>TELEMEDICINE Overview of some Telemedicine Projects The Rainforest and Messiah Projects involved the demonstration of mobile surgical services delivery in combination with telemedicine. A mobile operating suite was outfitted with a mobile low bandwidth telemedicine unit that performed pre-operative evaluations between Dr. Rosser and the rainforest of Ecuador. In addition, surgeons were mentored to perform advanced laparoscopic procedures over a plain telephone line.
Operation Beating Heart, the Preventive Health Screening for Athletes Project, uses cutting edge technology to implement an effective mass screening of the cardiac anomalies that are often the cause of the tragic phenomenon of high school and college athletes falling victim to "sudden death" on the field of play for no apparent reason.
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In
the Dominican Republic, six cases were guided over the course of two
days, after a weeklong educational period covering skill and technique
development, military communication skills and experience interfacing
with utilization of distant learning techniques, computer assisted training
and telementoring simulators. The goal of this project was to
provide a global demonstration of advanced telemedicine capability that
can bring cutting-edge care to patients no mater where in the world
they live.
The
Cybermedic Project uses mobile wireless videography and portable videoconferencing
equipment to bring on field evaluation capability to any athlete no
matter where they are located. As demonstrated with the many recent
tragedies involving high school and college athletes, having an experienced
physician can be critical for optimal care. With broad implementation
of these two revolutionary techniques, these types of tragedies can
be decreased in the future.
