Project Scope

The topic of this project is the implementation, evaluation and adaptation of telemedicine services for Georgia. The service will consist of

• a groupware environment for organisational process
• a eLearning environement for the creation of learning material, courses about the service and medical problems
• a mail server
• a tool for video conferences

By implementation of the present project to Georgian health care professionals will be given the effective opportunity to connect with each other and with foreign colleagues by usage of worldwide grid of telemedicine based upon the modern computer technologies and Internet connection. This is the real and effective chance to develop health care sector and raise the level and quality of medical service. By realization of the project it will become reality the connection of two Georgian organizations with each other and also with foreign colleagues.
The Project Deliverables are:

1. Conception of the Telemedice Service including the anlysis of requirements
2. Ready-To-Work-Telemedicine server
3. Status-Report about the connectivity of all team members and collaborating hospitals
4. Learning material for the use of the service
5. Status-Report about the video conference modality

Project Objectives are

• a core team for telemedicine support in the VHCC
• at least 3 sig's (special interest groups) working regulary
• at least 3 cases per week discussed by the expert panel of Georgia and Germany
• at least 10 courses and completed learning material about the service and medical problems.