emerging role of ict in medical education and healthcare
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EMERGING ROLE OF ICT IN MEDICAL<br />
EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE<br />
Authors<br />
Muhammad Afzal, Maqbool Hussa<strong>in</strong>, Hafiz Farooq Ahmad, Noor Ul Qayyum<br />
NUST School <strong>of</strong> Electrical Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Computer Science, Islamabad – Pakistan. 1
Future <strong>of</strong> ICT <strong>in</strong> Healthcare<br />
Today’s world is <strong>of</strong> globalization<br />
Information <strong>and</strong> Communication Technology<br />
(ICT) is diffus<strong>in</strong>g its services to diverse doma<strong>in</strong>s.<br />
Medical <strong>and</strong> Healthcare is <strong>in</strong>timately associated<br />
with human lives.<br />
So ignor<strong>in</strong>g ICT <strong>in</strong> <strong>medical</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>healthcare</strong> is not<br />
affordable.<br />
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Presentation Outl<strong>in</strong>es<br />
• Background<br />
– ICT <strong>and</strong> Importance <strong>of</strong> ICT<br />
– Healthcare with ICT <strong>and</strong> without ICT.<br />
– Levels <strong>of</strong> ICT<br />
• Global ICT activities<br />
• HLH Project<br />
– Objectives<br />
– Different Flavors <strong>of</strong> HLH<br />
– Outputs <strong>of</strong> this project<br />
• Conclusion<br />
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Background<br />
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ICT <strong>and</strong> Importance <strong>of</strong> ICT<br />
ICT is a comb<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> three words;<br />
• Information<br />
• Communication<br />
storage, retrieval, manipulation,<br />
transmission <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
• Technology<br />
ICT can be understood only by its uses <strong>and</strong> applications.<br />
ICT;<br />
‣ bridg<strong>in</strong>g distances<br />
‣ provide more realistic <strong>in</strong>formation on life elsewhere<br />
‣ provide health <strong>in</strong>formation, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g on sensitive issues<br />
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Global ICT Activities<br />
(Healthcare)<br />
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MALAYSIA<br />
Health Vision 2020<br />
Malaysia is<br />
to be a<br />
nation <strong>of</strong><br />
healthy<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividuals,<br />
families <strong>and</strong><br />
communities<br />
Achiev<strong>in</strong>g this vision;<br />
Telehealth Services<br />
•Health Onl<strong>in</strong>e<br />
•Life Time Health Plan<br />
• Teleconsultation<br />
TelePrimaryCare (TPC)<br />
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INDIA<br />
1. Telemedic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Tak<strong>in</strong>g modern <strong>healthcare</strong> to<br />
remote areas us<strong>in</strong>g ICT as<br />
specialists are city based<br />
2. HR Portal for Health Department<br />
3. Integrated Disease Surveillance<br />
Project<br />
Decrease <strong>in</strong> price <strong>and</strong><br />
complexity <strong>and</strong> Increas<strong>in</strong>g<br />
availability<br />
To establish a decentralized state based system<br />
<strong>of</strong> surveillance for communicable <strong>and</strong> noncommunicable<br />
diseases<br />
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Pakistan<br />
1. National Program for Family Plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Primary Health<br />
Care<br />
National ICT R&D Funds is play<strong>in</strong>g a marvelous <strong>role</strong> to<br />
promote ICT <strong>in</strong> <strong>healthcare</strong>. It provides funds for projects;<br />
1 2<br />
Remote Patient Monitor<strong>in</strong>g<br />
System with Focus on<br />
Antenatal Care for Rural<br />
Population<br />
In progress as FAST University<br />
Health Life Horizon:<br />
Open Source HL7 V3<br />
Application for e‐Health<br />
Services<br />
In progress as NUST University<br />
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Information<br />
Exchange with HL7<br />
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Levels <strong>of</strong> ICT <strong>and</strong> our Interest<br />
We are<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on this<br />
level<br />
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Introduction to HL7<br />
• St<strong>and</strong>ard Develop<strong>in</strong>g Organization<br />
• ANSI accredited<br />
• Non‐for‐pr<strong>of</strong>it Volunteer organization<br />
• Develop specifications not s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />
Vision<br />
HL7 provides st<strong>and</strong>ards for <strong>in</strong>teroperability that improve care<br />
delivery, optimize workflow, reduce ambiguity <strong>and</strong> enhance<br />
knowledge transfer among all <strong>of</strong> our stakeholders, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>healthcare</strong> providers, government agencies, the vendor<br />
community, fellow SDOs <strong>and</strong> patients.<br />
To create the best <strong>and</strong> most widely used st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>in</strong> <strong>healthcare</strong>.<br />
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Information Exchange <strong>and</strong> Interoperability<br />
Hospital Management System<br />
HL7 V.3 Application<br />
Data<br />
Laboratory Information System<br />
HL7 application will act as middleware used <strong>in</strong><br />
same way for other Healthcare Systems.<br />
HL7 V.3 Application<br />
Data<br />
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Some Facts <strong>and</strong> Figures<br />
Healthcare is a $1.7 trillion dollar <strong>in</strong>dustry:<br />
highly fragmented <strong>and</strong> highly competitive.<br />
“Every year at least 98,000 Americans die <strong>and</strong> millions<br />
more are <strong>in</strong>jured as a result <strong>of</strong> <strong>medical</strong> errors“.<br />
“St<strong>and</strong>ardized <strong>in</strong>formation exchange would<br />
