Virtual Health Assistant

Inspiration

Inspired by the recent degradation in health due to the worldwide pandemic, we set out to build something innovative and at the same time, helpful during Def Hacks Worldwide 3.0.

What it does

Our virtual health assistant helps patients access information about what some of the common symptoms represent. We display some of the inputs for the patient to refer back to as well as their BMI levels, any potential health conditions based on their inputs. We have also taken the liberty to warn the patient about a potential danger of COVID-19 using the input temperature and SpO2 levels.

How we built it

Our virtual health assistant is built upon the Python programming language using the tkinter module. Our main line of code contains only one call to a function which makes the code progress into a recursive loop until we have gathered all the information required.

Challenges we ran into

During the coding process, we faced problems while building the aforementioned recursive loop as well as while setting up the combinations of diseases with their corresponding symptoms.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We believe that the recursive loop is our biggest achievement and learning experience during the 3-day hackathon. The way our team was able to make the loop function while also stabilizing the Graphical User Interface is exemplary for a beginner team like us.

What we learned

We learned the seriousness of some symptoms which may require immediate attention. For example- If one feels pain in the head region, fever and numbness, it may be a serious case of brain injury which requires immediate attention. We also learned in the coding aspect as we journeyed through various widgets in the tkinter module.

What's next for Virtual Health Assistant

We would like to expand our software using other programming languages as well. We would like to build our database of diseases and symptoms further and also circulate this interface through various NGOs and non-profits as well.