A brief reflection on Advance Care Planning using POCT in Critical Care

In deze presentatie wordt een uiteenzetting gegeven van manieren waarop je POCT kan toepassen, waarom dat zou moeten, welke waarde dat eventueel zou kunnen hebben en wat daarvoor nodig is.

Presentatie bij het HTiS symposium.Openingswoord waarin het belang van het programma HealthTech in Society wordt uitgelegd alsmede enkele lopende projecten

Point of Care Technology Congres

This chapter describes the growing influence of point-of-care diagnostics (POCD) on the daily lives of citizens, their immediate families, and healthcare providers. With a view to the future, the most important contemporary developments in this field are discussed, such as noninvasive sensor technology …

Blockchains draw everything they touch into a market logic. Is resistance possible?Activist and artistic engagements with blockchain technology point to (at least) threedifferent sets of tactics that aim to subvert this affordance of the technology. The firstis part of an accellerationist logic: riding …

Door technologische ontwikkelingen is op medisch gebied steeds meer mogelijk. Een voorbeeld hiervan zijn ‘point of care tests’ (POCT). In de huisartsenpraktijk wordt POCT ingezet om zonder tussenkomst van een laboratorium diagnoses te stellen en behandeling te starten. Gezien de huidige zorgmarkt kampt …

By studying the population pyramid of the Netherlands, two notable trends can be observed: the increase in 'grey pressure ' (population 65 and older, the upcoming 'baby boom generation ') and the decrease in the number of babies born. These trends are noticeable in the spectrum of care, where the population …

https://journal.gerontechnology.org/currentIssueContent.aspx?aid=2248 "Abstract Purpose Existing solutions facilitating mobility among older adults mainly focus on supporting physical disabilities. However, solutions are more likely to succeed when current activities and capabilities serve as a starting …

The project ‘Exergaming for active healthy ageing and rehabilitation’ (EXACT) aims to develop a new generation exergames for the elderly to help them stay active in general and as an exercise tool in rehabilitation settings in particular. This is important because the elderly population is outgrowing …