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M EDICAL INFORMATICS U NIVERSITY OF H EIDELBERG H EILBRONN U NIVERSITY ENGINEERING BUSINESS INFORMATICS Improving Health Care Processes by Smart Glasses – Opportunities and Perils MIE 2014, Istanbul Campus Dipl.-Inform. Med. Monika Pobiruchin Heilbronn

MEDICAL INFORMATICS University of Heidelberg Heilbronn University Smart Glasses • Head-mounted displays have become popular in the industry • Already introduced in 1968 by Ivan Sutherland • Rapid development in the field of sensors and miniaturization -> smart glasses are ready for consumer market A Head-Mounted Three Dimensional Display," pp. 757-764 in Proceedings of the Fall Joint Computer Conference. AFIPS Press, Montvale, N.J Heilbronn University, Medical Informatics, monika.pobiruchin@hs-heilbronn.de 31.08.2014 Seite 2

MEDICAL INFORMATICS University of Heidelberg Heilbronn University … some few Examples Live streaming of a surgery at Radboud UMC Reshape & Innovation Center. U.-V. Albrecht, U. von Jan, J. Kuebler, C. Zoeller, M. Lacher, O. J. Muensterer, M. Ettinger, M. Klintschar, and L. Hagemeier, “ Google glass for documentation of medical findings: Evaluation in forensic medicine ,” Journal of medical Internet research, vol. 16, no. 2, 2014. S. Feng, R. Caire, B. Cortazar, M. Turan, A. Wong, and A. Ozcan, “ Immunochromatographic diagnostic test analysis using google glass ,” ACS nano, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 3069–3079, 2014. Heilbronn University, Medical Informatics, monika.pobiruchin@hs-heilbronn.de 31.08.2014 Seite 3

MEDICAL INFORMATICS University of Heidelberg Heilbronn University … and for Patients? D. Wall, W. Ray, R. D. Pathak, and S. M. Lin, “ A google glass Wiesner, M, Pobiruchin M, Hetterich C, Pfeifer D. “ GlassAllergy: A application to support shoppers with dietary management of diabetes ,” Google Glass-based Solution to Empower Patients with Skin Journal of diabetes science and technology, p. 1932296814543288, Allergies “ 2014. Google Glass Connects Breastfeeding Moms With Lactation Help Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1224638/google-glass-connects- breastfeeding-moms-with-lactation-help/#AFLOovy7hPCmFJUl.99 A. D. Hwang and E. Peli, “ An augmented-reality edge enhancement application for google glass ,” Optometry & Vision Science, vol. 91, no. 8, pp. 1021–1030, 2014. Heilbronn University, Medical Informatics, monika.pobiruchin@hs-heilbronn.de 31.08.2014 Seite 4

MEDICAL INFORMATICS University of Heidelberg Heilbronn University Perils & Open Issues • Distraction • Patients might not feel addressed or taken seriously by physicians or nurses. • Surveillance • Patients do not know if pictures are taken or video material is recorded. • Sensitive data might be transferred to other persons or cloud storage located outside the medical facility. • Usability • Battery power and overheating. Heilbronn University, Medical Informatics, monika.pobiruchin@hs-heilbronn.de 31.08.2014 Seite 5

MEDICAL INFORMATICS University of Heidelberg Heilbronn University Conclusion • Despite promising ideas and protoypes for the usage of smart glasses in health care there are social and technical issues which must not be neglected. • Future research should include a full evaluation of such aspects! Heilbronn University, Medical Informatics, monika.pobiruchin@hs-heilbronn.de 31.08.2014 Seite 6

MEDICAL INFORMATICS University of Heidelberg Heilbronn University Discussion Questions ... monika.pobiruchin@hs-heilbronn.de Heilbronn University, Medical Informatics, monika.pobiruchin@hs-heilbronn.de 31.08.2014 Slide 7