how digital technologies can improve diagnostics

H O W N E W D I G I TA L T E C H N O L O G I E S C A N B E U S E D T O I M P R O V E D I A G N O S T I C S R E M O T E LY

K O E N D E L O M B A E R T M D M B A C O - F O U N D E R Y U Z U L A B S

T H E A R T A N D S C I E N C E O F D I A G N O S I S

• Diagnosis central to treatment, prognosis, and education

• 3 stage process:

• history

• examination

• tests

• Technology leaps improve diagnostics

R E M O T E D I A G N O S T I C S

• Effective tracking/monitoring of public health threats

• Chronic conditions & Infectious diseases

• Minimally trained personnel or consumers

• Cost

• Scale

D I G I TA L + R E M O T E = S M A R T P H O N E

!

• Mobile, versatile audiovisual capability, sensors, GPS!

• Incredible adoption rate

A P P A S A D I A G N O S T I C

A D D - O N A N D A P P A S A D I A G N O S T I C

• ECG

• Otoscope

• Stethoscope

https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_bastawrous_get_your_next_eye_exam_on_a_smartphonePeek Vision

L AT E R A L F L O W, U R I N E , A N D M O L E C U L A R T E S T S

• Qualitative and quantitative RDT

• Colorimetric test

• No need for trained person

• Observer variability

• Metadata

U S E O F M E TA D ATA T O I M P R O V E D I A G N O S T I C S

Immunochromatographic Diagnostic Test Analysis Using Google Glass, Fen et al., UCLA, 2014

• Geotagging

• Time

• Type of test

• Patient ID

• Test result

“ S M A R T ” M E D I C A L D E V I C E SA M B I E N T AWA R E N E S S

N E T W O R K A N A LY S I SP R E D I C T I O N O F S P R E A D O F I N F E C T I O N

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/531316/office-networks-reveal-which-co-workers-to-avoid-during-infectious-outbreaks/

W E B B A S E D T O O L S

• Symptom checkers

• Health assessment form

• Google included diagnosis in 58% of cases after manipulation by specialists

Googling for a diagnosis—use of Google as a diagnostic aid: internet based study

L O W T E C H S O L U T I O N S

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/525471/the-1-origami-microscope/

T H E O R I G A M I M I C R O S C O P E

3 D P R I N T I N G O F A D D - O N S

T H E D I S T R I B U T I O N O F M E D I C A L D E V I C E S

“Making health care more accessible and diagnosis possible, outside of doctor’s offices,

is one of the key themes of digital health ” H T T P : / / V E N T U R E B E A T. C O M / 2 0 1 3 / 0 9 / 1 1 / H O W - N E W - D I G I TA L - D I A G N O S T I C - T O O L S - C A N - H E L P - R E PA I R - H E A LT H C A R E /

Koen De Lombaert

koen@yuzulabs.com

@KoenDL