Telemedicine definition
History
Types
Medical specialties using telemedicine
Benefits
Teleconsultation definition
Purposes
Teleconsultation organization
eHealth as a tool to support health practitioners November 2013Rajeev Rao Eashwari
“Telemedicine begins with a vision of connecting people to people, connecting resources to needs, and connecting healthcare problems to health care solutions”
Telemedicine definition
History
Types
Medical specialties using telemedicine
Benefits
Teleconsultation definition
Purposes
Teleconsultation organization
eHealth as a tool to support health practitioners November 2013Rajeev Rao Eashwari
“Telemedicine begins with a vision of connecting people to people, connecting resources to needs, and connecting healthcare problems to health care solutions”
CareClix is the leading telemedicine providers Worldwide. Now the Patients can see their doctors from home via the electronic devices and physicians at CareClix examine the multiple patients at the same time with CareClix Medical Examination room.
Title: Closing Keynote: Winning the Battle Against Brain Attacks: Fighting Back with Telehealth
Description: The final keynote will showcase how the University of Virginia Health System is leveraging its Stroke Telemedicine and Tele-education program (STAT) to efficiently manage care both pre- and post-stroke for patients, providing improved and timely access. This session will highlight what's been successful, and how advances in mobile health are advancing the ability of this program to succeed for patients and providers.
Speaker: Andrew Southerland, MD, MSc
Objectives: Discuss how telehealth technology can be leveraged to optimize stroke management. Describe how telehealth can be used to achieve cost and quality goals
Outline how telehealth can be used to improve both patient and provider satisfaction.
CareClix is the leading telemedicine providers Worldwide. Now the Patients can see their doctors from home via the electronic devices and physicians at CareClix examine the multiple patients at the same time with CareClix Medical Examination room.
Title: Closing Keynote: Winning the Battle Against Brain Attacks: Fighting Back with Telehealth
Description: The final keynote will showcase how the University of Virginia Health System is leveraging its Stroke Telemedicine and Tele-education program (STAT) to efficiently manage care both pre- and post-stroke for patients, providing improved and timely access. This session will highlight what's been successful, and how advances in mobile health are advancing the ability of this program to succeed for patients and providers.
Speaker: Andrew Southerland, MD, MSc
Objectives: Discuss how telehealth technology can be leveraged to optimize stroke management. Describe how telehealth can be used to achieve cost and quality goals
Outline how telehealth can be used to improve both patient and provider satisfaction.
Theories of Health Communication and their conceptual models.
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Stewardship is the act of taking good care of something.
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WHO launched the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) in 2015 to fill knowledge gaps and inform strategies at all levels.
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Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
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According to the 2019 report, in the US, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year, and more than 35000 people die. In addition to this, it also mentioned that 223,900 cases of Clostridoides difficile occurred in 2017, of which 12800 people died. The report did not include viruses or parasites
VISION
Being proactive
Supporting optimal animal and human health
Exploring ways to reduce overall use of antimicrobials
Using the drugs that prevent and treat disease by killing microscopic organisms in a responsible way
GOAL
to prevent the generation and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Doing so will preserve the effectiveness of these drugs in animals and humans for years to come.
being to preserve human and animal health and the effectiveness of antimicrobial medications.
to implement a multidisciplinary approach in assembling a stewardship team to include an infectious disease physician, a clinical pharmacist with infectious diseases training, infection preventionist, and a close collaboration with the staff in the clinical microbiology laboratory
to prevent antimicrobial overuse, misuse and abuse.
to minimize the developme
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Dr Hans Groth, Chairman of the Board, World Demographic & Ageing Forum
Professor Ilona Kickbusch, Founder and Chair, Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute and co-chair, World Health Summit Council
Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Director, Country Health Policies and Systems Division, World Health Organisation EURO
Dr Marta Lomazzi, Executive Manager, World Federation of Public Health Associations
Dr Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare and Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Dr Karin Tegmark Wisell, Director General, Public Health Agency of Sweden
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Medical Technology Tackles New Health Care Demand - Research Report - March 2...pchutichetpong
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There is a movement towards home-based care for the elderly, next generation scanning and MRI devices, wearable technology, artificial intelligence incorporation, and online connectivity. Experts also see a focus on predictive, preventive, personalized, participatory, and precision medicine, with rising levels of integration of home care and technological innovation.
The average cost of treatment has been rising across the board, creating additional financial burdens to governments, healthcare providers and insurance companies. According to MCG, cost-per-inpatient-stay in the United States alone rose on average annually by over 13% between 2014 to 2021, leading MedTech to focus research efforts on optimized medical equipment at lower price points, whilst emphasizing portability and ease of use. Namely, 46% of the 1,008 medical technology companies in the 2021 MedTech Innovator (“MTI”) database are focusing on prevention, wellness, detection, or diagnosis, signaling a clear push for preventive care to also tackle costs.
In addition, there has also been a lasting impact on consumer and medical demand for home care, supported by the pandemic. Lockdowns, closure of care facilities, and healthcare systems subjected to capacity pressure, accelerated demand away from traditional inpatient care. Now, outpatient care solutions are driving industry production, with nearly 70% of recent diagnostics start-up companies producing products in areas such as ambulatory clinics, at-home care, and self-administered diagnostics.
