ONLINE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE SPECIALIST CARE TO RURAL, REMOTE AND UNDESERVED REGIONS [ 2003 - 2005 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Kanagasingam Yogesan (Principal investigator) ,  Mei-Ling Tay-Kearney ,  Prof Marc Tennant

Brief description Our aim is to develop and validate an online health care system to link remote and rural health professionals, facilities and patients into an online community. The proposed online system will provide medical advice and diagnosis, consumer health care information services, support groups, information and distance education for those working in the health care as well as the community and assistance in the operational and medical decision-making process. Less expensive health care personnel should be able to use the system with little training in remote and rural areas. This project will generate knowledge about the practicality of low cost but highly effective e-health system. It will be easier to disseminate health care information and health evaluation processes to patients, doctors, nurses and other health care workers. It will also be possible to obtain information about image resolution, suitable compression algorithms and compression levels for different diseases pathologies.

Funding Amount $AUD 360,475.00

Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant