Telemedicine Server operated by iPath.ch association
Networks hosted by ipath.ch
iPath hosts several telemedicine networks which do not (yet) have their own server infrastructure. These networks include the following:
- University of Basel Telepathology Network
A global telepathology network which was the foundation of the iPath project and started in 2001. - dermArena - a swiss tele-dermatology portal hosted by iPath. More information about dermArena is available at www.dermarena.ch.
- Solomon Islands National Telemedicine Network
The Solomon Islands Telemedicine Network is a joint project of the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, South Pacific Medical Projects, the University of Basel and ... with the aim of utilizing telemedicine to improve the health care delivery in provincial hospitals on Solomon Islands. - Brustzentrum Dresden (Breast tumour centre, Dresden)
The Breast Centre of the Dresden region in Germany has been using iPath successfully for several years to organise inter-institutional collaboration like tumour board meetings and clinical documentation. The Breast Centre Dresden, using its iPath based slinical documentation solution, has recently been certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 and to FAB (DKG & DGS)
- Donetsk Regional Telemedicine Network
A regional telemedicine network in eastern Ukraine, discussing mainly orthopedic and trauma cases. Primary languages are Russian and Ukrainian. - LT Telepatologija - Lithuania
LT TELEPATOLOGIJA is a regional network of pathologists and other medical specialists in the Baltics using iPath platform for clinico-pathological case discussion, consultation and continuing medical education. The main discussion group Lithuanian pathology online is active since December of 2005.
- PathoIndia
Virtual pathology community of India with the aim of bringing all the pathologists in India online, on one common interactive platform, so as to share and participate in the active Telepathology quiz and group discussions; receive information about conferences, CME, etc.; collaborate on projects; publish their articles on the website.
- RAFT - Forum
Telemedicine Platform of the réseau de télé-enseignement et de télémédecine en Afrique francophone - details c.f. below.
- Telemedicina Sur
una plataforma de Telemedicina para discusión de casos, educación médica continua y tele consultas para profesionales del Área de la Salud de Latino América, España y comunidades de habla Hispana. En un futuro cercano, podremos ofrecer soporte para idioma portugues.
Networks operating their own iPath server
There are several networks which are using iPath on their own hardware. Some examples:
- UPMC - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has started to use iPath for online case disucssions
- WSU Telemedicine Unit
The Walter Sisulu University in the former Transkei, South Africa, operates a regional telemedicine network. - West African Doctors Network
- Healthnet Nepal
- Spokane Group - telepathology project of the Inland Northwest Health Services in Spokane (WA)
Other Telemedicine Networks with developing countries
The world of telemedicine is not only iPath! There are a number of other very good telemedicine networks which also collaborate with developing a country. Below a few good examples. A longer list can be found in the links section under the category networks.
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RAFT - réseau de télé-enseignement et de télémédecine en Afrique francophone
The core activity of the RAFT is the webcasting of interactive courses targeted to physicians and other care professionals, the topics being proposed by the partners of the network. These sessions put the emphasis on knowledge sharing across institutions, usually in the form of presentations and dialogs between experts in different countries. The technology used for the webcasting works with an internet connection, a Java-enabled Web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer or Mozilla) and the free RealPlayer software. A bandwidth of 30 kbits/second, the speed of a basic telephone modem, is sufficient, and enables the participation of remote hospitals. Participating countries are Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Marocco, Tuneisa, Madagascar and more.
An Summary is available here (pdf).
- telederm.org
The Teledermatology project: telederm.org was conceived in 2002 by H. Peter Soyer and colleagues with the contribution of the Department of Dermatology of the Medical University of Graz. This teledermatology service is aimed in order to exchange knowledge and expertise on a worldwide level.
The goal of the Community for Teledermatology is to creating a surplus value for experts, physicians and healthcare workers interested in dermatology and teledermatology. The Community for Teledermatology is completely free of charge and the site does not host or receive funding from advertising. - ITG telemedicine - the Institute of Tropical Medicine TELEmedicine Website
Telemedicine network for consultations and education in the field of HIV/AIDS.
- Swinfen Charitable Trust
The Swinfen Charitable Trust offers provincial hospitals in developing countries the opportunity to submit cases to specialist world wide. At the core of the network is an automatic email routing system which refers every case submitted directly to a selected specialist.
