A group of international academics, including Prof. Raymond P. Galea from the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, have joined forces to pen a journal about the role of Electrocardiography in Occupational Medicine.
Titled ‘The Role of Electrocardiography in Occupational Medicine, from Einthoven’s Invention to the Digital Era of Wearable Devices’, the paper looks at how clinical instruments can offer indispensable support in clinical practices.
With the advent of the digital age, silicon and printed circuit boards have allowed the miniaturisation of the electronic components of electro-medical devices, and patient wearables in medicine have been rapidly expanding worldwide.
But despite the potential offered by this technology, the application of these devices in the field of health and safety in the workplace is still limited. The paper suggests this might be because of a lack of targeted scientific research.
The entire paper can be accessed and read on Research Gate.