Projects

Info Sveikata

The scientific project “Information technology tools of clinical decision support and citizens wellness for e.Health system” (Acronime: “Info Sveikata”) started in July 2007 and supported by the Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation

Project leader: Prof. Habil.dr. Alvydas Paunksnis

Participants:
Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas University of Technology and Vilnius Institute of Mathematics and Informatics

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Information technologies for human health – clinical decision support

The new program supported by Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation started on September 01, 2003.

The programme IT-Health is devoted for primary storing, processing of biomedical information and for creation of multi-objective analysis based clinical decision support strategy.

The aim of the program:
To access the use of telemedicine for patients, make accessible world-wide distance education and create common international network for data exchange, research and clinical decisions support in ophthalmology and cardiology.

Participants:
Kaunas University of Medicine
Kaunas University of Technology
Vilnius Institute of Mathematics and Informatics.

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Litmed 1

The purpose of the project was: to develop technical infrastructure for telemedicine in Lithuania and to train doctors of the leading hospitals to use telemedicine facilities in Lithuania and also communicating with Swedish and other colleagues abroad.

Project started in three cities: Kaunas, Lund and Stockholm including two specialities: ophthalmology and ENT.

Technical infrastructure for common Swedish-Lithuanian networking has been established. Rooms for small group videoconferencing and P.Avizonis auditorium for big videoconferences in Kaunas Eye Clinic renewed and adapted. ISDN lines and TC/IP networking installed. Telemedicine Support Center of Kaunas University of Technology established.

The problems Litmed project solve:
1. Teleconsultations and second opinion.
2. Distance education.
3. Information exchange and creation of common databases.

According to our experience in developing of infrastructure in Eye Clinic of Kaunas Medical University Hospital the worldwide teleophthalmology network could be created in Lithuania.

Development of telemedicine services in Lithuania have a great importance for the Lithuania health care system as there is a great potential to reduce preventable disease, improve quality of health care and increase professionalism of doctors by using distant training and consultation with modern telemedicine techniques.

Litmed 2

One of the medical clinics at Kaunas Medical University Hospital that has shown great interest in making use of the digital technique to further develop and make their work procedures more efficient is the clinic of Pathology. This desire has received strong support from the Hospital Management.

In Sweden, there is not only substantial experience of telepathology within healthcare, but also a company with considerable experience of computer laboratory systems for clinical pathology inter alia. By developing an IT-system for pathology for the University Hospital of Kaunas with telemedical activity support from Sweden, the hospital can function as a reference center for Swedish IT-based healthcare knowledge towards the other Baltic States, western Russia, Poland, Ukraine, and Byelorussia along with others. In the project there will be possibilities for other Swedish company’s within the medical sector to participate at seminars and study tours.

Digital Ophthalmology

The Internet web site has been created in order to promote and facilitate the development and implementation of training, professional development and information programs for eye-disease specialists. The web site contains an information and diagnostics - focused database that will assist the general practice physicians to diagnose and differentiate acute eye diseases. The structure of the database is built on the differential diagnostic tables with a comprehensive visual information (biomicroscopic, ophthalmoscopic vision).

The web site is of great use and importance for professional development and consulting of practicing physicians, and also for training and self-study of medical students.

Baltic Medweb

The Baltic Medweb project started in the 1st quarter of 2001 and one of its main goal is to establish high quality image databases and clinical routines of storing images within 4 medical disciplines.

Baltic Medweb II started in March 2002, and its main goals is to establish a pilot with Image management connected from EPR system, and connection to PACS systems.