The Evolution of Internet of Things for Healthcare

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In this course, we will explore the main concepts that will provide you with the foundations and concepts related to Healthcare and Internet of Things. First, we will have a brief look into the evolution of healthcare from classic healthcare into diverse forms of electronic healthcare. Next, we will review the concept of Internet of Things and how it relates with healthcare in a variety of ways. Once these foundations are set, we will discuss the main challenges and opportunities that the use of the IoT paradigm implies for the healthcare sector. And we will finish with some conclusions and open questions. 

What you will learn:

  • Describe the evolution of healthcare
  • Provide examples of IoT applications in the medical sector
  • Summarize opportunities and challenges in employing IoT for healthcare

This course is part of the following course program:

IEEE Guide to the Internet of Things

Courses included in this program:

Who should attend: Electrical engineer, Design engineer, communications, Systems engineer, Product engineer, Computer engineer, Software engineer, Lead engineer, Project engineer, QA/quality engineer

Instructor

Agusti Solanas Photo

Agjusti Solanas

Agusti Solanas Photo Agusti Solanas is the head of the Smart Health Research Group, Serra Hunter Fellow and Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and Mathematics at the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering from URV in 2004 with honors (Outstanding Graduation Award). He received a Ph.D. in Telematics Engineering from the Technical University of Catalonia in 2007 with honors (A cum laude). He is senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Currently he is the vice-president of the Computer Society Spain Chapter. 

Publication Year: 2017 

ISBN: 978-1-5386-0001-6


The Evolution of Internet of Things for Healthcare
  • Course Provider: Educational Activities
  • Course Number: EDP483
  • Duration (Hours): 1
  • Credits: 0.1 CEU/ 1 PDH