Smartphones and Smart Medicine

How can mobile phones revolutionise health diagnostics? In this talk, David explores how images of rapid tests captured by phones can be analysed using AI to detect diseases and much more. You’ll learn how combining rapid diagnostic tests with AI models can improve test accuracy and make health monitoring more accessible, especially in low-resource settings. Dive into the tech behind mobile health apps, AI-driven test readings, the privacy implications of offline AI models, and how securely connecting results to electronic health records is shaping the future of healthcare.

What if your smartwatch could help your doctor keep you out of the hospital? For millions living with long-term conditions like diabetes, heart disease, or COPD, staying well is a daily challenge. But thanks to advances in digital health, we’re now using remote monitoring tools from wearable devices and mobile apps to smart sensors and AI to track symptoms, medications, sleep, and even mental wellbeing from home.
In this talk, we’ll explore how these technologies are changing the way we care for people with chronic conditions making care more personal, timely, and even predictive.