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Grant: Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

The University of British Columbia

$127,500.00

CLINICAL ADOPTION OF CONTACTLESS SENSORS FOR COVID PATIENTS

FY 2020-21 · 2020-07-07

Summary
Contactless technologies can complement and support clinical diagnosis and decision making during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Patients can conveniently remain in a safe distance while frontline healthcare staff remotely monitor, assess and triage them. This can reduce the risk of infection transmission to healthcare staff as well as the need for unnecessary emergency department visits. Beyond COVID-19 pandemic, contactless technologies are required as Canadians age and become more likely to need access to healthcare, a low cost, efficient and convenient method of continuously monitoring these physiological parameters, applicable to both in-hospital and at-home settings. The proposed project is conceptualized as a collaboration with NRC in Digitally-Augmented Contactless Diagnostics. The present system permits the acquisition and extraction of physiological signals such as for example, blood volume pulse (BVP)) from patients using contactless methods, as well as methodologies, that determine various physiological parameters including, but not limited to, heart rate, oxygen saturation (SpO2), respiration rate, and temperature. The Digital Emergency Medicine (DigEM) team at UBC, led by Dr Kendall Ho, will provide clinical input into the applications of the Contactless Sensing System in several perspectives including clinical assessment and analysis, system validation, usability and feasibility testing.
Program
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Location
Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Business Number
108161779
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2021-07-01
Agreement Number
953806
Agreement Start Date
2020-07-07
Agreement Title
CLINICAL ADOPTION OF CONTACTLESS SENSORS FOR COVID PATIENTS
Agreement Title (French)
L'ADOPTION EN CLINIQUE DE CAPTEURS SANS CONTACT POUR LES PATIENTS ATTEINTS DE LA COVID-19
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$127,500.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
Contactless technologies can complement and support clinical diagnosis and decision making during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Patients can conveniently remain in a safe distance while frontline healthcare staff remotely monitor, assess and triage them. This can reduce the risk of infection transmission to healthcare staff as well as the need for unnecessary emergency department visits. Beyond COVID-19 pandemic, contactless technologies are required as Canadians age and become more likely to need access to healthcare, a low cost, efficient and convenient method of continuously monitoring these physiological parameters, applicable to both in-hospital and at-home settings. The proposed project is conceptualized as a collaboration with NRC in Digitally-Augmented Contactless Diagnostics. The present system permits the acquisition and extraction of physiological signals such as for example, blood volume pulse (BVP)) from patients using contactless methods, as well as methodologies, that determine various physiological parameters including, but not limited to, heart rate, oxygen saturation (SpO2), respiration rate, and temperature. The Digital Emergency Medicine (DigEM) team at UBC, led by Dr Kendall Ho, will provide clinical input into the applications of the Contactless Sensing System in several perspectives including clinical assessment and analysis, system validation, usability and feasibility testing.
Description (French)
Les technologies sans contact peuvent renforcer et soutenir le diagnostic clinique et la prise de décision pendant la pandémie du nouveau coronavirus (COVID-19). En effet, les patients peuvent facilement demeurer à une distance sécuritaire pendant que le personnel de santé de première ligne les surveille, les évalue et les trie à distance. Cela peut réduire le risque de transmission de l’infection au personnel de santé ainsi que la nécessité de visites inutiles aux services d’urgence. Au-delà de la pandémie COVID-19, les technologies sans contact deviennent nécessaires à mesure que la population vieillit et le besoin d’un accès aux soins de santé devient plus fréquent, ce qui se révèle une méthode peu coûteuse, efficace et pratique de surveillance continue de ces paramètres physiologiques, applicable à la fois dans les hôpitaux et à domicile. Le projet proposé en est un de collaboration avec le CNRC dans le domaine du diagnostic sans contact numériquement augmenté. Le système actuel permet l’acquisition et l’extraction de signaux physiologiques tels que les changements dans la translucidité artérielle (BVP) des patients en utilisant des méthodes sans contact, ainsi que des méthodologies, qui déterminent divers paramètres physiologiques, y compris, mais sans s’y limiter, la fréquence cardiaque, la saturation pulsée en oxygène (SpO2), la fréquence respiratoire et la température. L’équipe de médecine d’urgence numérique (DigEM) de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique, dirigée par le Dr Kendall Ho, apportera une contribution clinique aux applications du système de détection sans contact selon plusieurs perspectives, notamment l’évaluation et l’analyse cliniques, la validation du système, la convivialité et les tests de faisabilité.
Expected Results
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Expected Results (French)
À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides.
Federal Riding
Vancouver Quadra
Federal Riding (French)
Vancouver Quadra
Federal Riding Number
59039
NAICS Code
541710
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Name (French)
Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D
Program Purpose
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
Program Purpose (French)
Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires.
Recipient Business Number
108161779
Recipient City
Vancouver|Vancouver
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
The University of British Columbia
Recipient Postal Code
V6T 1Z3
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
172-2020-2021-Q2-953806
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