ISA
iNTER Support Action (International Network of Teleconsultation Excellence & Referral)
| Coordinatore | SERVEI DE SALUT DE LES ILLES BALEARS
Organization address
address: C/ reina Esclaramunda 9 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Spain [ES] |
| Totale costo | 855˙805 € |
| EC contributo | 779˙895 € |
| Programma | FP7-HEALTH
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health |
| Code Call | FP7-HEALTH-2007-B |
| Funding Scheme | CSA-SA |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-09-01 - 2012-02-29 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SERVEI DE SALUT DE LES ILLES BALEARS
Organization address
address: C/ reina Esclaramunda 9 contact info |
ES (Palma de Mallorca) | coordinator | 419˙738.00 |
| 2 |
The Christian Missionary Fellowship
Organization address
address: CMF Kenya contact info |
KE (Narok) | participant | 56˙709.00 |
| 3 |
Nome Ente NON disponibile
Organization address
address: PASEO SANT JOAN DE DEU 2 contact info |
ES (ESPLUGUES DE LLOBREGAT) | participant | 48˙577.00 |
| 4 |
"C2C Consultoria TSIS, SRL"
Organization address
address: Republica Dominicana 3 bajos 1 contact info |
ES (Palma de Mallorca) | participant | 43˙870.00 |
| 5 |
Nome Ente NON disponibile
Organization address
city: VALENCIA contact info |
ES (VALENCIA) | participant | 39˙589.00 |
| 6 |
INSTITUT CATALA DE LA SALUT
Organization address
address: GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 587 contact info |
ES (BARCELONA) | participant | 39˙589.00 |
| 7 |
Nome Ente NON disponibile
Organization address
address: Av. San Fernando 22 contact info |
MX (MEXICO) | participant | 34˙240.00 |
| 8 |
Hospital Regional de Trujillo
Organization address
address: Avenida Mansiche 795 contact info |
PE (TRUJILLO) | participant | 34˙240.00 |
| 9 |
Desarrollo 2000 en Africa
Organization address
address: Miquel Tort 14-16 contact info |
ES (Barcelona) | participant | 33˙383.00 |
| 10 |
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
Organization address
address: University Way contact info |
KE (NAIROBI) | participant | 29˙960.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The iNTER Support Action (iSA) Project aims to create a pilot cooperative medical support network constituted by the Hospital Son Espases (former Son Dureta) (Spain), the Instituto Valenciano de Oncología (Spain), the Hospital Vall d’Hebron (Spain), the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (Spain), the Hospital Regional de Bata (Equatorial Guinea), the Desarrollo 2000 en África NGO (Equatorial Guinea), the Hospital Regional de Trujillo (Peru), the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (Mexico), the St. John of God Hospital (Sierra Leone), CMF International, and the College of Health Sciences of the University of Nairobi in cooperation with the Kenyatta National Hospital (Kenya). The 30-month initiative, coordinated by Son Dureta, seeks to provide Web-based diagnostic and/or therapeutic support for complex medical cases requiring specialized opinions in different health areas (initially adults and pediatrics Oncology as well as Infectious Diseases). The communication among doctors and the sharing of medical cases will be performed by using a cost-efficient Web 2.0 portal that will facilitate the exchange of medical images, videos and reports. Strategic objectives of the project include the facilitation of communication and medical knowledge exchange to develop diagnostic, therapeutic and technological support actions within distinct healthcare settings, the encouragement of human resource, technology, and infrastructure investment policies, the implementation of multinational online Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs, the creation of clinical research groups, and the evaluation of an inexpensive Web platform for clinical case sharing.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
It is common practice for doctors to consult on medical cases to reach the right diagnosis and ensure the best health care for their patients. However, in many developing regions, finding enough experts is a challenge. An EU-funded virtual network is continuing to help medical practitioners from Africa and Latin America to share their expertise.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Second opinions and consultations among specialists are integral to the medical profession, helping avoid errors in diagnosis and treatment while facilitating the highest quality health care. However, in many parts of Africa and Latin America, accessing the knowledge of other experts in a given medical field, especially those fields related to rare diseases, is an enormous challenge.
One solution is to go virtual, which is exactly what the 'iNTER Support Action (International Network of Teleconsultation Excellence and Referral)' (ISA) project set out to do. Financed by the Health theme of the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), the project established a dedicated web 2.0 platform to enable the exchange of medical images, videos and reports between specialists in Africa, Latin America and Europe.
Following thorough technical and clinical validation, the ISA platform proved its effectiveness as a tool to improve medical decision making and health care in the two targeted regions. Medical practitioners who sign up for this free service can access the expertise of other professionals both within their own country and in other participating countries.
In addition to its diagnostic power, ISA is being increasingly utilised as a valuable teaching resource, which should help improve the quality of health care across the network in the longer term.
Although the project has ended, the ISA network continues to grow and deepen, proving concretely its usefulness and sustainability. The project partners hope the platform will continue to expand organically in new directions, including nursing and oncology.