implementing transnational telemedicine solutions : project overview

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Implementing Transnational Telemedicine Solutions :

Project Overview

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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

Previous Work

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InvernessScotland

Tromsø Norway

OuluFinland

UmeåSweden

TeledialysisWound careEyeMoThe Bag

Speech therapy

Previous NPP Project: Competitive Health

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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

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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

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Objective

The ITTS project will implement 10 demonstrator projects

throughout the 6 partner countries….

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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

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Demonstrator Projects

• Smart phones for tracking physical activity

• Smart phones and internet support for diabetes

• Smart phones for inflammatory bowel disease

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Demonstrator Projects

• Remote support in medical and social care emergencies

• Remote exercise classes for rehabilitation

• Home based service delivery for patients with multimorbidity

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Name

Scotland

Norway

Finland

Ireland

N.Ireland

Sweden

1 VC links for Speech Therapy Services

2 VC links for Renal Services

3 VC links for Emergency Psychiatry Services

4 VC links for Remote Diabetes Services

5 Smart Phones for Tracking Physical Activity

6 Smart Phones and Internet Support for Diabetes

7 Smart Phones for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

8 Remote Support in Medical and Social Care Emergencies

9 Remote Exercise Classes for Rehabilitation

10 Home Based Service Delivery for Patients with Multimorbidity

Services in Existence

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EvaluationDemonstrator 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

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Outcome of the Project

• Sustainable telemedicine services

• Delivered at scale

• Demonstrated to be working

• Demonstrated to be effective