Mobihealth 2011 - 2011 2nd International ICST Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare (Mobihealth 2011)

Theme
The objectives of this conference are to advance medical diagnosis, treatment, and patient care through application of wireless communications, mobile computing and sensing technologies. It aims to provide an international forum to bring together researchers and experts from academia, healthcare organizations, research institutions, and industrial enterprises working in the field of wireless communication and health care to share ideas and discuss cutting-edge research, present experience with recent developments in healthcare delivery, and to provide practical guidance to policy makers and the setting of applicable standards.

Original unpublished contributions are solicited that can improve the knowledge, understanding and practice in the interdisciplinary design of efficient protocols and technologies to help implement and provide advanced mobile health care applications.

The topics of interest include but not restricted to
Emergency and disaster applications
Specialty and site specific applications
Wearable, outdoor and home based applications
Sensing of vital signs and signatures
Intra-body propagation and communication
Mobile devices for patient monitoring
Measurement and monitoring technologies
Decision support algorithms for sensor analysis
Transmission of patient data
Ad hoc and sensor systems and networks
Real-time transmission of multiple medical data
Healthcare telemetry and telemedicine
Secure and high quality networks
Ad hoc wireless networks for enhanced monitoring
Remote diagnosis and patient management
Accuracy and reliability of diagnoses
Home and rural environments
Novel mobile encryption technologies
Coding and communication standards
Identity and privacy enhancing technologies
Mobile data management and processing
Wireless access in ubiquitous systems
Wearable computing and communication
Wireless and wearable devices for pervasive healthcare
Mobile and wireless technologies for healthcare delivery
Sensor networks for pervasive healthcare
Patient monitoring in diverse environments (hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living)
Radio-Frequency Wireless Technology in Medical Devices
Medical Device Control Via Wireless Technology
Safe, Effective, Secure and Reliable Use of Wireless Technology in healthcare