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TELEMEDICINE
Telemedicine is the practice of medicine with
the help of telecommunications equipments.
Jothydev is a pioneer in this field who
introduced the internet technology as most cost effective( cheapest)
means of dissemination of medical knowledge, follow up of patients,
medical education etc etc.
Jothydev uses telemedicine for the following
purposes:
1.Follow up of diabetes patients via telephone/
e mail
2.Follow up of patients from other countries (using web cam)
3.CMEs via net
4.Follow up of patients when doctor is away (using video conferencing)
1. Consultation via Internet.
When doctor Jothydev is not available in India, patients can
still maintain consultation, follow up from his clinic by fixing up
appointments via telephone or email. The following are a few pictures of
telemedicine consultation in the follow up of Asthma, Diabetes etc etc.
The doctor is at Rochester, Minnesota, USA and the nurse and the patient
is at Trivandrum, Kerala, India. This follow up are especially valuable
for very elderly patients who gets cure and satisfaction by seeing their
doctor and listening to his voice. These pictures depict a perfect
example of how internet can be utilised for telemedicine
consultations.
2.Internet for medical education.
Dr.Sameer Badarudeen is a net savvy young doctor in Kerala.
along with h8is teacher, jothydev has organised MCQ classes for medical
students around the world. Trivandrum Medical College old students
preparing for other exams used to gather for his class from various
parts of the globe.
3.Internet for patient management.
All patients on follow up at Dr. Jothydev's clinic can either
contact him via email( jothydev@asianetindia.com)or
if it is required can fix up a video conference with him.
4.CME via Internet
Dr. Jothydev has conducted both patient education and
doctors education programmes while he was in Mayo clinic, USA. These
interactive programmes were conducted at utilising the cheap but
effective technology of brad band internet
Click here for details
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/7/prweb71583.php
http://www.thehindu.com/2003/07/05/stories/2003070508540300.htm
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