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This article proposes a multi-agent system (MAS) that personalizes medical information in geriatric residences. The personal medical can personalize each medication with the instructions for each patient by using a contactless card reader or a mobile with NFC technology. The use of RFID and NFC technology allows the identification of the patient and the application of preventative medical protocols to the patient. The proposed multi-agent system has reasoning capabilities in order to analyze the situation and achieve a high level of interaction with the patients and the personal medical. A distributed prototype system has been developed to test this multi-agent system. This system is aimed to improve health care and assistance to dependent persons in geriatric residences. Preliminary results are presented in this paper.
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Pérez, J.M., Fernández, F., Fraile, J.A., Mateos, M., Sánchez, M.A. (2011). Multi-Agent System (GerMAS) Used to Identify Medicines in Geriatric Residences. In: Pérez, J.B., et al. Highlights in Practical Applications of Agents and Multiagent Systems. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 89. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19917-2_36
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