The increasing use of smartphones is accompanied by a significant increase in the use of mobile applications (apps). Chronically ill patients could permanently profit from this development.This development is fuelled by the Digital Healthcare Act (DVG), whereby...
Background: Social media websites are an important, largely untapped source of data about patients’ experience of living with disease and its treatment. This includes information on drugs such as the occurrence, nature and impact of side effects. However, there are...
Listen to our first Podcast with Thomas Hügle interviewing Simone Stumpf. She received a PhD in Computer Science in 2001 and a BSc in Computer Science with Cognitive Science in 1996, both from University College London. She joined City University London as Lecturer in...
We are very delighted to let you know that you are able to watch all lectures of the webinar online now! All three talks give you different insights into the topic: a global view, a tech approach and an "in the field" experience. Program 16:00 – 16:20 Launch of the...
Legislation is changing, and doctors and psychotherapists are increasingly likely to prescribe medical smartphone applications. Indeed, Forbes recently stated that the COVID-19 pandemic was boosting digital therapeutics. That´s all well and good—but questions...
Telemedicine based on self-measurement of disease activity may be one of the key components to create the health care system of the future. If patients use an app to self-monitor their disease and self-initiate care at the right moment, this could lead to a reduction...
Will there be a second wave of SARS-CoV-19 infections - and how can we prepare? Within six weeks of lockdown, the number of patients rheumatologists saw decreased by almost 50%. To keep in touch with patients and uphold proper treatment, rheumatologists can leverage...
With the raise of artificial intelligence, expectations for therapy success prediction in rheumatology have increased. Recent studies show promising results, but low data-quality, incomplete information and the lack of lifestyle data remain an issue. Mobile apps might...
Machine learning as a field of artificial intelligence is increasingly applied in medicine to assist patients and physicians. Growing datasets provide a sound basis with which to apply machine learning methods that learn from previous experiences. This review explains...
The Rheumatology Tool is an easy to use expert software. With the input of anamnestic data, symptoms or findings, the number of possible diagnoses is automatically reduced. The software reliably suggests the most plausible diagnoses, ordered by probability, as well as...
Ultrasound has gained increased popularity as a medical imaging technique due to its low cost, ease of use, and versatility. However, some challenges remain, especially for ultrasound-guided interventions: ● ORs and practice rooms can be crowded, resulting in...
Watch the whole content of the 1st Digital Rheumatology Network. 14 speakers discussed current evolvement and the future of digital solutions including possibilities and threats in rheumatology on February 1st, 2019 in the great facilities of the Olympic Muesum in...