{"id":19211,"date":"2025-10-24T15:44:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T07:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/edic\/?page_id=19211"},"modified":"2025-11-11T09:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T01:30:59","slug":"paediatric-care-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/edic\/projects\/paediatric-care-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovating for Paediatric Care (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tInnovating for Paediatric Care\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>This growing studio aims to tackle real-world healthcare challenges identified by KK Women&#8217;s and Children&#8217;s Hospital (KKH) and its industry collaborators. The team&#8217;s overarching goal is to translate clinical and operational problems into innovative, practical solutions that enhance patient care, improve clinical efficiency, and advance healthcare technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration bridges clinical insights, academic research, and industry expertise, creating a pipeline from problem identification to prototype implementation. The team is interdisciplinary, comprising members from diverse domains to ensure a comprehensive approach to problem-solving. From identifying problems and issues to solving the problems and implementing solutions, there will be lots of opportunities for our student teams to co-design solutions with clinicians, patients and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>Potential problem statements in this studio:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create virtual reality simulation training module for contrast study of the gastrointestinal track in babies.<\/li>\n<li>Bioabsorbable flexible titanium intramedullary nails for fracture fixation of paediatric long bones.<\/li>\n<li>Limb holder: pre-operative clean and drape requires an assistant to hold the limb while cleansing. The aim is to free up the assistant for other surgical room tasks.<\/li>\n<li>Tendon injuries are one of the more common injuries, and even with primary repair, protected rehabilitation over 3 months is required. A solution related to tendon securement is sought.<\/li>\n<li>Management of bone fractures and deformities rely on measurement of angles done manually in by the surgeon which is time consuming, and error prone due to x-ray rotation and surgeon inaccuracies. An AI inspired solution is sought.<\/li>\n<li>IoT based monitoring of paediatric patients&#8217; vital signs.<\/li>\n<li>AI AMR robot to follow nurses during ward rounding.<\/li>\n<li>POCT (point of care test) cartridge that reduces wastage and prevents blood clotting is sought for the paediatric wards.<\/li>\n<li>A smart transport bag for doctors is required to store medicines, medical consumables and equipment for ambulatory patients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Project partner:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>KK Women&#8217;s and Children&#8217;s Hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Project supervisor:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr Tang Kok Zuea (<a href=\"mailto:kz.tang@nus.edu.sg\">kz.tang@nus.edu.sg<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Studio timeslot in Semester 2 AY2025\/2026:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday 9 am to 12 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\n\t\tExamples of past projects:\n\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7388436111146135552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/edic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/10\/EIM-302-MediMingle-scaled.png\" alt=\"EIM-302-MediMingle\" height=\"1440\" width=\"2560\" title=\"EIM-302-MediMingle\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7388436111146135552\" title=\"MediMingle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tMediMingle\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>In this project, we designed an interactive medication cup that helps make medicine time more engaging and comfortable for young children.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GgyDw9x9Z-E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/edic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/10\/EG3301R-precrawler.png\" alt=\"EG3301R-precrawler\" height=\"2475\" width=\"4400\" title=\"EG3301R-precrawler\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GgyDw9x9Z-E\" title=\"Adjustable precrawler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tAdjustable precrawler\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>In this project, we developed an adjustable, semi-automated pre-crawling therapy device to provide 3 to 9 month old infants with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and Down Syndrome with consistent and frequent therapy sessions to help reduce the development gap in comparison to that of a typically developing infant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/edic\/projects\/innovating-for-better-healthcare\/ngt-training-device\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/edic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/10\/EG3301R-Baby-ANDI.png\" alt=\"EG3301R-Baby-ANDI\" height=\"2475\" width=\"4400\" title=\"EG3301R-Baby-ANDI\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/edic\/projects\/innovating-for-better-healthcare\/ngt-training-device\/\" title=\"Baby ANDI: nasogastric tube training device for caregivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tBaby ANDI: nasogastric tube training device for caregivers\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>In this project, we designed an Accurate Nasogastric Device for Insertion (ANDI) to improve caregiver confidence by providing a realistic simulation of nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion for paediatric patients.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innovating for Paediatric Care This growing studio aims to tackle real-world healthcare challenges identified by KK Women&#8217;s and Children&#8217;s Hospital (KKH) and its industry collaborators. 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