120 likes | 202 Views
Implementing Transnational Telemedicine Solutions : Project Overview. Previous Work. The ITTS project is based on previous work carried out in the Competitive Health project where e -health service pilots were carried out in four countries Scotland Norway Finland Sweden.
E N D
Implementing Transnational Telemedicine Solutions :Project Overview
Previous Work The ITTS project is based on previous work carried out in the Competitive Health project where e-health service pilots were carried out in four countries Scotland NorwayFinland Sweden
Previous NPP Project: Competitive Health TromsøNorway UmeåSweden OuluFinland Teledialysis Wound care EyeMo The Bag Inverness Scotland Speech therapy
Project Partners Scotland: Centre for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen Norway: Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine Finland: Oulu Arc Subregion Sweden: County Council of Västerbotten Ireland: Smart Assisted Ambient Living, University of Ireland - Galway N. Ireland: Centre for Connected Health and Social Care
Project Aims • The ITTS project aims to implement transnational telemedicine solutions, at scale, across the Northern Periphery region. • Our aims are: • Improving accessibility, situating services in local communities or patients’ homes • Normalising the use of technology into everyday practice • Fostering transnational knowledge exchange
Objective The ITTS project will implement 10 demonstrator projects throughout the 6 partner countries….
Demonstrator Projects • VC links for speech therapy services • VC links for renal services • VC links for emergency psychiatry services • VC links for remote diabetes services
Demonstrator Projects • Smart phones for tracking physical activity • Smart phones and internet support for diabetes • Smart phones for inflammatory bowel disease
Demonstrator Projects • Remote support in medical and social care emergencies • Remote exercise classes for rehabilitation • Home based service delivery for patients with multimorbidity
Evaluation Demonstrator projects will be evaluated using common methods, a researcher will co-ordinate activity across the partner countries. Methods include: • use of an evaluation toolkit; • an analysis of health service activity; • surveys of staff and patients; • interviews with stakeholders; • a health economics analysis; • socio-economic modelling of the impact of roll out Outputs: • final report, • a guide, interactive checklist for policymakers and service planners • academic papers
Outcome of the Project • Sustainable telemedicine services • Delivered at scale • Demonstrated to be working • Demonstrated to be effective