New AI Research Helps Enhance Ambulance Response, Skin Cancer Screening

Enhance ambulance response using ML

New research at Victoria University of Wellington seeks to apply machine learning models to improve emergency response times.

Supported by a grant from New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, the research is developing ML models to analyze an emergency and its urgency to identify ambulances who can respond appropriately in an emergency. Minimize response time.

“There is a clear link between patient mortality and response times. Our goal is to improve the average response time of emergency services to make better use of existing resources to ensure they are available to those who need them most. Literally every minute counts,” explains Jordan MacLachlan, author of the study and a PhD student in computer science at Victoria University of Wellington.

Combining 3D Whole Body, AI for Faster Melanoma Screening

The Australian Center of Excellence in Melanoma Diagnostics and Imaging at the Australian Cancer Research Foundation is conducting a study to test whether the combination of AI and 3D whole-body imaging speeds up and improves ability to take photos of skin cancer or not.

Backed by a $3 million ($2 million) grant from the Australian federal government’s Medical Research Future Fund, the project focuses on improving skin cancer detection in regional and rural communities, where less than one in 10 of the country’s dermatologists practice..

The project also aims to inform the national melanoma screening program and will be delivered at nine regional hospitals and healthcare centers across Queensland, according to a press release. New South Wales and Victoria.

Telstra Health adds remote maternity solutions

Telstra Health and digital maternity care company HeraMED have partnered to introduce remote maternity solutions for GPs.

HeraMED’s HeraCARE will be a new addition to Telstra Health’s Smart Connected Care, the single portal for digital healthcare solutions that streamline workflows and connect care.

Based on the press release, HeraCARE will be rolled out on a pilot basis to a group of GPs using Telstra Health before a full roll-out later in the year.

This partnership is built on HeraMED’s initial integration with Telstra Health’s MedicalDirector was in November last year.