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Introducing:

WoundAssist

Rodrigue Kayenbe, Sonia Ingram, Xiaolei Zhang,

Stephen Ao, Taha Soomro, Michael Kiuber, Christina Hu

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TWO PROBLEMS, ONE SOLUTION

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Problem 1: Major Shortage of Nurses

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40k

50%

£5bn

2/3

nursing vacancies in 2019

reduction in district nurses since 2010

Spent by the NHS on wound care

of wound care is done in the community

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Problem 2: Patients Need to be Empowered for Self-Care

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"I have this cut and it ended up kind of wide. I can see these bubbles in it - like flesh bubbles. Should I just leave them alone?”

(recoveryyourlife.com)

"It seemed to heal towards the top only for pus to collect in the wound again...have others noticed this?”

(diabetes.co.uk)

"I have swelling across the top of the hand so it looks like a baseball mitt..... is all of this normal?!”

(ehealthforum.com)

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Solution

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We have created WoundAssist, an AI assistant that empowers patients to monitor their own wound recovery, whilst relieving pressure off the NHS by making sure patients only reach out to healthcare services when absolutely necessary.

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DEMO

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https://www.figma.com/proto/BjPI8lWons8yhgvdaQseAZ/Demo?node-id=66%3A34037&viewport=-1710%2C2412%2C0.5156061053276062&scaling=scale-down

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Conclusion

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We have created WoundAssist, an AI assistant that empowers patients to monitor their own wound recovery, whilst relieving pressure off the NHS by making sure patients only reach out to healthcare services when absolutely necessary.

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SONIA / XIAOLEI PLEASE ADD DETAIL ON THE CLASSIFIER / TRAINING TECHNIQUES HERE

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Problem 1: Shortage of Nurses

Problem 2: Patients Need Empowerment for Self-Care

#NHSHackDay

40,000 nursing vacancies in 2019

50% reduction in district nurses since 2010

The NHS spends £5 billion on woundcare

2/3rds of wound care is done in the community

"I have this cut and it ended up kind of wide. I can see these bubbles in it - like flesh bubbles. Should I just leave them alone?” recoveryyourlife.com

"It seemed to heal towards the top only for pus to collect in the wound again...have others noticed this?” diabetes.co.uk

"I have swelling across the top of the hand so it looks like a baseball mitt..... is all of this normal?!” ehealthforum.com

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The solution

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Show how you solve the problem you identified.

What will be different when the problem is solved (by you)?