Title :
Deployment of remote-control slit lamp microscopes and its effect on local medical service
Author :
Go, Kentaro ; Kashiwagi, Kenji ; Tanabe, Naohiko
Author_Institution :
Interdiscipl. Grad. Sch. of Med. & Eng., Univ. of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan
Abstract :
This paper discusses social impacts on our design project for a remote-control slit lamp microscope system to support telemedicine. The system realizes real-time teleophthalmology by remote control of a slit lamp microscope from a remote site. The project is an attempt to address regional problems related to local shortages of medical doctors. It is also a case study of the development and deployment of a telemedicine system through human-centered design approaches.
Keywords :
eye; microscopes; telecontrol; telemedicine; user centred design; human-centered design; local medical service; medical doctor; real-time teleophthalmology; remote site; remote-control slit lamp microscope; telemedicine; Hospitals; Medical diagnostic imaging; Microscopy; Telemedicine; Trajectory; Human-centered design; ophthalmology; slit lamp microscope; telemedicine; usability;
Conference_Titel :
SICE Annual Conference 2010, Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7642-8