save the nation $86.8 Billion each year”<br />
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Health Life Horizon<br />
Project<br />
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Health Life Horizon Project<br />
(Funded by National ICT R&D Funds)<br />
HL7 Doma<strong>in</strong>s<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
HL7 Version 3<br />
Laboratory<br />
Doma<strong>in</strong><br />
Research<br />
Patient<br />
Adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />
Doma<strong>in</strong><br />
HLH<br />
SOA for HL7<br />
Ontology<br />
based HL7<br />
Adapter<br />
HL7 V2 & V3<br />
Conversion<br />
Transportation<br />
Web Services MLLP ebXML<br />
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Project Objectives<br />
Industrial Objective<br />
Academic Objective<br />
Research Objective<br />
• Availability <strong>of</strong> open source HL7 version 3<br />
• Revenue generation from customization<br />
• Academia‐Industry Collaboration<br />
•HL7 Certification Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
•Service Orientated HL7<br />
• Ontology‐based HL7<br />
Human Resource<br />
Development Objective<br />
•IT pr<strong>of</strong>essionals <strong>and</strong> researchers tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g on HL7<br />
• Bunch <strong>of</strong> opportunities for young researchers<br />
Other Objective<br />
• Produce HL7 experts around the world<br />
•HL7 affiliations<br />
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HL7 Affiliates<br />
More than 500 organization members <strong>of</strong> HL7<br />
More than 2200 <strong>in</strong>dividual members <strong>of</strong> HL7<br />
From Pakistan we are the first<br />
USA Turkey Taiwan Switzerl<strong>and</strong> Sweden Spa<strong>in</strong> Japan Korea<br />
Italy Greece Germany France F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> Colombia Denmark Czech<br />
UK Ch<strong>in</strong>a Chile Canada Brazil Austria Australia Argent<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Mexico Romania Netherl<strong>and</strong> Uruguay India South Africa<br />
New Zeal<strong>and</strong><br />
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Conclusion<br />
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Conclusion<br />
• Role <strong>of</strong> ICT is <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g all over the world.<br />
• Responsibility as a nation to <strong>in</strong>corporate<br />
ICT as much as possible.<br />
• Needed <strong>healthcare</strong> communication with<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
• Purpose to get better patient care.<br />
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Any Query / Suggestion?<br />
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References<br />
• Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS, eds, “To Err is Human :<br />
Build<strong>in</strong>g a Safer Health System”, Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, DC: National<br />
Academy Press; 1999.<br />
• Walker, Eric Pan, Douglas Johnston, Julia Adler-Milste<strong>in</strong>, David<br />
W. Bates, <strong>and</strong> Blackford Middleton, “The value <strong>of</strong> Health Care<br />
Information Exchange <strong>and</strong> Interoperability”.<br />
• Health Information <strong>and</strong> Management Systems Society (HIMSS)<br />
1997 Leadership Survey.<br />
• www.hl7.org<br />
• http//:Hl7.niit.edu.pk<br />
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Motivation<br />
Creat<strong>in</strong>g awareness <strong>and</strong> importance <strong>of</strong><br />
ICT <strong>in</strong> Healthcare<br />
Shar<strong>in</strong>g views <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>terests <strong>of</strong> ICT Experts<br />
with Medical <strong>and</strong> Healthcare Experts.<br />
Highlights the <strong>in</strong>itiatives to promote ICT <strong>in</strong><br />
Healthcare.<br />
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One Scenario<br />
Patient<br />
requests to<br />
order a test.<br />
Branch A collects<br />
the test order<br />
(plus specimen if<br />
required).<br />
Sends to the<br />
Branch B<br />
through<br />
courier service.<br />
The desired department<br />
performs the test <strong>and</strong><br />
sends the results back to<br />
Mr. Smith.<br />
Mr. Smith at Branch B records the<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation <strong>and</strong> sends the<br />
generated test order to the<br />
reference department.<br />
Mr. Smith feed<br />
results to the<br />
system <strong>and</strong><br />
generate the test<br />
result report.<br />
The test results<br />
d<strong>ict</strong>ated to the<br />
Branch A via<br />
phone.<br />
Branch A aga<strong>in</strong> feed<br />
<strong>and</strong> generate the<br />
report <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>s<br />
over to the patient.<br />
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Healthcare <strong>and</strong> ICT<br />
Medical <strong>and</strong> Healthcare is;<br />
• related to personal life<br />
•<strong>and</strong> no aspect <strong>of</strong> human life has escaped the impact <strong>of</strong> the Information<br />
Age<br />
•<strong>and</strong> perhaps <strong>in</strong> no area <strong>of</strong> life is <strong>in</strong>formation more critical than <strong>in</strong> health<br />
<strong>and</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
Today’s Medical Education without ICT means;<br />
• Conventional Medical Education<br />
Today <strong>healthcare</strong> without ICT means;<br />
• poor patient care<br />
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USA<br />
Healthcare is a $1.7 trillion dollar <strong>in</strong>dustry:<br />
highly fragmented <strong>and</strong> highly competitive.<br />
“Every year at least 98,000 Americans die <strong>and</strong> millions<br />
more are <strong>in</strong>jured as a result <strong>of</strong> <strong>medical</strong> errors“.<br />
New elected US president Barack Obama vision;<br />
Affordable <strong>and</strong> accessible <strong>healthcare</strong> to all<br />
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