Neonatal Monitoring Technologies: Design for Integrated Solutions
A book edited by Dr. Wei Chen, Prof. Sidarto Bambang Oetomo and Prof. Loe Feijs
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
To be published by IGI Global:
http://igi-global.com/AuthorsEditors/AuthorEditorResources/CallForBookChapters/CallForChapterDetails.aspx?CallForContentId=02f37e9d-dfc7-4596-9a47-cadff82a5a9c
Proposal Submission Deadline: August 30, 2010
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Introduction
Recent advances in sensor technology and industrial design enables the creation of unobtrusive patient care and monitoring. Continuous monitoring the health status of preterm or critically ill neonates is crucial for the neonates. Survival and long-term health prospects strongly depend on medical care and the reliability and comfort of health-status monitoring systems. Preterm infants, in particular the ones with an immature central nervous system, are highly sensitive for external stimuli such as noise, bright light, and pain. These negative stimuli could interfere with the normal growth and development of the neonates and hamper the parent-child interaction. As the survival rate of neonates has increased significantly in the last decades, the quality of life of NICU graduates becomes an important issue. Alternative, unobtrusive, user friendly monitoring solutions are in a pressing need to improve the developmental outcome of the neonates. Clearly, such integrated solutions aim at minimizing stress, improving monitoring quality and robustness, as well as enhancing social bonding.
Objective of the Book
The book aims to provide an overview on the developments of unobtrusive monitoring for neonatal care and the latest research findings in the area. The book will discuss the challenges of non-invasive / unobtrusive neonatal monitoring, cutting edge monitoring techniques, and novel designs for unobtrusive neonatal monitoring. The book presents a unique integration of knowledge from multidisciplinary fields of electrical engineering, industrial design and medical science for healthcare of a specific user group. The process, design and the technologies can be transferred to other applications in a broader scope or market.
Target Audience
The book is expected to have a wide spectrum of audiences. The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of information and communication technology for medical applications, industrial design, patient monitoring, medical device/systems and service design. The book will provide insights and support for engineers, industrial designers, neonatologist and medical staff, parents and manufacturers.
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Neonatal intensive care
· Vital sign monitoring
· Biomedical sensors
· Information and communication technology for medical applications
· Clinical signal extraction and analysis
· Parent child bonding
· Body area network for health care
· User centered design for neonatal monitoring
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before August 30, 2010, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by September 15, 2010 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by December 15, 2010. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this book.
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com<http://www.igi-global.com>. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011.
Important Dates
August 30, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline
September 15, 2010: Notification of Acceptance
December 15, 2010: Full Chapter Submission
March 15, 2011: Review Results Returned
May 15, 2011: Final Chapter Submission
June 15, 2011: Final Deadline
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to:
neonatal.monitoring@gmail.com<mailto:neonatal.monitoring@gmail.com>
Dr. Wei Chen
Department of Industrial Design
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 40 247 3563, Fax: +31 40 247 3285, E-mail: w.chen@tue.nl<mailto:w.chen@tue.nl>
www.idemployee.id.tue.nl/w.chen<http://www.idemployee.id.tue.nl/w.chen>
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