1st Edition

Technologies for Personalised Healthcare Enabling Patient-Centred Approaches in the Management and Prevention of Lifestyle-Related Conditions

228 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

228 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

228 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book explores how personalised healthcare can be realised with the integration of new and established technologies, and how novel methods can be developed to improve health outcomes in lifestyle-related conditions. Technologies for Personalised Healthcare: Enabling Patient-Centred Approaches in the Management and Prevention of Lifestyle-Related Conditions explores various aspects of... Read more

Chapter 1  The rise of personalised healthcare

Chapter 2  Understanding the relation between movement and health using statistics and machine learning

Chapter 3  Digital technologies for personalised behavioural change

Chapter 4  Biosensors and point-of-care devices

Chapter 5  Ethical and regulatory issues in personalised healthcare

Biography

Francesca Romana Cavallo earned her PhD from Imperial College London, focusing on technologies for personalised healthcare. She also holds an MEng from the same institution. Currently, she works in the healthcare field, leveraging her expertise to drive innovative solutions and advance the field of healthcare technology.

Christofer Toumazou
is Regius Professor of Engineering at Imperial College London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering, and the Academy of Medical Sciences. In recognition of several innovations, he was awarded the 2014 European Inventor Award, the Royal Society Gabor Medal, and the IET Faraday Medal.