News: ABSPIE recent initiatives
ABSPIE current research on The Times
Our recent study on hypoglycaemia detention via AI and ECG waveform from few heartbeats is having a significant circulation among media.
According to Nature, our paper is in the 99th percentile, ranked 764th of the 232,496 tracked articles of a similar age in all journals (i.e., top 3 per thousand!), per media interest. Most important, a number of patients and patient associations are approaching our team to ask for more information, expressing satisfaction and encouragement for us to go on.
While we still confirm that those are only preliminary results coming from a small pilot (8 in the paper published in Scientific Reports and 25 in a second paper now under revision), and more research and validation will be required before considering to move this promising technology into the clinical practice, we thing that this interest is inspiring and we will continue with all our determination our work in this area.
Here some articles recalling our work:
Can an #AI deep neural network be trained to diagnose low blood sugar from the ECG signal?
Can an #AI deep neural network be trained to diagnose low blood sugar from the ECG signal?https://t.co/X6f8gvtLoK
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 13, 2020
I wouldn't have guessed this was possible, but here it is, by @PecchiaLeandro @WarwickEngineer and team@SciReports #openaccess pic.twitter.com/YwHkRvrxgT
ABSPIE in Benin: field study on medical device working conditions and the application of international directives
Three members of the lab, are in Benin, Africa, to perform two field studies.
Davide Piaggio and Busola Oronti are two PhD student with a background in biomedical engineering and medical devices. Both are IFMBE Clinical Engineering Division collaborators. In this field study Davide and Busola are testing medical devices considering international standards and regulations for electric safety.
In fact, it is know that medical devices in Africa struggle to work as in Europe, but there is no evidence of the real reasons why this is. The aim of this study is to produce evidence on reasons why medical devices fail to work safely and effectively. This will inform the design of more resilient medical devices.
Meanwhile Alessia Maccaro, Philosopher with a PhD in bioethics, is investigates the implications of adopting EU regulations in Africa. Our hypothesis is that the uncritical adoption of international regulations can result in risky and unethical working conditions.
Perceptions of medical devices in sub-Saharian Africa
Alessia Maccaro, WIRL COFUND of the Institute of Advanced Study of the University of Warwick, member of the Applied Biomedical and Signal Processing Intelligent E-Lab directed by professor Leandro Pecchia is just arrived in Bénin (Sub-saharan Africa) were she'll do her field study. Some surveys about ethical perceptions of medical devices according to local culture have already done with the poorest women of the villages of the southern part of Benin. Help others is not only give, but also try to understand their real needs and look for new possibilities that could be compatibles and acceptable by their own culture.
Commonwealth Scholarship for the MSc in Biomedical Engineering
We are pleased to announce that the University of Warwick, in partnership with the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission (CSC), is offering a full-founded scholarship for the MSc in Biomedical Engineering (https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/postgraduate/bioe/).
The scholarship covers, travel, fees and leaving costs for a candidate from one of the following Commonwealth countries: Bangladesh, Cameroon, Eswatini, The Gambia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia,
Interested applicants are requested to submit two applications:
1) One to the CSC’s, at http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/shared-scholarships/
2) One at the University of Warwick, via https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate
The University of Warwick application system requires the payment of a fee, which can be waived if requested, via this form: https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/pgadmissions/applicants/unabletopay
The Candidate will be required to meet both University of Warwick and CSC admission criteria, which are detailed in the above links. You can download the terms and condition here.
The deadline for your application is 18 December 2019 (16:00 UK). No late applications will be considered."