PressureSync Team Members: Justin Morton Brandon Steele Michael Suever Faculty Advisors: Dr. John K. Estell Dr. David F. Kisor November 12, 2003

Overview  Ecivon Background / GlucoSync  Blood Pressure Information  Why PressureSync  PressureSync Technical Information Flow Chart / Communications Programming Details Ecivon Details  Additional Project Options Website Redevelopment Migrating Ecivon  Questions

Ecivon: Background What is it? A health education website related to asthma, cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure Users can read articles, view and edit discussion boards, and monitor personal levels Healthcare providers and users can chart the levels and monitor the users condition

GlucoSync: Background  What is it? An application that allows users to download blood glucose levels from a gluco- meter to their personal computer Levels are then uploaded to a website database called Ecivon  Why is it useful? Allows users to automatically upload levels to Ecivon without manually entering the data

GlucoSync: Improvements…  Beta Testing Will tell us how to improve GlucoSync and better design PressureSync  Commenting GlucoSync Original code was not well documented  Most documentation is in the form of ReadMe files

About Blood Pressure  What is it? The force of blood against the walls of the arteries  How is it measured? It is measured in millimeters of mercury It consists of two numbers a systolic and diastolic pressure  Systolic pressure is the force of blood when the heart beats  Diastolic pressure is the force of blood when the heart is at rest Blood pressure is written as systolic over diastolic (120/80)

About High Blood Pressure  High blood pressure is also called hypertension  What is considered high? A blood pressure of greater than 140/90  Why does it matter? High blood pressure is the leading cause of heart disease Heart disease is the number one cause of death in America  Who is at risk? Approximately 50 million Americans have high blood pressure and 35% of them do not know they have it  How can it be treated? Eating healthy Exercising regularly Monitor blood pressure levels periodically

Why PressureSync?  Hypertension is the leading cause of heart disease Heart disease: #1 cause of death in America.  Automatic monitors are available for home use.  Accurate monitoring No more manual entry of data  Use with Ecivon to log data and view history

Project Overview  OMRON HEM-747-IC Blood Pressure Monitor  Serial Communication  Upload data to server  View data on Ecivon website

PressureSync: Communication  RS 232 Cable 9-Pin Serial Port  Communication Protocol Provided 8N1 format 9600 bps  MSComm control included with Visual Studio 6.0

PressureSync Programming  C# language  Interface similar to GlucoSync Successful program has already been developed Simple for users Upload data to the Ecivon website

PressureSync and Ecivon  Data Stored in XML file Parsed using JavaScript Loaded into a form Transferred to Ecivon database using http protocol Apache server, PHP code, MySQL database  Users and health care providers will be able to view data by logging into the Ecivon website.

Additional Project Options  If time permits, these additional tasks will be considered to make PressureSync more attractive  Redesigning Ecivon Several linking errors Design issues  Migrate Ecivon to a stand alone server Easier administration Guarantee proper maintainance

Questions?