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Telemedicine and Telehealth

Part 1: Introduction to Telemedicine and Telehealth

	1.1 Introduction - What is Telemedicine
	1.2 Definitions and Scope
	1.3 Telemedicine and Telecare in the NHS
	1.4 Advantages and Potential Benefits of Telemedicine
	1.5 Potential Problems of Telemedicine (incl. Medico-legal Issues)

Part 2: Standards and Technology

	2.1 The Need for Reliable Standards
	2.2 Types of Telemedicine Applications
	2.3 E-mail in Telemedicine
	2.4 Open vs. Closed Systems
	2.5 Networking and Bandwidth
	2.6 Videoconferencing Standards, Multimedia Networking Applications, Audio and Video Compression
	2.7 Digital Imaging Standards, DICOM, Digital Image Compression Standards
	2.8 XML: An Enabling Technology in e-Health

Part 3: Building Specific Systems - Equipment Requirements for Specific Applications

	3.1 General Points on Choosing Equipment for Clinical Applications
	3.2 Equipment Requirements for Teleradiology
	3.3 Equipment Requirements for Store-and-Forward Teledermatology
	3.4 Equipment Requirements for Real-Time Video Teleconsultation
	3.5 Equipment Requirements for Telepathology
	3.6 Equipment Requirements for Miscelleneous Systems
	3.7 Building Specific Systems - The Future: Consumer Telehealth Devices

Part 4: Applications - Telemedicine and Telehealth in Some Specialities

	4.1 Overview of Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications
	4.2 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Telepathology
	4.3 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Teleradiology
	4.4 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Telemammography
	4.5 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Tele-ultrasound
	4.6 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Primary Care
	4.7 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Tele-Homecare
	4.8 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Telepsychiatry
	4.9 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Teledermatology
	4.10 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Teleophthalmology
	4.11 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Teledentistry
	4.12 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Telesurgery and Telerobotics
	4.13 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: An Australian Renal Telemedicine Project in Photos
	4.14 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Tele-education, Distance Learning and Web Authoring
	4.15 Telemedicine and Telehealth Applications: Remote Sensing and Human Health - Tele-Monitoring for the Whole Community

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References, Web Links and Recommended Resources

Telemedicine and Telehealth
© 2000 Dr Abdul Roudsari, Mr Roger Hicks & Dr Maged Kamel Boulos
MIM Centre, School of Informatics,
and Dept of Radiography
City University, London, UK
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This page was last modified November 22, 2000
a.v.roudsari@city.ac.uk and r.w.hicks@city.ac.uk
Module Editor and Web Designer: M.Nabih-Kamel-Boulos@city.ac.uk