UBC + SFU UAEM
Checking out the phone oximeter
Dr. Walter Karlen, a postdoc with UBC's Electrical & Computer Engineering in Medicine research group,
gave UAEM a hands-on tour of the Phone Oximeter and discussed how this technology could be widely distributed to LMIC.
From the project's website (www.phoneoximeter.org/):
"Pairing pulse oximeters with mobile phones will catapult pulse oximetry from the hospital into non-hospital settings. The inherent computing power of the mobile phone, its peripheral resources (LCD display; audio, serial and USB connectivity), battery power and everyday availability offer the opportunity to create a low-cost stand alone device that can be used by non-specialist healthcare workers and even patients at home. Real-time wireless communication of results to specialists offers another distinct advantage over traditional pulse oximeters. We are developing just such as intelligent mobile device, the Phone Oximeter. Some of the potential applications we are exploring are:
-Monitoring anesthesia in the developing world
-Respiratory disease management in our communities"
Further info:
Phone Oximeter karaoke intro video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh7aW1__HdA
Dr. Walter Karlen Grand Challenges Canada Rising Stars in Global Health application video:
applications.grandchallenges.ca/viewVideo/28735E6AA1EA22F...
Checking out the phone oximeter
Dr. Walter Karlen, a postdoc with UBC's Electrical & Computer Engineering in Medicine research group,
gave UAEM a hands-on tour of the Phone Oximeter and discussed how this technology could be widely distributed to LMIC.
From the project's website (www.phoneoximeter.org/):
"Pairing pulse oximeters with mobile phones will catapult pulse oximetry from the hospital into non-hospital settings. The inherent computing power of the mobile phone, its peripheral resources (LCD display; audio, serial and USB connectivity), battery power and everyday availability offer the opportunity to create a low-cost stand alone device that can be used by non-specialist healthcare workers and even patients at home. Real-time wireless communication of results to specialists offers another distinct advantage over traditional pulse oximeters. We are developing just such as intelligent mobile device, the Phone Oximeter. Some of the potential applications we are exploring are:
-Monitoring anesthesia in the developing world
-Respiratory disease management in our communities"
Further info:
Phone Oximeter karaoke intro video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh7aW1__HdA
Dr. Walter Karlen Grand Challenges Canada Rising Stars in Global Health application video:
applications.grandchallenges.ca/viewVideo/28735E6AA1EA22F...