Telemedicine in KwaZulu-Natal the Past, the Present, the Future

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1 Telemedicine in KwaZulu-Natal the Past, the Present, the Future Maurice Mars Dept of TeleHealth Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine

2 The Eleventh Commandment Thou shalt Thou shalt use change management

3 The Twelfth Commandment Thou shalt Thou shalt have political will

4 Telemedicine the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve patients' health status. American Telemedicine Association

5 Underlying Principles of Telemedicine The interaction can be Live = synchronous or realtime

6 Underlying Principles of Telemedicine Pre-recorded = asynchronous or Store and forward

7 The Problem

8 Telemedicine - A Possible Solution? No prior scans available for comparison. Inmy experience such an appearance warrants urgent surgical intervention.

9 Telemedicine Improved rural healthcare Reduce transportation Increase access to specialists Support isolated doctors Overcome Dr shortages Deliver education Facilitate research

10 Telemedicine History

11 Telemedicine History

12 Telemedicine History Willem Einthoven Telecardiogram Trans phone ECG Arch Internat Physiol 1906

13 TelePsychiatry History Tucker in California used CCTV as a tool for mass therapy because of the increasingly difficult situation of overcrowding and understaffing faced by most mental hospitals

14 Electrotherapy Education

15 Telemedicine The Start ISDN based 256 kbs -1 Store and forward teleradiology Antenatal Tele-ultrasonography Telepathology Tele-ophthalmology

16 Phase 1 Ophthalmology l Ultrasonography GREYS HOSPITAL

17 Telemedicine Problems relate to the technical and organizational challenges... J Telemed Telecare 2001

18 Telemedicine a Solution?

19 Telemedicine in the Developing World

20 The Problem Can one justify spending money on ICT solutions?

21 Reasonable Expectations Realistic or Idealistic Pragmatic or Impractical Beware the enthusiast

22 Reasonable Expectations? Remote telesurgery

23 Reasonable Expectations? based store and forward telemedicine

24 Expectations Reviewed all papers and conference abstracts published in Jan 2005 Dec 2009

25 Consultations Per Site Per Week Cons/Site/Week >5 N= Frequency (%) Avg C/S/W Median Mars and Scott, Telemed ehealth: 2010

26 Are We Ready for ehealth? Investigate ehealth-readiness at district level in KZ-N Test the ehealth-readiness tool in the South African setting

27 Results Mean Range % CI

28 Telemedicine in KwaZulu-Natal Radiology Dermatology Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Psychiatry Oth Orthopaedics Grand Rounds Psychiatry outreach Diabetic retinopathy Education Human resource Pathology IALCH

29 Video Conference Consultation 181 of 223 cases (71.2%) saved referral

30 Services Ophthalmology

31 Services Jan 2004 June cases Not referred 55% Elective transfer 27% Referred 18% Ophthalmology

32 Services Ophthalmology

33 Services Ophthalmology

34

35 Ophthalmology

36 Who Is Going To Do It? Extra work Nice idea but I m not going to do it Not in my job description What are you going g to pay me I don t know anything about ehealth

37 Videoconferenced Some Teledermatology Numbers (3 Sites) Patients referred/site/month 8 Patients t referred/site/week / 2 65 Hospitals 130 /week Patients per day Average consultation time 26 /day <10 min Allow 30 min to set up and see 2 patients In one 8 hour day can see 26 patients t and have 1.5 hours for store and forward ~ 70% saved a transfer ~90 patients /week

38 Build The Capacity To Build Capacity Through h Co-operation

39 ehealth Capacity How many Universities in Africa qualifications Medical Informatics or Telemedicine? Education vs Training vs Awareness

40 Capacity Development Data gatherers Health workers Support staff Analysts Implementers Developers Strategists Policy

41 Tele Education in KwaZulu Natal

42 Education P/G Seminars Routine weekly departmental postgraduate seminar series No Extra Work

43 Videoconferenced Education

44 International Telemedicine Issues Medicolegal Licensure Responsibility Continuum of care Ethical Informed consent Confidentiality Data security

45

46 It is highly unlikely that MPS will assist a member who is registered with the HPCSA with any problems that t arise from their participation p in telemedicine in South Africa

47 Practice Guidelines for Videoconference-Based Telemental Health in South Africa.

48 Political will Issues Change management Policy, strategy, t budget Bandwidth Human capacity Telemedicine equipment Legislative / ethical

49 District Surveillance Central TM MI Rural Home Support Sh School

50

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