Telemedicine and Electronic Medicine

The E-Medicine, E-Health, M-Health, Telemedicine, and Telehealth Handbook provides extensive coverage of modern telecommunication in the medical industry, from sensors on and within the body to electronic medical records and beyond. Telemedicine and Electronic Medicine is the first volume of this handbook. Featuring chapters written by leading experts and researchers in their respective fields, this volume: - Describes the integration of-and interactions between-modern eMedicine, telemedicine, eHealth, and telehealth practices - Explains how medical information flows through wireless technologies and networks, emphasizing fast-deploying wireless body area networks - Presents the latest developments in sensors, devices, and implantables, from medical sensors for mobile communication devices to drug-delivery systems - Illustrates practical telemedicine applications in telecardiology, teleradiology, teledermatology, teleaudiology, teleoncology, acute care telemedicine, and more The E-Medicine, E-Health, M-Health, Telemedicine, and Telehealth Handbook bridges the gap between scientists, engineers, and medical professionals by creating synergy in the related fields of biomedical engineering, information and communication technology, business, and healthcare.

Halit Eren received his B.Eng, M.Eng, and Ph.D degrees from the University of Sheffield, UK, and MBA from Curtin University. He has worked as an instrumentation engineer, and held positions of assistant professorship at Hacettepe University and the Middle East Technical University; associate professorship at Hong Kong Polytechnic University; visiting professorship at the University of Wisconsin; and visiting scholar at the University of Sheffield. Dr. Eren has been conducting research and teaching at Curtin University for more than 30 years. He currently holds an adjunct senior research fellowship at the university. Widely published, Dr. Eren is a senior member of the IEEE. John G. Webster received his BEE from Cornell University, and his MSEE and a Ph.D from the University of Rochester. Dr. Webster is currently professor emeritus of biomedical engineering at the University of Wisconsin. Previously, he was a highly cited researcher at King Abdulaziz University. Widely published, Dr. Webster is a fellow of the IEEE, ISA, AIMBE, BMES, and IOP. He has been a member of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Administrative Committee and the NIH Surgery and Bioengineering Study Section, and the recipient of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Career Achievement Award.

Integrating Telemedicine and Telehealth-Advancing Health at a Distance. Readying Medical Applications for Telehealth. Virtual Hospitals: Integration of Telemedicine, Healthcare Services, and Cloud Computing. Intelligent Electronic Health Systems. Wearable Biomedical Systems and mHealth. Wireless Instrumentation and Biomedical Applications. Context-Aware Biomedical Smart Systems. Technologies for mHealth. Wireless Body Area Network Protocols. Wireless Body Area Network Data Delivery. Use of Small-Cell Technologies for Telemedicine. Dynamic Coexistence of Wireless Body Area Networks. Mobile Health and Smartphone Platforms: A Case Study. Medical Sensors for Mobile Communication Devices. Development of Disposable Adhesive Wearable Human-Monitoring System. Drug-Delivery Systems in eMedicine and mHealth. Implantable Systems. Signal Processing in Implantable Neural Recording Microsystems. Electronic Health Signal Processing. Telecardiology. Telecardiology Tools and Devices. Teleradiology. Teledermatology. Teleaudiology. Teleoncology. Telepathology System Development and Implementation. Acute Care Telemedicine. Monitoring for Elderly Care: The Role of Wearable Sensors in Fall Detection and Fall Prediction Research.