Challenges and Opportunities of IoT and AI in Pneumology

The objective of this work is the design of atechnological platform for remote monitoring of patients withChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The concept ofthe framework is a breakthrough in the state of medical,scientific and technological art, aimed at engaging patients in thetreatment plan and supporting interaction with healthcareprofessionals. The proposed platform is able to support a newparadigm for the management of patients with COPD, byintegrating clinical data and parameters monitored in daily lifeusing Artificial Intelligence algorithms. Therefore, the doctor isprovided with a dynamic picture of the disease and its impact onlifestyle and vice versa, and can thus plan more personalizeddiagnostics, therapeutics, and social interventions. This strategyallows for a more effective organization of access to outpatientcare and therefore a reduction of emergencies andhospitalizations because exacerbations of the disease can bebetter prevented and monitored. Hence, it can result inimprovements in patients' quality of life and lower costs for thehealthcare system.