2. At the end of the class students will be able to
understand-
Define tele-medicine
• Aim and Objectives
• Function of tele-medicine
• Types Of Telemedicine
• Equipments
• Staffing
Application and areas
• Benefits Of Telemedicine
• Future Of Telemedicine
4. Dr. Jay Sanders MD
President and CEO of The
Global Telemedicine Group
First setup of telemedicine
Boston Logan Airport to
Massachusetts General Hospital
1967
5. Telemedicine is the exchange of medical information
from one location to another using electronic
communication, which improves patient health status.
6. To deliver specialized medical care and advice with
in reach of patient at distant places
7. OBJECTIVES
• To provide specialized medical advice
• To monitor patient condition.
• To guide other medical staff about treatment.
procedure.
• Share patient data among institutions for
research purpose.
8. • Video Conferencing between patient and specialist
doctors
• Video conferencing between different specialist
and other healthcare professionals.
• Monitoring patient vitals and statistics in ICU.
• Security in data connection
• Transfer of Patient’s medical data among hospitals
• Storage of information
9. 1. Interactive telemedicine services
2. Specialist and primary care consultations
3. Store-and-forward telemedicine
4. Remote monitoring
5. Imaging services
11. Medical Equipments IT Equipments
i.Tele-Microscope i. X-ray Digitized
Scanner
ii.Tele-ECG Machine ii. Photo-Scanner
iii.Tele-Stethescope iii. Color Printers
iv.X- RAY machine iv. Switches/Hub
Soft-
ware
i. Sanjeevani
ii. Mercury
iii. OTRI
iV. IDSP student
V
. Telivital
12. • Head of the
department
• Consultant
• Network manager
• Program manager
• Web developer
• Telemedicine
technician
• Telephone attendant
14. 1. Window to expertise care
2. Economic for hospital and patient
3. Reduce the stress in patient and relatives
4. Save travel time of specialist and patient
5. Good for education and research purpose
15. Disturbance in internet
The cost is too high.
Technology is being misused.
Privacy issue
Disadvantages compared to face to face interactions.
17. Telemedicine is the exchange of medical information
from one place to another. Telemedicine allows health
care professionals to evaluate, diagnose and treat
patients at a distance using telecommunication
technology.
18. Telemedicine will soon be just another way to see a
health care professional, just as seeing friends and
family while talking to them on the phone is
becoming common place.
