for IoT based healthcare, including its architecture and challenges Comprehensive explorations of Internet of Things enabled software defined networking for edge computing in healthcare Practical discussions of a review of e-healthcare systems in India and Thailand, as well as the security and privacy issues that arise through the use of smart healthcare systems using Internet of Things devices In-depth examinations of the architecture and applications of an Internet of Things based healthcare system Perfect for healthcare practitioners and allied health professionals, hospital administrators, and technology professionals, IoT-Enabled Smart Healthcare Systems, Services and Applications is an indispensable addition to the libraries of healthcare regulators and policymakers seeking a one-stop resource that explains cutting-edge technologies in modern healthcare.
Ioachim's Lymph Node Pathology
by L Jeffrey MedeirosFully revised and up- to- date, Ioachim's Lymph Node Pathology, 5th Edition, offers valuable guidance in the diagnostic interpretation of lymph node biopsies. Continuing the tradition of excellence established by Dr. Harry L. Ioachim, Dr. L. Jeffrey Medeiros of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers a comprehensive, clinically useful approach to all the various nonmalignant lesions, lymphomas, other neoplasms, and metastatic tumors in lymph nodes. Discussion of each pathologic entity includes definition, clinical syndrome, histopathology, immunopathology, molecular genetic findings, and differential diagnosis. In addition, chapters have a useful checklist for each entity.
Iodine Deficiency Disorders and Their Elimination
by Elizabeth N. PearceThis volume summarizes the current understanding of the effects of severe and mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency as well as iodine excess. It also discusses best practices for salt iodization, the mainstay of global IDD prevention efforts, and other forms of food fortification. The effectiveness of iodine supplementation for vulnerable populations, an evolving strategy in many regions, is also described. Iodine is an essential micronutrient and an integral component of the thyroid hormones, which are required for normal growth and development. The iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) encompass a spectrum of adverse health effects including goiter, cretinism, hypothyroidism, growth retardation, and increased pregnancy loss and infant mortality. Thyroid hormone is particularly crucial for neurodevelopment in early life. Insufficient maternal iodine intake during pregnancy may result in neurological and cognitive deficits in children. Salt iodization and other preventive strategies have substantially improved iodine nutrition worldwide. Consequently, severely iodine-deficient regions are uncommon at present and public health concern has shifted toward mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency. Despite gains, however, IDD is still considered the leading preventable cause of intellectual impairment worldwide. Excessive iodine intake can cause alterations in thyroid function in susceptible individuals; defining safe upper levels for chronic iodine intake has been challenging. Low-level environmental exposure to chemicals such as perchlorate and thiocyanate which competitively block thyroidal iodine uptake appears to be ubiquitous worldwide. There has been recent concern that such environmental exposures might pose a health hazard by inducing or aggravating underlying thyroid dysfunction. This up-to-date volume explores both the effects of iodine deficiency as well as the best strategies for prevention.
Iodine Labeled Plasma Proteins (Routledge Revivals #1)
by Erwin RegoecziFirst Published in 1984, this book offers comprehensive insight into iodine labelled proteins in the blood. Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes, diagrams, and references this book serves as a useful reference for students of hematology and other practitioners in their respective fields.
Iodine Made Simple
by Tatsuo KaihoIodine Made Simple is a unique volume that explains the basic properties of iodine as well as the products and technology using it. Included are eight sections: What Is Iodine?, Iodine around Us, Iodine That Sustains Electronic and Information Materials, Using Iodine for Analysis, Innovative Industrial Technology Starts with Iodine, Iodine Is Needed to Maintain Health, Iodine for Vegetable Production and Livestock Breeding, and Next-Generation Technology Starts with Iodine. As the importance of iodine in many facets of everyday life continues to grow, this book provides valuable information for the scientifically literate public and undergraduate university students interested in this field.
Iodotrifluoromethane: Toxicity Review
by Subcommittee on IodotrifluoromethaneThe U.S. military is considering using a compound called iodotrifluoromethane (CF3I) for fire suppression to replace previously-used compounds (halons) that are being phased out because they deplete the ozone layer. This report reviews available toxicological data on CF3I and evaluates the scientific basis of the U.S. Army's proposed exposure limit of 2,000 parts per million (ppm). The report recommends that CF3I be used for fire suppression in normally unoccupied spaces because of its potential to cause cardiac sensitization in test animals. The report also recommends that further genotoxicity testing be conducted (testing for changes in genetic material), and that CF3I be assessed for its potential to cause cancer. Should the Army decide to use CF3I, information should be collected and evaluated on how much of the chemical or any of its degradation products might be released and how often.
Ion Channel Localization
by Colin G. Nichols Anatoli LopatinExperienced researchers at the cutting-edge of their fields describe how to use current and developing technologies to determine the exact location of ion channels and receptors in cells and cell membranes. With emphasis on techniques employing the unique properties of these proteins, the core topics of the book include all the major pharmacological tools for ion channel determination. Also covered are fluorescent and radioligand assays, exciting new visualization methods employing green fluorescent protein (GFP), and novel assays based on the functional properties of ion channels and receptors, as well as rapidly developing atomic force microscopy methodologies. Comprehensive and rich in practical detail, Ion Channel Localization Methods and Protocols brings together in a single volume detailed reviews of all the major techniques-both currently in use and in development-for localizing ion channels and receptors in cells, tissues, and organisms.