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Preliminary design of a community telemedicine system for tuberculosis control
Koesoema A.P.a, Irawan Y.S.a, Soegijoko S.a
a School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering 2007.More than eight million people develop active tuberculosis (TB) every year, and about two million die, with more than 90% of global TB cases and deaths occurring in the developing world. DOTS, a program to control TB based on diagnosis and treatment of infectious cases and incorporating the essential management tools has been promoted by WHO as a global strategy since the mid-1990s. While countries applying DOTS on a wide scale have witnessed remarkable results, most developing countries have been unable to expand DOTS as rapidly as needed. Several reasons cited include poor health system organization and TB managerial capability, poor quality and irregular supply of anti TB drugs, and lack of information. This paper describes the preliminary design for a community telemedicine system as an aid in TB treatment and surveillance management, especially in developing countries. The design aims to provide an integrated information system framework to assist TB treatment in accordance to DOTS. It will include software modules for (i) patient treatment surveillance data recording and reporting, (ii) general epidemiology & statistical data recording & reporting, (iii) case finding, diagnostic tool & laboratory examinations, (iv) medicationand- supplies inventory and distribution, (v) personnel training as well as (vi) community education & environment conditioning. The system will use on-location existing telecommunication networks (i.e. internet, GSM, phone line, according to location availability) and telemedicine would be utilized for transfer of healthcare report data, telediagnosis, management of medication distribution and teleeducation. We expect to conduct pilot experimentation in cooperation with the Bandung local health office and Community Health Centres, which are also implementing the DOTS program. In the future, it is hoped the information system can also be a template to develop similar integrated systems for other health issues (i.e. other disease treatment, management of outbreaks, disaster, and other healthcare issues).[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Community education,Community health centres,DOTS,Integrated information system,Integrated systems,Preliminary design,Telemedicine systems,Tuberculosis[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]DOTS,Information system,Telemedicine,Tuberculosis[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36841-0_100[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]