Objectives
The Kabarak University Center for Health Informatics was established in 2021 with the following objectives:
- To establish multidisciplinary research activities in health informatics.
- To attract grants for research and innovation in health informatics.
- To establish partnerships with industry for research and innovation in health informatics.
- To develop and offer professional short courses in health informatics.
- To develop and launch academic programs in Health Informatics.
The Team
- Dr Moses M Thiga, Senior Lecturer, School of Science, Engineering and Technology
- Dr Pamela Kimeto, Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Ms Doris Kibiwott, Lecturer, School of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Ms Laura Cheptegei, Lecturer, School of Science, Engineering and Technology
Ongoing activities
Research
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Early detection of pre-eclampsia using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring using wearable devices and Long Short Term Memory Networks (LSTM-NN) on the edge
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Early Prediction of Pre-eclampsia Using Long Short Term Memory Networks (LSTM-NN) on the Edge and Effectiveness of Low Dose Aspirin and Calcium as prophylaxis.
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eHealth for Universal Maternal Health Coverage in Underserved Counties and Vulnerable Population Groups in Kenya.
Collaborators - Strathmore University, Intellisoft Consulting, Emed Solutions and Technical University of Mombasa
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Projects
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Contributing to evidence-based decision making by health stakeholders in Kenya though supporting the deployment and utilization of Health information Systems. Collaborators - County Government of Nakuru and County Government of Baringo.
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Development of a framework for assessing and addressing ethical issues in Healthcare Machine Learning projects. The project is funded by the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab.
Collaborators - National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation
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Development of an Integrated Clinical Trial and Machine Leaning Operations Model for Artificial Intelligence Projects in Healthcare.
Capacity building
Training Needs Assessment for professional short courses and academic programs – Ongoing.