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Aboriginal Telehealth in Brazil

Aboriginal Telehealth in Brazil. Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhD. Associate Professor of Medical Informatics and Telehealth, School of Medicine, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil President and Chairman of the Board, The Edumed Institute or Education in Medicine and Health.

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Aboriginal Telehealth in Brazil

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  1. Aboriginal Telehealth in Brazil

  2. Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhD • Associate Professor of Medical Informatics and Telehealth, School of Medicine, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil • President and Chairman of the Board, The Edumed Institute or Education in Medicine and Health

  3. Satellite and videoconferencing national network for distance education in health and telehealth • Consortium of 27 universitties, research centres and medical associations for generating certified quality content and services • Started on June 2000, led by the Edumed Institute, a not-for-profit institution • Targets the non-academic health sector (hospitals, government, etc.)

  4. Indian Nations in Brazil • 218 nations exist today • 12 nations have less than 40 individuals, 148 nations have less than 1,000 individuals remaining • Total of less than 370,000 • Were 2 to 4 million in the 16th century in more than 1,000 nations • 800,000 individuals were exterminated and more than 80 nations became extinct in the 20th century alone

  5. Acculturation Religion Clothing Culture Education Urbanization

  6. Indian Reserves • 12,33% of the Brazilian territory belongs legally to Indian nations, in 625 areas • 1,048,393 km2 (twice the area of France) • Amazon region detains 1,034,381 km2, in 405 areas (20,7% of the territory) for 86,500 inhabitants • Very rich in natural resources (wood, minerals, water), largely unexploited

  7. Indian Reserves

  8. Indian Reserves

  9. Brazilian Indian Health System • Public health system coordinated by the National Health Foundation • Organized into Indian Health Districts, Indian Health Houses and Aboriginal Health Community Agents

  10. Indian Health Districts

  11. Indian Health System

  12. Health Care Problems • Isolated Indians have no resistance to infectious diseases (tuberculosis, malaria, influenza, intestinal infections) • Acculturated Indians have acquired all diseases of the civilization, including the degenerative (obesity, diabetes, etc.) • Undernutrition, HIV and STD, alcoholism, are current severe problems • They are the poorest among the poor, health care is difficult and insufficient

  13. Environmental Degradation Deforestation and logging, cattle raising and intensive agrobusiness, spread of urbanization and air and water pollution are affecting more and more the protected nations

  14. This project might give a unprecedented opportunity for Native North Americans to connect to and help out their blood relatives in South America

  15. The Amazon First Nations Telehealth Project The Edumed Institute Brazil

  16. Brazilian Amazonia

  17. http://www.edumed.net/amazon

  18. Aims of the Project • To develop a pilot project with 5 Indian communities in the state of Amazonas, Brazil and two telehealth centers, one in Manaus and another in Campinas • Establish a model and guidelines for providing telehealth services to the aboriginal health programme • Integrate, test and refine a host of existing technologies for satellite-based videoconferencing, IP connectivity, store & forward and real time telehealth

  19. Main Applications • Patient triage and advice • Teleconsultation • Telediagnosis • Teleproctoring • Second opinion • Follow-up

  20. Additional Applications • Continued education of health care personnel • Training of aboriginal health workers • Patient health education and information • Electronic health record and aboriginal census information • Monitoring of diseases, early detection of outbreaks and public health programs • Management of aboriginal health network

  21. Rural Health InternshipFederal University of Amazonas

  22. Portable Telehealth • Biosignal telemonitoring devices (ECG, spirometry, stethoscope, etc.) • Glucometer, thermometer, pulse oxymeter • PDA • Teleconference software • Internet-enabled mobile or satellite phone • Wireless network enabled • Satellite VSAT modem Simulated product

  23. 1st Brazil-Canada Symposium on Aboriginal Telehealth Manaus, Amazonas July 2005

  24. Contact Information Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhD Edumed Institute +55 19 3295-8191 sabbatini@edumed.org.br www.edumed.org.br

  25. Thank you for your attention!

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