Join us for the next webinar in the King’s Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care International Research Seminar Series, which showcases world-leading research to a global audience. This session highlights how digital health innovations are transforming care across diverse settings – from expanding access to primary healthcare in low- and middle-income countries, to supporting recovery and monitoring outcomes for intensive care survivors at home.

Through two presentations from leading researchers at King’s, we will explore how technology-enabled approaches are reshaping the way care is delivered, improving equity, safety and patient outcomes worldwide.

Presentations

Safer, closer care: Mobile phone consultations in rural Africa

Professor Jackie Sturt, Head of Division of Care in Long Term Conditions and Professor of Behavioural Medicine in Nursing

Clinical trials during the COVID 19 pandemic introduced remote consultations, via basic mobile phone used by trained health workers, into the primary health care infrastructure for remote, rural and marginalised populations in Tanzania and Nigeria. The trials found remote consultations to be safe and trustworthy and increased access to healthcare. REaCH training and remotely delivered healthcare has since been implemented across regions and countries. This presentation will introduce REaCH training and share the trial and implementation data on its role in accelerating Universal Health Coverage goals.

Jackie leads an extensive research programme focused on the psychological and behavioural dimensions of long-term conditions, with a particular emphasis on diabetes and emotional wellbeing. Her work explores digital and technology-based interventions to support self-management and improve outcomes for individuals living with chronic illness, especially in underserved populations across the UK and low- and middle-income countries. Professor Sturt has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and secured significant competitive funding from UK and international sources, including the NIHR. She maintains active collaborations across Australia, LMICs, USA and Europe.

Technology for recovery and safer transitions home after intensive care

Professor Louise Rose MBE, Head of Division of Digital Health and Applied Technology Assessment and Professor of Nursing

Professor Rose will be presenting on her team’s work on the development, implementation and evaluation of an innovative digital recovery pathway that supports intensive care survivors during recovery at home in the initial three months following hospital discharge. She will also present on the development of novel sensing technology to monitor intensive care survivor recovery, frailty and risk of adverse events in the home in real time.

Louise has an extensive research programme focusing on critical care and respiratory specialties with a particular interest in digital and technology based interventions to improve the experience and outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients and their families across the spectrum of care – i.e., intensive care, specialized weaning centres, emergency departments, and living at home in the community. Prof Rose has published over 290 peer reviewed publications and has received over £22 million in competitive grant funding for her research from government and charity funders in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand maintaining numerous ongoing international collaborations.

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