Research talks: Showcasing health equity, access, and resilience collaborations

This series of talks feature Health Delivery research and innovation, collaboration networks, and the next generation of research talent. 00:00 Introduction Speakers: Brianna Goodwin, Data Science Researcher, Microsoft Research & Incubations Brooke Loughrin, Global Health Access Incubation Lead, Microsoft Research & Incubations 05:37 Research Talk: Increasing access to health measurement through mobile-based, noncontact sensing Speakers: CJ Park, PhD Student & Research Intern, University of Washington Daniel McDuff, Microsoft Research Redmond The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has acutely highlighted the growing need for technology that supports accessible healthcare. One example is in the number appointments held via telehealth and mobile health platforms, which has greatly increased due to stay-at-home orders and greater burdens on healthcare systems. Experts suggest that particular attention be given to cardiovascular and pulmonary protection during the treatment of many conditions, but physicians lack access to objective measurements of a patient’s condition due to the inability to capture vital signs. In this talk, we will present work on methods that leverage ordinary sensors, such as webcams, to measure physiological signals, such as peripheral blood flow, heart rate, respiration, blood oxygenation, and blood pressure. We will discuss our work in developing state-of-the-art neural models to help us learn more robust representations and achieve performance close to that of medical-grade devices. 19:04 Research talk: How to build a better digital health system: Lessons learned from 13 countries Speakers: Bill Thies, Sr. Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research India Patricia Moscibrodzki, Research Consultant, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine As countries continue to adapt digital tools to their national health systems, it will be important to learn from the experiences gained in other settings. To this end, we examined digital health syste