BIOSTEC DC 2009 ~ Doctoral Consortium on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, 14th – 17th Porto,Portugal

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BIOSTEC DC 2009 ~ Doctoral Consortium on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, 14th – 17th Porto,Portugal
by: INSTICC PRESS

45 Pages

Proceedings of the
Doctoral Consortium on
Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies
In conjunction with BIOSTEC 2009
Porto, Portugal, January 2009

The purpose of the 2nd International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies is to bring together researchers and practitioners, including engineers, biologists, health professionals and informatics/computer scientists, interested in both theoretical advances and applications of information systems, artificial intelligence, signal processing, electronics and other engineering tools in knowledge areas related to biology and medicine.
BIOSTEC is composed of three co-located conferences, each specialized in at least one of the aforementioned main knowledge areas.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
PAPERS
IMPROVEMENT OF AUTOMATIC ECG ANALYSIS FOR TELEMONITORING SYSTEMS BASED
ON CONTEXT SIGNALS
Malte Kirst, Jörg Ottenbacher, Christophe Kunze and Wilhelm Stork 3
INFORMATION NEEDS OF CONSUMERS OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS -
Conceptualisation of the Experiences of Informal Carers: A Research Proposal Summary
Basil Alzougool, Shanton Chang and Kathleen Gray 9
TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION
SYSTEMS IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR
Noor Azizah KS Mohamadali and Jonathan M. Garibaldi 17
ASSESSING MACHINE LEARNING METHODS IN IVF PROCESS – Predictive Modeling of IVF Embryo
Selection
Asli Uyar 25
ULTRASOUND BLOOD COAGULATION MONITORING – A Pilot Clinical Trial to Assess Sensitivity
to Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy
Camille Plag, Rachel Callé, Frédéric Patat, Frédéric Ossant, Claire Pouplard, Yves Gruel and Amélie Le Gouge 32
AUTHOR INDEX 41