Medical sensors are ’the canary in the mine’

Eveline Mestrom and Jonna van der Stam. Photo: Jarno Verhoef PhD candidates Eveline Mestrom and Jonna van der Stam receive their doctorate for their research on a smart patch that warns of unexpected complications Although we are using more and more smartwatches and activity trackers in our daily lives, the use of wearable technology is not yet commonplace on the hospital work floor. Intensivist-in-training Eveline Mestrom and data analyst Jonna van der Stam met through one of the first studies worldwide to investigate the effectiveness of wearable sensors in patient care. In this successful collaboration, they examined how a smart patch and a wrist-worn sensor can reduce complications and shorten hospital stays. When you put the dissertations of TU/e PhD candidates Eveline Mestrom and Jonna van der Stam side by side, it becomes clear how closely their lines of research are intertwined. And it is not just the cover design and research that are closely linked; on Tuesday, April 18, they will defend their 'teamwork' at the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Biomedical Engineering, respectively, on the same day and shortly after one another. Doctor and engineer.