Biography
Olivia is a MSc student in the School of Computing under the supervision of Dr. Gabor Fichtinger and Dr. Parvin Mousavi. Her research involves cancer detection through micro-ultrasound and the iKnife in breast-conserving surgery
Publications
Elkind, Emese; Tun, Aung Tin; Radcliffe, Olivia; Connolly, Laura; Davison, Colleen; Purkey, Eva; Mousavi, Parvin; Fichtinger, Gabor; Thornton, Kanchana
2024 Canadian Conference on Global Health, Canadian Association for Global Health, 2024.
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Inadequacies in the Burmese healthcare system, heightened by the 2021 military coup of the civil war in Myanmar and the COVID-19 pandemic, have driven thousands of refugees to Thailand seeking medical aid. Without immigration status, these refugees, especially those who have experienced limb loss, are challenged by the inability to receive healthcare. Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF, www.burmachildren.com) based in Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand focuses on funding underserved Burmese communities’ medical treatment and providing support services.
Prosthetics in lower-income countries are usually passive, therefore, patients cannot fully perform their daily functions, impacting their abilities to work and affecting family caretakers. BCMF aims to make body-powered prosthetics that work best in low-resource settings using open-source designs, which only allow for fixed hand positions. The usage of prosthetic arms depends heavily on their functionality and comfort. Patients are more likely to consistently use prosthetics if it aids them in returning to normalcy and reducing family burdens. My objective is to design an interchangeable hand to enable critical rotational movements.
Methodology
The BCMF prosthetics project makes custom-fitted, low-cost, 3D-printed prostheses. BCMF uses open-source prosthetic models such as the Kwawu Arm 2.0, which provides an OpenSCAD (openscad.org) file for adjusting the model to the recipient's measurements. To maintain BCMF’s workflow, the interchangeable wrist model was created using the 3D design software, Autodesk Fusion 360, and designs from NIOP Q-C v1 and v2 Quick-Connect Wrist. The wrist was merged onto the Kwawu Arm, printed, assembled, and tested. This is an iterative process where patient feedback ensures the prosthetics cater to the diverse needs of the recipients.
Results
Since the launch of the prosthetics project in 2019, BCMF has provided 3D-printed prosthetics to 76 patients. The interchangeable hand provides a solution to many patients' everyday activities and can rotate the hand 360 degrees.
Conclusions
This project provides a low-cost solution to healthcare challenges in the context of poly-crisis experienced in Myanmar, enhancing the resilience and adaptability of affected refugee communities.
Relevance to Sub-Theme
This presentation aligns with sub-theme 2 by developing and testing methods to improve healthcare access and quality in areas affected by war, migration, poverty, and racial disparities.},
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Background/Objective
Inadequacies in the Burmese healthcare system, heightened by the 2021 military coup of the civil war in Myanmar and the COVID-19 pandemic, have driven thousands of refugees to Thailand seeking medical aid. Without immigration status, these refugees, especially those who have experienced limb loss, are challenged by the inability to receive healthcare. Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF, www.burmachildren.com) based in Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand focuses on funding underserved Burmese communities’ medical treatment and providing support services.
Prosthetics in lower-income countries are usually passive, therefore, patients cannot fully perform their daily functions, impacting their abilities to work and affecting family caretakers. BCMF aims to make body-powered prosthetics that work best in low-resource settings using open-source designs, which only allow for fixed hand positions. The usage of prosthetic arms depends heavily on their functionality and comfort. Patients are more likely to consistently use prosthetics if it aids them in returning to normalcy and reducing family burdens. My objective is to design an interchangeable hand to enable critical rotational movements.
Methodology
The BCMF prosthetics project makes custom-fitted, low-cost, 3D-printed prostheses. BCMF uses open-source prosthetic models such as the Kwawu Arm 2.0, which provides an OpenSCAD (openscad.org) file for adjusting the model to the recipient's measurements. To maintain BCMF’s workflow, the interchangeable wrist model was created using the 3D design software, Autodesk Fusion 360, and designs from NIOP Q-C v1 and v2 Quick-Connect Wrist. The wrist was merged onto the Kwawu Arm, printed, assembled, and tested. This is an iterative process where patient feedback ensures the prosthetics cater to the diverse needs of the recipients.
Results
Since the launch of the prosthetics project in 2019, BCMF has provided 3D-printed prosthetics to 76 patients. The interchangeable hand provides a solution to many patients' everyday activities and can rotate the hand 360 degrees.
Conclusions
This project provides a low-cost solution to healthcare challenges in the context of poly-crisis experienced in Myanmar, enhancing the resilience and adaptability of affected refugee communities.
Relevance to Sub-Theme
This presentation aligns with sub-theme 2 by developing and testing methods to improve healthcare access and quality in areas affected by war, migration, poverty, and racial disparities.
