Online ECG Diagnosis Instead of Waiting for Doctor Appointments
Under what conditions telemedical services are medically, technically, and economically viable, and how they can be included in the catalog of services offered by health insurance companies, is the main topic of the 14th TELEMED conference, on October 1st and 2nd, 2009 in Berlin. The CALL FOR PAPERS is now open. Contributions can be submitted until June 21, 2009.
Blood pressure, ECG, pulse - through telemonitoring, vital parameters can be continuously monitored in the home environment and actively or automatically transmitted to a telemedical center. Equipped with special sensors, measuring devices determine patients' health values and wirelessly transmit them to a telemedical center, which is staffed around the clock. If the doctors there notice an abnormal measurement value, they can react immediately by contacting the patient, referring them to their general practitioner or cardiologist, or even calling an ambulance in case of emergency.
This example vividly illustrates the benefits of eHealth and telemedicine, which have gained significant importance in recent years. They can help facilitate the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of diseases, improve access to healthcare, and reduce costs. However, telemedical services such as teleconsultation, telemonitoring, and TeleHomeCare are currently only available in Germany within the framework of pilot projects and singular applications.
This year's TELEMED addresses this issue under the motto "Telemedical Centers and Services - Is the Entry into Standard Care Approaching?" exploring how telemedicine can become an integral part of standard medical care. In this context, experiences and evaluations of previous projects, as well as new studies in health services research, will be presented. For example, the results of the "Partnership for the Heart" study, funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, will be presented, which has been investigating since January 2008 at the Charité Berlin whether telemedicine represents a significant improvement for heart patients compared to established therapy methods.
Reports will also be provided on research funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) on the development of telemedical tools. The study initiated by the state of Brandenburg on how the use of telemedicine can counteract healthcare deficits caused by the impending shortage of doctors will also be presented. Furthermore, applications for routine care and the prerequisites for their widespread use will be discussed, and in 2009, following the long-standing tradition of TELEMED, a session with contributions on open topics and project reports from health telematics is planned.
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