Twenty years of Telemedicine in Tromsø
List of instructor(s)
Gunnar Hartvigsen, PhD, Professor
Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine
University Hospital of North Norway
N-9038 Tromsø, Norway
and
Medical Informatics & Telemedicine Group
Department of Computer Science
University of Tromsø
N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
Telephone +47 776 44049
Telefax +47 776 44580
Secretary +47 776 44056
Mobile +47 90657785
E-mail: gunnar.hartvigsen@telemed.no
Abstract of content
The tutorial gives an overview of telemedicine in Tromsø and North Norway since the first telemedicine projects were started in 1987-1988. The first projects were inititated at Televerket's research institute together with Norut IT (research center at University of Tromsø), Tromsø Regional Hospital (later University Hospital of North Norway - UNN), Kirkenes Hospital and Troms Military Hospital. In 1993, Department of Telemedicine at UNN was established. In 1999, it became the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine (NST), and was labeled as a Centre of expertise in telemedicine. In 2002, NST was appointed as the first World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Telemedicine. Today, NST is with its more than 100 employees a driving force in telemedicine research and development.
The tutorial offers a historical review of the pioneering activity in telemedicine and includes a presentation of the following telemedicine services: Teleradiology, Otorhinolaryngology, Telepathology, Ophthalmology, Teledermatology, Telecardiology, Teledialysis, Prenatal, Emergency service, Teleoncology, Telecare, Teleodontology, Teleendocrinology, Telesurgery, Psychiatry, (Solutions for) Patient empowerment, Maritime telemedicine, Distant education, Videconference in telemedicine, Messages and electronic communication, Electronic Health Records, and Intelligent tools. For each service, problem, solution, and lessons learned will be presented.
Used material
Div. reports, presentations, news, etc. from 1986-2007.
Who should attend (target group)
Clinicians and other healthcare workers; informatics researchers; government healthcare representatives and policy makers; master students in medical informatics and others who want to learn more about telemedicine in practice.
Level of contents (% basic, intermediate, advanced)
95% basic, 5% intermediate.
E-mail this
Print this
