Wireless support for telemedicine in disaster management

Olariu, S.; Maly, K.; Foudriat, E.C.; Yamany, S.M.

doi:10.1109/icpads.2004.1316151

Cited by 4 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 21 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The result of the fast development in telecommunication technologies as well as the growing interest in telemedicine, has been the development and deployment of many telemedicine applications in the recent years [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [7]. With various potential uses such as clinical, educational and administrative, telemedicine can bring high quality medical service to under-served areas.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Wireless telemedicine is especially suitable for areas lacking proper cable connections or places where installing cable links is expensive, difficult, economically unviable or simply impossible. For instance, in cases of natural disasters [4], [13], installing wireless links is the only possible way to establish communication and provide sufficient medical services.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Building a wireless telemedicine network within a WiMax based networking infrastructure

Chorbev

Mihajlov

2009

2009 IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Building a wireless telemedicine network within a WiMax based networking infrastructure

Chorbev

Mihajlov

2009

2009 IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…New kinds of telemedicine are now possible, based on rapidly deployable mobile systems that are heterogeneous, self-organizing, can operate effectively with low bandwidth and are not dependent on preexisting infrastructures. 3 The 2005 'Last Chance Bravo' bioterrorism exercise, which took place in Montana in June 2005, provided a forum for testing advanced technologies in a simulated disaster. The four-day exercise included a 2-day simulated pneumonic plague outbreak, with 50 participants from the Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS), 20 participants from various hospital organizations and approximately 150 participants from over 40 telemedicine sites.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The 2005 'Last Chance Bravo' bioterrorism exercise

Balch¹,

Rosenthal

Taylor

2007

J Telemed Telecare

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The 2005 'Last Chance Bravo' bioterrorism exercise provided a forum for testing advanced technologies in a simulated disaster. The four-day exercise included a 2-day simulated pneumonic plague outbreak, with 50 participants from the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, 20 participants from various hospital organizations and approximately 150 participants from over 40 telemedicine sites. Telephone communications and Web tools supported much of the critical information exchange. Videoconferencing added an element of image sharing for pathology, radiology and geospatial mapping. During the exercise three telehealth networks facilitated a telemedicine session to over 40 sites across Montana. Because of the large number of telehealth sites participating, the videoconference session became more like an informational news broadcast. The ability of telemedicine to support image and data sharing may be a significant advantage over simple telephone communications in disaster response.

show abstract

“…The most widely used system appears to be non-Web based and uses proprietary non standard database technology. While there are various specialized components that exist, there does not exist a single cohesive system that organizations such as the United Nations Disaster Assistance and Coordination (UNDAC) can routinely deploy.There are disaster information systems that focus on specialized application or data requirements including imagery and GIS data [1] [2] [3], early warning models using sensor data [4], mobile ad hoc networks and messaging, etc [5]. …”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are disaster information systems that focus on specialized application or data requirements including imagery and GIS data [1] [2] [3], early warning models using sensor data [4], mobile ad hoc networks and messaging, etc [5].…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Sahana: Overview of a Disaster Management System

Careem

Silva

et al. 2006

2006 International Conference on Information and Automation

107

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Large scale disasters bring together a diversity of organizations and produce massive amounts of heterogeneous data that must be managed by these organizations. The lack of effective ICT solutions can lead to a lack of coordination and chaos among these organizations, as they track victims' needs and respond to the disaster. The result can be delayed or ineffective response, the potential wastage of pledged support, imbalances in aid distribution, and a lack of transparency. ICT solutions to manage disasters can potentially improve efficiency and effectiveness. Sahana is a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) application that aims to be a comprehensive solution for information management in relief operations, recovery and rehabilitation. This paper addresses the alignment between FOSS development and humanitarian applications. it then describes the anatomy of the Sahana system. We follow up with a case study of Sahana deployment and lessons learned. I. INTRODUCTION Recent disasters such as the 2003 SARS outbreak, the 2004 Asian tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir/Pakistan earthquake and 2005 hurricanes Katrina and Rita clearly identified the shortcomings of ICT solutions for disaster rescue and recovery.Large-scale disasters are typically accompanied by the need to effectively manage massive amounts of data. This includes data about victims and about relief personnel; data about damages to buildings, infrastructure and belongings; weather data; geographical data about roads and other landmarks; logistics data; communication and message data; financial data needed to manage the collection and distribution of donations; data in blogs; etc. Major disasters also involve multiple autonomous organizations (governmental, NGOs, INGOs, individuals, communities, and industry). This leads to a diversity of client needs that must be coordinated.Despite the tremendous value of disaster management systems, there are only very few systems that exist today and none are widely deployed. The most widely used system appears to be non-Web based and uses proprietary non standard database technology. While there are various specialized components that exist, there does not exist a single cohesive system that organizations such as the United Nations Disaster Assistance and Coordination (UNDAC) can routinely deploy.There are disaster information systems that focus on specialized application or data requirements including imagery and GIS data [1] [2] [3], early warning models using sensor data [4], mobile ad hoc networks and messaging, etc [5].

show abstract

Wireless support for telemedicine in disaster management

Cited by 4 publications

References 21 publications

Building a wireless telemedicine network within a WiMax based networking infrastructure

Building a wireless telemedicine network within a WiMax based networking infrastructure

The 2005 'Last Chance Bravo' bioterrorism exercise

Sahana: Overview of a Disaster Management System

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About