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mHealth and Medical Devices Convergence
THE STATE OF PLAY
Adesina Iluyemi Adesina.iluyemi_at_port.ac.uk http//
uk.linkedin.com/in/adesina 13.04.2011 WWRF 26
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mHealth Definition

• mHealth as a technology and practice is plural,
  contested and constantly debated and evolving.
• Emerging Ecosystem Cuts across Established
• Telemedicine
• Telehealth
• Telecare
• eHealth/EHR
• Technically
• Connected Mobile, Portable, Medical Devices
  Sensors
• Over Wireless, Mobile, Fixed Telecom
• In different Settings Contexts

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Global Trends

• Technological Changes
• Mobile Broadband- 3G, LTE
• Devices- Smartphones, Tablet PCs, M2M
• eHealth Revolution
• Epidemiological Shift
• Chronic Diseases
• Pandemics
• Climate Change/Natural Disasters
• -Demographical shift
• Aging Population
• Geo-economic shift
• Rise of the East (Emerging Markets)
• Western Credit Crunch
• Health System Cost Escalation

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Medicine Mobile Technological Leaps

• 1973-1992 2 decades of Technological Tardiness
• 1992-2012 A decade of Technological
  Acceleration
• Mobile Phone-Smartphone Transition
• Mobile Broadband Infrastructure

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Individualization of Care

• Co-Drivers
• Biomedicine
• Genetics/Proteomics
• Diagnostics
• Bioengineering
• mHealth

• Co-Drivers
• Biomedicine
• Genetics/Proteomics
• Diagnostics
• Bioengineering
• mHealth

• 4Ps Concept
• Personalization
• Prediction
• Prevention
• Participation

• 4Ps Concept
• Personalization
• Prediction
• Prevention
• Participation

• 4Ps Concept
• Personalization
• Prediction
• Prevention
• Participation

• 4Ps Concept
• Personalization
• Prediction
• Prevention
• Participation

• 4Ps Concept
• Personalization
• Prediction
• Prevention
• Participation

• Ambient Care
• Home
• Community
• Workplace
• Travel
• Remote

• Ambient Care
• Home
• Community
• Workplace
• Travel
• Remote

• Ambient Care
• Home
• Community
• Workplace
• Travel
• Remote

• Ambient Care
• Hospitals
• Home
• Community
• Workplace
• Travel
• Remote

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Mobile Telemedicine

1. Wellness
2. Assisted Living
3. Medicine Compliance
4. Remote Monitoring
5. Remote Care

GSMA
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Ecosystem

• Mobile Operators
• Pharmaceuticals
• Mobile Equipments/Handset OEMs
• Medical Devices
• Software/Web services
• Hospitals/Healthcare Providers
• Research/Academia
• Entrepreneurs
• Health Insurance
• Patients/Citizens/Consumers
• Regulators

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Emerging Ecosystem
GSMA/PA Consulting

• Dedicated or Embedded Device?
• Telecom Network
• Data Transmission

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Industry Barrier Global Regulation
GSMA/PA Consulting
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Mobile Medical Renaissance

• Teleradiology
• Remote Imaging
• Laboratory Detection
• Clinical Diagnosis
• Rural Healthcare
• Emergency Medicine
• Pandemics
• Epidemics
• Point of Care Diagnostics

OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW-COST INOVATIONS IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
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Medical Innovations 1

• Medical Devices/Mobile Microscopy e.g LUCAS,
  CellScope
• Assistive Technology
• e.g NETRA for remote eye examination
• Mobile EHR e.g mGEOs with geotagging and
  web-interface

UCLA 2009
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Medical Innovation 2

• Mobile Telemedicine e.g Click Diagnostics for
  skin oral lesions and cervical screening in
  Botswana
• Real Patient Monitoring e.g A pilot with a
  Private Hospital in Nigeria
• Medical Apps e.g Moodle4iPhone pilots using
  Android iPhonein Peru

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Introducing MoDiSe

• MISSION Collaborate with private sector
  innovators / biotechnology researchers and local
  entrepreneurs to facilitate the development of
  Point of Care tools to prevent, diagnose and
  treat neglected diseases in the developing world.
• www.modise.org
• Non-for-Profit Organization in Canada

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MoDiSe Our Strategy
Mobile Diagnostics for Global Health
http//www.modise.org
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MoDiSe Our Concept
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Work in Progress
Concept 1
Concept 2
Plastic / Glass / Silicon Polymer
Chip
Paper
Standardized Platform
Reader
Reader
Mobile Device
Mobile Device
Standardized Interface
Cloud
Cloud
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Research Human

• TRUST
• Intermediation
• Tele-presence
• Time-Criticality
• Data Integrity
• Accuracy
• Feedback

• USUABILITY
• Independence
• Convenience
• Engagement
• Mobility
• Portability
• Privacy (Confidentiality)

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Research Technology

• Connectivity
• Security
• Architecture
• Transmission
• Computational Ability
• Faster Processor
• Bigger Memory
• Interface
• High Definition
• Touch input
• Intuition

• Hardware
• SIM-Card
• Optics
• Camera/ Lens
• Sensors
• Readers
• Software
• Imaging
• Bio-monitoring
• Videoconferencing
• Bio-Intelligence

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Parting Words

• Opportunity for Research in this Exciting
  interface between Mobile Technology and Medical
  Diagnosis and Therapy
• At MoDiSe we look for Research Partners
• adesina_at_modise.org
• GSMA-mHealth Alliance June 2011, South Africa
• Mobile Healthcare Industry Nov. 2011, London, UK

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Acknowledgements

• University of Portsmouth
• Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF)