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This book provides a pioneering approach to modeling the human diabetic patient using a software agent. It is based on two MASc (Master of Applied Science) theses: one looking at the evolution of the patient agent in time, and another looking the interaction of the patient agent with the healthcare system. It shows that the software agent evolves in a manner analogous to the human patient and exhibits typical attributes of the illness such as reacting to food consumption, medications, and activity. This agent model can be used in a number of different ways, including as a prototype for a specific human patient with the purpose of helping to identify when that patient’s condition deviates from normal variations. The software agent can also be used to study the interaction between the human patient and the health care system. This book is of interest to anyone involved in the management of diabetic patients or in societal research into the management of diabetes. The diabetic patient agent was developed using the Ackerman model for diabetes, but this model can be easily adapted for any other model subject with the necessary physiological data to support that model.
This volume contains a collection of papers that provides a unique, novel and up-to-date overview of how software agents technology is being applied in very diverse problems in health care, ranging from community care to management of organ transplants. It also provides an introductory survey that highlights the main issues to be taken into account when deploying agents in the health care area. The intended audience includes graduate and postgraduate students specializing in artificial intelligence and researchers interested in the application of new technologies.
"This book provides theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings used by medical professionals in the implementation of multi-agent systems"--Provided by publisher.
This volume contains a collection of papers that provides a unique, novel and up-to-date overview of how software agents technology is being applied in very diverse problems in health care, ranging from community care to management of organ transplants. It also provides an introductory survey that highlights the main issues to be taken into account when deploying agents in the health care area. The intended audience includes graduate and postgraduate students specializing in artificial intelligence and researchers interested in the application of new technologies.
"This reference set provides a complete understanding of the development of applications and concepts in clinical, patient, and hospital information systems"--Provided by publisher.
Following from the very successful First KES Symposium on Agent and Multi-Agent Systems – Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2007), held in Wroclaw, Poland, 31 May–1 June 2007, the second event in the KES-AMSTA symposium series (KES-AMSTA 2008) was held in Incheon, Korea, March 26–28, 2008. The symposium was organized by the School of Computer and Information Engineering, Inha University, KES International and the KES Focus Group on Agent and Mul- agent Systems. The KES-AMSTA Symposium Series is a sub-series of the KES Conference Series. The aim of the symposium was to provide an international forum for scientific research into the technologies and applications of agent and multi-agent systems. Agent and multi-agent systems are related to the modern software which has long been recognized as a promising technology for constructing autonomous, complex and intelligent systems. A key development in the field of agent and multi-agent systems has been the specification of agent communication languages and formalization of ontologies. Agent communication languages are intended to provide standard declarative mechanisms for agents to communicate knowledge and make requests of each other, whereas ontologies are intended for conceptualization of the knowledge domain. The symposium attracted a very large number of scientists and practitioners who submitted their papers for nine main tracks concerning the methodology and applications of agent and multi-agent systems, a doctoral track and two special sessions.
As the number of patients with diabetes increases annually, it is not surprising that the number of patients with diabetes who are admitted to the hospital also increases. Once in the hospital, patients with diabetes or hyperglycemia may be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, require urgent or elective surgery, enteral or parenteral nutrition, intravenous insulin infusion, or therapies that significantly impact glycemic control (e.g., steroids). Because many clinical outcomes are influenced by the degree of glycemic control, knowledge of the best practices in inpatient diabetes management is extremely important. The field of inpatient management of diabetes and hyperglycemia has grown substantially in the last several years. This body of knowledge is summarized in this book, so it can reach the audience of hospitalists, endocrinologists, nurses and other team members who take care of hospitalized patients with diabetes and hyperglycemia.
This book teaches the fundamental and practical knowledge necessary to advance wireless health technology and applications. It is suitable for both instructional and self-learning. The approach is an integrated, multidisciplinary treatment of the subject. Each chapter includes: Abstract, Learning Objectives, Introduction, Chapter Content, and Summary. This book is developed for graduate students and working professionals with technology, science and clinical backgrounds. It is also an effective informational resource for the broader community. The authors are practicing topic experts from academia and industry. The editor has developed a graduate course in the topic, which has been taught using informal drafts of this book since 2011. This book covers the following topics: About the Authors Foreword Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction to Wireless Health Mehran Mehregany Chapter 2 Products, Services, and Business Models Mehran Mehregany and Vicki Smith Chapter 3 Physicians, Hospitals, and Clinics Kendal Williams Chapter 4 The Current US Health Care System David Gruber Chapter 5 Policy and Regulatory Aspects Dale Nordenberg Chapter 6 Personalized Medicine and Public Health Brigitte Piniewski, MD Chapter 7 Health Information Technology Rick Cnossen Chapter 8 Microsystems Masoud Roham Chapter 9 Wireless Communications Stein Lundby Chapter 10 Computing and Information John Sharp Chapter 11 Social Media and Health Keith Monrose Chapter 12 Electronic Instrumentation Christian Falconi Chapter 13 Medical Device Design Enrique Saldívar and Rajeev D. Rajan Chapter 14 Design for the Consumer Patient Srinivas Raghavan Chapter 15 Design for the Health Care Team Srinivas Raghavan Chapter 16 Leveraging the Power of Games Alan Price Chapter 17 Platforms, Interoperability, and Standards Rajeev D. Rajan Chapter 18 Steps Toward Security of Wireless Medical Devices Mike Ahmadi