The embodiments described herein relates to systems, methods and apparatuses for facilitating gesture-based control of an electronic device for displaying medical information. According to some aspects, there is provided a gesture recognition apparatus comprising at least one processor configured receive image data and depth data from at least one camera extract at least one gesture from the image data and the depth data that is indicative of an activity of an operator within a volume of recognition, the volume of recognition being indicative of a sterile space proximate to the operator generate at least one command that is compatible with the at least one electronic device based on the extracted at least one gesture and provide the at least one compatible command to at least one electronic device as an input command.
