Muhammed Wasim Raad
King Fahd University Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Title: A Ubiquitous RFID based Telemedicine System for localizing Elderly Patients with Alzheimer's
Biography
Biography: Muhammed Wasim Raad
Abstract
By 2020, it is predicted that chronic diseases to be account for almost three quarters of all deaths. This aging problem contributes greatly to chronic diseases like Alzheimer’s. The major implications of Alzheimer are patient safety and care. The aim of this paper is to develop a Telemedicine system, based on Internet of Things (IoT) technology, for monitoring elderly individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s. We describe a working prototype that is able to capture vital signs and deliver the desired data remotely for elderly staying at home, using wearable ECG wireless sensor. In addition, an Active wearable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) wristband, with IR room locators are used to monitor the whereabouts of the elderly at room level along with an Android APP tool used by the Elderly loved ones to locate him/her in case of emergency in a smart home context. An alarm is triggered in case the Elderly wanders outside the safe zone.