2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
• INTRODUCTION TO TELEMEDICINE
• OBJECTIVES OF TELEMEDICINE
• RELEVANCE OF TELEMEDICINE
• BENEFITS
• MODEL
• PROCESS
• TELEMEDICINE PROJECTS IN WEST BENGAL
• COSULTATION
• CHALLENGES
3. TELEMEDICINE
The delivery of healthcare service, where distance is critical factor, by
all healthcare professionals using information and communication
technologies, for the exchange of valid information for diagnosis,
treatment and prevention of disease and injuries, research and
evaluation, and for the continuing education of healthcare providers,
all in the interest of advancing the health of individual and their
communities.
4. Use of information and communication technologies:
• To provide specialized health care consultation to patients in remote
locations
• To facilitate video-conferencing among health care experts for better
treatment & care
• To provide opportunities for continuing education of health care personnel
OBJECTIVES OF TELEMEDICINE
5. RELEVANCE OF TELEMEDICINE
• Inadequate infrastructure in rural/district hospitals
• Large number of indoor/outdoor patients requiring referral for specialized care
• Low-availability of Health Experts in district/remote hospitals
• Dearth of adequate opportunities for training or continuing Medical Education
for Doctors in Rural/Remote Health facilities.
6. BENEFITS OF TELEMEDICINE
BENEFITS TO PATIENTS:
• Access to specialized health care services to under-served rural, semi-urban and
remote areas,
• Access to expertise of Medical Specialists to a larger population without
physical referral,
• Reduced visits to specialty hospitals for long term follow-up care for the aged
and terminally ill patients.
• Reduced travel expense
• Reduced Physician’s fee
7. BENEFITS TO PHYSICIANS:
• Improved diagnosis and better treatment management
• Access to computerized, comprehensive data (text, voice, images etc.) of
patients – offline as well as real time
• Quick and timely follow-up of patients discharged after palliative care
• Continuing education or training through video conferencing periodically
BENEFITS OF TELEMEDICINE
8. TELEMEDICINE : THE MODEL
• Patient under treatment
• Physician treating the patient
• A remote telemedicine console having audio
visual and data conferencing facilities
Nodal Hospital
Referral Hospital
• An expert / specialized doctor
• A central telemedicine server having audio
visual and data conferencing facility
9. SEQUENCE OF TELE-CONSULTATION
PATIENT IN
Patient visits OPD
Local Doctor checks up
Patient receives treatment
and is not referred to
telemedicine system
Patient referred to the Telemedicine system (some
special investigations may be suggested)
Patient visits Telemedicine data-entry console.
Operator enters patient record, data and images of test
results, appointment date is fixed for online
telemedicine session
OUT
OUT
Offline Data
transfer
from Nodal
Centre
10. Patient 1
Patient 2
Patient 3
Patient 4
.
.
.
Online video conference & tele-
consultation for patients between local
doctors at the nodal hospital and
specialist doctors at the referral hospital
Patient queue
IN OUT
SEQUENCE OF TELE-CONSULTATION
11. TELEMEDICINE IN WEST BENGAL
• Project Implementation by Webel ECS Ltd, Kolkata (Dep’t of IT, Govt. West
Bengal)
• Software development by CS & E Dept. IIT, Kharagpur
• Project sponsored & funded by the Dep’t of IT, Min. of Communications &
IT, Govt. of India
• Implementation and usage of facilities by the Dept. of Health & FW, Govt.
of West Bengal
12. PROJECT – I :
• Referral Center : School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata
• Nodal Centers : Habra State General Hospital, 24th Parganas (North)
: MJN Hospital, Coochbehar
• Disease Types : Skin Related and Blood Related Diseases, Leprosy .
TELEMEDICINE IN WEST BENGAL
13. PROJECT – II :
• Referral Center : NRS Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata
: Burdwan Medical College & Hospital, Burdwan
• Nodal Centers : Purulia District Hospital, Purulia
: Suri District Hospital, Birbhum
: Baharampur District Hospital, Murshidabad
: Midnapur Medical College & Hospital, Midnapur
• Disciplines : Cardiology, Radiology, Medicine, Pediatrics, Pathology,
Neurology, Dermatology etc.
TELEMEDICINE IN WEST BENGAL
14. PROJECT – III :
• Referral Center : : Calcutta Medical College, North Bengal Medical
College, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata
• Nodal Centers : Darjeeling, Raigunj & Tamluk District Hospitals
: Arambag Sub. Div. Hospital, Hoogly
• Disciplines : Cardiology, Radiology, Medicine, Pediatrics, Pathology,
Neurology, Dermatology etc.
TELEMEDICINE IN WEST BENGAL
16. CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING
TELEMEDICINE
• Identification of a Suitable site and preparation of site for
Telemedicine facility.
• Synchronization of civil, electrical and equipment related works.
• Identification of a nodal officer (Other than Superintendent) for
coordinating Telemedicine activities in the hospital.
• Sensitization and repeated hands-on training of concerned Doctors,
Technicians and Nurses.
• Coordinating with referral centers to fix mutually convenient tele-
consultation sessions on a regular basis.
• Ensuring trouble free & smooth connectivity through WAN
(ISDN/Leased Line)
