International Journal of Human and Health Sciences. Supplementary Issue: 2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v0i0.133

 

S15 
 

Digital Diagnostics and Therapeutics 
 

Nazimi Abd Jabar 

Centre for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 
Kuala Lumpur 

 
ABSTRACT 

 
Information technology (IT) has much to offer for the healthcare. Healthcare IT covers a broad 

range of computer and technological advancement used in its environments and tools such as 
electronic health records (EHR), laboratory and medical imaging information systems, use of 
dedicated medical devices and facilitation of healthcare communication. It also supports the 

diagnostic ability for the healthcare members and enhance treatment deliveries reflecting 
patient-centered approach.  

 
However, despite vast challenges involve in the development and maintenance of these 
complex systems as a platform to hold enormous clinical and diagnostic information for huge 

number of patients, very little of these captured data are involved in the entire aspect of surgica l 
diagnostics and therapeutics. In most clinical situations, it merely serves for record keeping 

with minimal involvement in shaping the surgical workflow, perioperative clinical decision 
making or to enhance surgical deliveries. The aim of this presentation was to highlight our 
institutional experience with the utilization of various advance digital diagnostics and 

therapeutic software and tools for surgical management of jaw tumors and maxillofac ia l 
fracture reconstruction, with emphasis on orbital blowout fracture reconstruction. Bridging and 

personalized diagnostic procedures for therapeutic or surgical use, pre-procedural or virtua l 
planning, image-guided surgery and perioperative surgical control and check with the use of 
computer technology will be highlighted in this presentation. It is hoped that this presentation 

could serve as sharing and learning platform for all conference delegates with regards to the 
revolutionary digital diagnostic and therapeutic trends in some aspect of oral and maxillofac ia l 

surgical procedures.