Inadequacies in the Burmese healthcare system, heightened by the 2021 military coup of the civil war in Myanmar and the COVID-19 pandemic, have driven thousands of refugees to Thailand seeking medical aid. Without immigration status, these refugees, especially those who have experienced limb loss, are challenged by the inability to receive healthcare. Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF, www.burmachildren.com) based in Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand focuses on funding underserved Burmese communities’ medical treatment and providing support services.
Prosthetics in lower-income countries are usually passive, therefore, patients cannot fully perform their daily functions, impacting their abilities to work and affecting family caretakers. BCMF aims to make body-powered prosthetics that work best in low-resource settings using open-source designs, which only allow for fixed hand positions. The usage of prosthetic arms depends heavily on their functionality and comfort. Patients are more likely to consistently use prosthetics if it aids them in returning to normalcy and reducing family burdens. My objective is to design an interchangeable hand to enable critical rotational movements.
Methodology
The BCMF prosthetics project makes custom-fitted, low-cost, 3D-printed prostheses. BCMF uses open-source prosthetic models such as the Kwawu Arm 2.0, which provides an OpenSCAD (openscad.org) file for adjusting the model to the recipient's measurements. To maintain BCMF’s workflow, the interchangeable wrist model was created using the 3D design software, Autodesk Fusion 360, and designs from NIOP Q-C v1 and v2 Quick-Connect Wrist. The wrist was merged onto the Kwawu Arm, printed, assembled, and tested. This is an iterative process where patient feedback ensures the prosthetics cater to the diverse needs of the recipients.
Results
Since the launch of the prosthetics project in 2019, BCMF has provided 3D-printed prosthetics to 76 patients. The interchangeable hand provides a solution to many patients' everyday activities and can rotate the hand 360 degrees.
Conclusions
This project provides a low-cost solution to healthcare challenges in the context of poly-crisis experienced in Myanmar, enhancing the resilience and adaptability of affected refugee communities.
Relevance to Sub-Theme
This presentation aligns with sub-theme 2 by developing and testing methods to improve healthcare access and quality in areas affected by war, migration, poverty, and racial disparities.
Radcliffe, Olivia; Connolly, Laura; Ungi, Tamas; Yeo, Caitlin; Rudan, John F.; Fichtinger, Gabor; Mousavi, Parvin
Navigated surgical resection cavity inspection for breast conserving surgery Proceedings
2023.
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abstract = {Up to 40% of Breast Conserving Surgery (BCS) patients must undergo repeat surgery because cancer is left behind in the resection cavity. The mobility of the breast resection cavity makes it difficult to localize residual cancer and, therefore, cavity shaving is a common technique for cancer removal. Cavity shaving involves removing an additional layer of tissue from the entire resection cavity, often resulting in unnecessary healthy tissue loss. In this study, we demonstrated a navigation system and open-source software module that facilitates visualization of the breast resection cavity for targeted localization of residual cancer.},
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Up to 40% of Breast Conserving Surgery (BCS) patients must undergo repeat surgery because cancer is left behind in the resection cavity. The mobility of the breast resection cavity makes it difficult to localize residual cancer and, therefore, cavity shaving is a common technique for cancer removal. Cavity shaving involves removing an additional layer of tissue from the entire resection cavity, often resulting in unnecessary healthy tissue loss. In this study, we demonstrated a navigation system and open-source software module that facilitates visualization of the breast resection cavity for targeted localization of residual cancer.
Radcliffe, Olivia; Connolly, Laura; Ungi, Tamas; Yeo, Caitlin; Rudan, John F; Fichtinger, Gabor; Mousavi, Parvin
Navigated surgical resection cavity inspection for breast conserving surgery Journal Article
In: vol. 12466, pp. 234-241, 2023.
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abstract = {Up to 40% of Breast Conserving Surgery (BCS) patients must undergo repeat surgery because cancer is left behind in the resection cavity. The mobility of the breast resection cavity makes it difficult to localize residual cancer and, therefore, cavity shaving is a common technique for cancer removal. Cavity shaving involves removing an additional layer of tissue from the entire resection cavity, often resulting in unnecessary healthy tissue loss. In this study, we demonstrated a navigation system and open-source software module that facilitates visualization of the breast resection cavity for targeted localization of residual cancer.},
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Up to 40% of Breast Conserving Surgery (BCS) patients must undergo repeat surgery because cancer is left behind in the resection cavity. The mobility of the breast resection cavity makes it difficult to localize residual cancer and, therefore, cavity shaving is a common technique for cancer removal. Cavity shaving involves removing an additional layer of tissue from the entire resection cavity, often resulting in unnecessary healthy tissue loss. In this study, we demonstrated a navigation system and open-source software module that facilitates visualization of the breast resection cavity for targeted localization of residual cancer.