Visual analytics of medical and biological data

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Fakultät für Informatik, Habilitationsschrift, 2016

MobiMed: Framework for Rapid Application Development of Medical Mobile Apps

In the medical field images obtained from high definition cameras and other medical imaging systems are an integral part of medical diagnosis. The analysis of these images are usually performed by the physicians who sometimes need to spend long hours reviewing the images before they are able to come up with a diagnosis and then decide on the course of action. In this dissertation we present a framework for a computer-aided analysis of medical imagery via the use of an expert system. While this problem has been discussed before, we will consider a system based on mobile devices. Since the release of the iPhone on April 2003, the popularity of mobile devices has increased rapidly and our lives have become more reliant on them. This popularity and the ease of development of mobile applications has now made it possible to perform on these devices many of the image analyses that previously required a personal computer. All of this has opened the door to a whole new set of possibilities and freed the physicians from their reliance on their desktop machines. The approach proposed in this dissertation aims to capitalize on these new found opportunities by providing a framework for analysis of medical images that physicians can utilize from their mobile devices thus remove their reliance on desktop computers. We also provide an expert system to aid in the analysis and advice on the selection of medical procedure. Finally, we also allow for other mobile applications to be developed by providing a generic mobile application development framework that allows for access of other applications into the mobile domain. In this dissertation we outline our work leading towards development of the proposed methodology and the remaining work needed to find a solution to the problem. In order to make this difficult problem tractable, we divide the problem into three parts: the development user interface modeling language and tooling, the creation of a game development modeling language and tooling, and the development of a generic mobile application framework. In order to make this problem more manageable, we will narrow down the initial scope to the hair transplant, and glaucoma domains.

Relevance of anatomy to medical education and clinical practice: perspectives of medical students, clinicians, and educators

Introduction: Against a backdrop of ever-changing diagnostic and treatment modalities, stakeholder perceptions (medical students, clinicians, anatomy educators) are crucial for the design of an anatomy curriculum which fulfils the criteria required for safe medical practice. This study compared perceptions of students, practising clinicians, and anatomy educators with respect to the relevance of anatomy education to medicine. Methods: A quantitative survey was administered to undergraduate entry (n = 352) and graduate entry students (n = 219) at two Irish medical schools, recently graduated Irish clinicians (n = 146), and anatomy educators based in Irish and British medical schools (n = 30). Areas addressed included the association of anatomy with medical education and clinical practice, mode of instruction, and curriculum duration. Results: Graduate-entry students were less likely to associate anatomy with the development of professionalism, teamwork skills, or improved awareness of ethics in medicine. Clinicians highlighted the challenge of tailoring anatomy education to increase student readiness to function effectively in a clinical role. Anatomy educators indicated dissatisfaction with the time available for anatomy within medical curricula, and were equivocal about whether curriculum content should be responsive to societal feedback. Conclusions: The group differences identified in the current study highlight areas and requirements which medical education curriculum developers should be sensitive to when designing anatomy courses.

B-1 Monthly Report of Medical Services Provided under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, November 2016

B-1 Medicaid Reports -- The monthly Medicaid series of eight reports provide summaries of Medicaid eligibles, recipients served, and total payments by county, category of service, and aid category. These reports may also be known as the B-1 Reports. These reports are each available as a PDF for printing or as a CSV file for data analysis. Report Report name IAMM1800-R001--Medically Needy by County - No Spenddown and With Spenddown; IAMM1800-R002--Total Medically Needy, All Other Medicaid, and Grand Total by County; IAMM2200-R002--Monthly Expenditures by Category of Service; IAMM2200-R003--Fiscal YTD Expenditures by Category of Service; IAMM3800-R001--ICF & ICF-MR Vendor Payments by County; IAMM4400-R001--Monthly Expenditures by Eligibility Program; IAMM4400-R002--Monthly Expenditures by Category of Service by Program; IAMM4600-R002--Elderly Waiver Summary by County.

1978 Annual Report of the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners, January 29, 1979

This report is submitted in compliance with Senate File 312, section 4, paragraph 2. The Board of Medical Examiners filed their rules relating to the duties of the board on November 19, 1978. These rules were modified as a result of suggestions offered by the Administrative Rules Review Committee and will become effective March 29, 1979

1979 Annual Report of the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners, January 16, 1980

This report is submitted in compliance with 258A.4(2)of the Code of Iowa.

1980 Annual Report of the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners, January 1, 1981

This report is submitted in compliance with 258A.4(2)of the Code of Iowa.

1981 Annual Report of the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners, January 29, 1982

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1982 Annual Report of the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners, January 10, 1983

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1983 Annual Report of the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners, January 6, 1984

This report is submitted in compliance with 258A.4(2)of the Code of Iowa.

1984 Annual Report of the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners, January 30, 1985

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1985 Annual Report of the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners, January 30, 1986

This report is submitted in compliance with 258A.4(2)of the Code of Iowa.

1986 Annual Report of the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners, January 30, 1987

This report is submitted in compliance with 258A.4(2)of the Code of Iowa.