IEE Colloquium on Technologies Supporting the Remote Delivery ofHealth and Care Services (Digest No.1997/029)

摘要

The aim of this colloquium was to enable those developing orimplementing technology-based systems to support the remote delivery ofhealth and care services to learn of ongoing developments and toconsider some of the issues affecting the successful introduction anduse of technology in this field. The following topics were dealt with:an evaluation of service delivery techniques, used to support disabledpeople and their local helpers, in their use of assistive technologies,with particular focus on systems designed to assist independent living;using technology to support the provision of care services; low-costtelecare using a network-borne telemetry platform; EASYTEX-improving thequality of life for the disabled and the elderly; ACTION (AssistingCarers using Telematic Interventions to meet Older persons' Needs);supporting the remote delivery of health-care through the re-engineeringof the health-care enterprise; using Internet technology to referpatients to consultants; a research study into the impact oftelemedicine on rural GP practices; and emerging technologies