Genome initiative, Moving Lab among DHA’s innovations
dubai — The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is showcasing some of its latest innovations and achievements in healthcare services during the UAE Innovation Month at City Walk, Dubai.
The DHA initiatives include the Dubai Genome initiative, which aims to map the genomes of entire population (including residents), and use artificial intelligence to analyse genetic data, to change the face of medical care through personalised medicine and prior detection of individuals at risk.
The Moving Lab initiative is a high-tech mobile lab that can visit people of determination, the elderly and patients who live in remote areas to get medical tests done, saving them time and effort.
The Consultation Station initiative is a mobile consultation room that replicates a medical doctor’s office, allowing physicians to perform live reliable consultations that includes checkups and monitoring of acute and chronic diseases.
The Physiotherapy Sensors is a wireless motion capture technology that consists of highly precise wearable motion sensors that provide real-time visualisations of motor functions in patients. It reduces the overall healthcare costs and demonstrates improved outcomes by delivering interactive care to patients.
Smart Headache Clinic is an extension to the two multidisciplinary headache clinics in Nad Al Hamar Health Centre and Al Barsha Health Centre, launched by the DHA last year, to follow-up with existing patients through telemedicine using a RoboDoc. The patient would be present at one of the clinics with the family medicine doctor and receiving his consultation from a specialised doctor via the Robodoc from DHA hospitals.
Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosing Eye Disease, where AI will be used to identify retina damage from thousands of eye scans fed into it, hence aiding doctors in diagnosing and treating patients who are suffering from retina damage effectively and quicker.
Happiness prescribing programme is designed to identify and implement prevention programmes among pre-diabetics and persons with high risk factors to reduce the risk of the incidence of diabetes. The programme targets Dubai residents, who are overweight, follow unhealthy diets, lack physical activity, have a family history of diabetes, those who suffers from psychological stress and smokers.
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