Transforming Healthcare Infrastructure

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-84559-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

In recent years, unprecedented demographic aging has placed considerable strain on outdated healthcare systems, exacerbating existing challenges and creating new ones. Geriatric care, in particular, necessitates a multidisciplinary approach involving architects and engineers alongside healthcare professionals. Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, digital healthcare, nanotechnology, and additive manufacturing offer promising avenues for systematic improvements in healthcare delivery. Transforming Healthcare Infrastructure addresses the issues of demographic aging and embracing digital transformations such as artificial intelligence and offers timely insights into the evolving landscape of healthcare. It also emphasizes the necessity for all stakeholders to embrace these changes for the betterment of healthcare delivery and outcomes. This book serves as a definitive resource for healthcare professionals at all levels, from frontline workers to administrators, as well as researchers and students across various disciplines. Engineers, policymakers, architects, and environmentalists within the healthcare sector will also find it indispensable.

Features:

- Offers timely insights into the evolving landscape of healthcare.

- Explores emerging technologies such as AI, IoT, robotics, and additive manufacturing used for healthcare solutions.

- Emphasizes the necessity for all stakeholders to embrace these changes for the betterment of healthcare delivery and outcomes.

Zielgruppe

Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ting, David S. K.

Stagner, Jacqueline A.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Engineering and Healthcare: Partners for Life? In the Trenches: Current Challenges in Healthcare Delivery. Machine Learning, Internet of Things (MLIoT) Based Healthcare Monitoring System. Architecture and Health Nexus. Tackling Demography and Population Changes. Patterns and Emergence of New Diseases. Nanotechnology and Healthcare. Additive Manufacturing and Medical Implants. Technology Safety. Robotics, AI and Healthcare.

Über Autor(innen)

David S-K. Ting studied Combustion and Turbulence, followed by Convection Heat Transfer and Fluid-Structure Interactions, prior to joining the University of Windsor. Dr. Ting is the founder of the Turbulence and Energy Laboratory and a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering. Professor Ting supervises students on a wide range of research topics including Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy. To date, he has co-supervised over 90 graduate students, co-authored more than 170 journal papers, authored five textbooks, and co-edited more than 25 volumes.

Jacqueline A. Stagner is the Undergraduate Programs Coordinator in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Windsor, and an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering. Dr. Stagner co-advises students primarily in sustainable energy in the Turbulence and Energy Laboratory. Prior to working at the University of Windsor, she attained a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, a Master of Business Administration, and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. She also worked as a release engineer in the automotive industry for six years. She has co-edited ten volumes.