Tele-Cardiology in the Greek-Albania Borderline

Programme 2007 - 2013 Greece - Albania IPA CBC (EL-AL)

Date of latest update: 2023-05-27

Description

Description (EN):

The proposed project is built around the needs described on the SWOT analysis provided in the Programme documents, aiming to use the identified strengths (high training and expertise of medical experts), in order to tackle the weaknesses (lack of cooperation and access restraints) and use telemedicine, specifically telecardiology, so as to increase the standard of living of the population by promoting health care provision in the cross-border area and establish a closer collaboration between Albanian and Greek cardiologists. The University of Ioannina, who will be the Leader partner and will be the main technical partner of the project, will act as a mentor for the hospitals – partners in both sides of the border, so as to jointly develop a telemedicine, teleconsulting platform based on the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) for cardiology. EHRs will ensure that all the data (historical, demographic, medication, lab results, imaging exams etc) for each specific patient are available to the treating clinician, while the collaboration tool will facilitate the provision of telemedicine and counseling. Improved reliability of patient specific data, cross border data availability and telecommuting functionalities, provide opportunities for improvement to the health care provision by eliminating geographic restrains.

Expected Results (EN):

The direct and immediate effects resulting from the project are: (i) Improved communication between doctors, (ii)Availability of objective and complete information, (iii)Sharing information at the time of demand even when the patient is not present in healthcare facilities and (iv) Minimizing errors in diagnosis and treatment . Moreover, apart from the upgrading of the quality of health services to citizens, given the opportunity of a smooth communication between a large number of scientists and the study and analysis of medical data from large geographic areas. In conclusion, the project aims to: (i) Savings in costs of handling, transportation, and management of health care system, (ii) Reducing the geographic and physical isolation of patients, (iii) Avoid duplication of painful tests, conflicting prescriptions and errors in treatment, (iv) Direct communication between doctors of hospitals - Ability to provide advices from specialists who would otherwise not be accessible, (v) Access to medical information necessary to carry out medical procedures from remote users, (vi) Reduction of incidents in hospitals, (vii) Upgrading of medical services at local level because of easy access to specialists, (viii) Updating of the user interface of the medical staff to use modern technology and services according to international standards, (ix) Promote and improve the scientific research through quick and direct access to new information and knowledge, thus facilitating the process of continuous training of personnel. At the same time it is possible to study and analyze medical data from large geographic areas and thus a large number of scientists and doctors, (x) Assimilation and use of modern telematics technology by medical personnel, (xi)Collaboration among professionals working in the field of ICT.

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Health and social services ICT and digital society Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks

Partners (3)

Lead Partner: ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΙΩΑΝΝΙΝΩΝ - ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ ΕΡΕΥΝΩΝ

Address: UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA CAMPUS, 45110 IOANNINA, Greece

Legal status: n/a

Spitali Rajonal "Omer Nishani" Gjirokaster

Name: Spitali Rajonal "Omer Nishani" Gjirokaster

Address: LAGJE "18 SHTATORI", 6001 GJIROKASTER, Albania

Legal status: n/a

ΓΕΝΙΚΟ ΝΟΣΟΚΟΜΕΙΟ ΙΩΑΝΝΙΝΩΝ "Γ. ΧΑΤΖΗΚΩΣΤΑ"

Name: ΓΕΝΙΚΟ ΝΟΣΟΚΟΜΕΙΟ ΙΩΑΝΝΙΝΩΝ "Γ. ΧΑΤΖΗΚΩΣΤΑ"

Address: MAKRIGIANNI AVENUE, 45110 IOANNINA, Greece

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): Tele-Cardiology in the Greek-Albania Borderline

Project acronym: Telecardiology

Project start date: 2012-05-01

Project end date: 2013-10-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 269 100.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 215 085.00

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2007 - 2013 Greece - Albania IPA CBC (EL-AL)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-12-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

42 / 42 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

159 / 159 (100%)

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Tele-Cardiology in the Greek-Albania Borderline

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