KYUDAI NEWS KYUSHU UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAGAZINE Spring 2014 No.25

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Connecting the World with Telemedicine Technology with the Goal of Standardizing Medical Care ServicesUniversity Hospital. They can learn the new type of surgical operations while using telemedicine, and also have the opportunity to communicate in English. This program has been well-received by students.Importance of building a win-win relationship between doctors and engineersAs of November 2013, we have conducted a total of 403 live programs (308 teleconferences and 95 live demonstrations) by connecting Kyushu University with 272 facilities in 44 countries around the world. Of these, only 63 programs were transmitted to a domestic facility; the remainder were transmitted internationally. Thus, Kyushu University functions as a telemedicine hub. Meanwhile, there is a trend in which countries chosen to host FIFA World Cup games promote the development of telecommunications infrastructure and experience economic revitalization, resulting in rapid progress in remote systems. Accordingly, we are paying attention to Brazil, which will host this year's games, and other countries in Latin America. It is relatively easy for telemedicine to be employed when doctors are eager to use it and engineers are available to assist them. However, doctors do not always know whom to ask for help. In addition, even when they nd an appropriate engineer, there is no guarantee that the engineer will be available. In order to advance the project further, matching doctors' needs and engineers' skills is our greatest current challenge. It is important that both doctors and engineers understand the purpose of the program and recognize the respective benets they will receive from it. I am willing to support doctors and engineers in building these win-win relationships in which they can be on equal footing in research activities.Achieving the provision of remote medical services by telemedicineOn a technical note, we have mainly used a free software program called a digital video transmission system (DVTS), but many new alternative technologies are being developed which will enable us to transmit better images to more facilities more easily and at lower cost. Currently, the law requires that doctors see patients face-to-face and prohibits them from providing remote patient care by telemedicine. However, inequality in access to medical services is now a serious global problem. In order to achieve the provision of remote medical services, we have to overcome many challenges, including legal matters and the issue of medical expenses. I will make efforts to achieve the implementation of telemedicine to provide remote medical services to patients and training programs for doctors.4Kyudai News No.25Teleconference between Kyushu University and Seoul National UniversityLive lecture to the graduate students in Asian countries

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