Applications of nanogenerators for biomedical engineering and healthcare systems

Recently, due to the advancement of network technology, big data and artificial intelligence, the healthcare industry has undergone many sector-wide changes. Medical care has not only changed from passive and hospital-centric to preventative and personalized, but also from disease-centric to health-centric. Healthcare systems and basic medical research are becoming more intelligent and being implemented in biomedical engineering. This Special Issue on “Clinical Medicine for Healthcare and Sustainability” selected 30 excellent papers from 160 papers presented in IEEE ECBIOS 2019 on the topic of clinical medicine for healthcare and sustainability. Our purpose is to encourage scientists to propose their experiments and theoretical researches to facilitate the scientific prediction and influential assessment of global change and development.

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Selected Papers from 2019 IEEE Eurasia Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare and Sustainability (IEEE ECBIOS 2019)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17082738 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (8) ◽

pp. 2738

Author(s):

Teen-Hang Meen ◽

Yusuke Matsumoto ◽

Kuei-Shu Hsu

Keyword(s):

Biomedical Engineering ◽

Well Being ◽

Healthcare Systems ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Theoretical Research ◽

Special Issue ◽

Medicine Research ◽

Environmental Health Sciences ◽

Fundamental Medicine ◽

Networking Technologies

Recently, healthcare has undergone a sector-wide transformation thanks to advances in computing, networking technologies, big data, and artificial intelligence. Healthcare is not only changing from being reactive and hospital-centered to preventive and personalized, but it is also changing from being disease focused to well-being centered. Healthcare systems, as well as fundamental medicine research, are becoming smarter and enabled in biomedical engineering. This special issue on “Selected Papers from 2019 IEEE Eurasia Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare, and Sustainability (IEEE ECBIOS 2019)” selected nine excellent papers from 160 papers presented at IEEE ECBIOS 2019 on the topics of environmental health sciences and public health. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical research to promote scientific predictions and impact assessments of global change and development.

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Toward Identifying Mild Cognitive Impairment in Hispanic and African American Adults

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/persp2.sig2.110 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 110-116

Author(s):

Valarie B. Fleming ◽

Joyce L. Harris

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

African American ◽

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽

Healthcare Access ◽

Communication Disorders ◽

Healthcare Systems ◽

Prevention Education ◽

Education Management ◽

African American Adults

Across the breadth of acquired neurogenic communication disorders, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may go undetected, underreported, and untreated. In addition to stigma and distrust of healthcare systems, other barriers contribute to decreased identification, healthcare access, and service utilization for Hispanic and African American adults with MCI. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have significant roles in prevention, education, management, and support of older adults, the population must susceptible to MCI.

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Dimensions of Information and Resource Flow in Healthcare Systems

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e577982012-046 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Karim Camille Boustany ◽

Barrett S. Caldwell

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Systems ◽

Resource Flow

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Journal of Advances in Biomedical Engineering and Technology

10.15379/2409-3394 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Biomedical Engineering ◽

Engineering And Technology

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‘I’m an expert in me and I know what I can cope with’: Patient expertise in rheumatoid arthritis

Communication & Medicine ◽

10.1558/cam.v10i3.249 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 249-261 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Tessa Sanderson ◽

Jo Angouri

Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Healthcare Systems ◽

Specific Knowledge ◽

Active Involvement ◽

Domain Specific ◽

Access To Health ◽

Patient Expertise ◽

Domain Specific Knowledge ◽

The Uk

The active involvement of patients in decision-making and the focus on patient expertise in managing chronic illness constitutes a priority in many healthcare systems including the NHS in the UK. With easier access to health information, patients are almost expected to be (or present self) as an ‘expert patient’ (Ziebland 2004). This paper draws on the meta-analysis of interview data collected for identifying treatment outcomes important to patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Taking a discourse approach to identity, the discussion focuses on the resources used in the negotiation and co-construction of expert identities, including domain-specific knowledge, access to institutional resources, and ability to self-manage. The analysis shows that expertise is both projected (institutionally sanctioned) and claimed by the patient (self-defined). We close the paper by highlighting the limitations of our pilot study and suggest avenues for further research.

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