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Brings Saudi Doctors Medical Information Online HealthNet
Brings Saudi Doctors Medical Information Online IMED
Link Becomes a Sponsored Participant in I2 IMED Link Now Connected to Internet2 For Release September 24 , 2001 IMED Link is now connected to Internet2, a high-speed network of over 180 U.S. universities and government research institutions designed to develop advanced Internet technology and applications for high-end academic experimenting and research. Through its affiliation with George Mason University, IMED Link is the first "qualified for profit" organization to be sponsored by a member. Through this connection, IMED Link can offer clients instant access to advanced telemedicine and distance learning applications. Colleges and universities will use I2 to explore areas of instruction, research, and public service, such as learningware (software designed for classroom and distance learning), digital libraries and virtual laboratories. Universities will be able to take advantage of higher bandwidth capabilities, multicasting and guaranteed delivery and performance of the system. Through I2, IMED Link will be able to enhance its services by employing many of I2's most promising applications, including tele-immersion, distance learning, virtual laboratories and digital libraries coupled to sophisticated databases. For example, at the University of Illinois, Chicago, researchers have constructed a tele- immersive environment to teach medical students anatomy. Two virtual reality drafting tables are networked together providing an environment where teacher and students share a high quality three-dimensional anatomical model, and are able to converse, see each other, and to point in three dimensions to indicate areas of interest. At the University of North Carolina, geographically dispersed students can attend lectures via streaming audio, video and a virtual "white board." Or, scientists at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have created a powerful new technology for viewing the brain at work. Using high-speed networks to link an MRI scanner with a supercomputer, they've made it possible to convert scan data almost instantaneously into an animated 3-D image showing what parts of the brain "light up" during mental activity IMED Link's strategic partnership with George Mason University for development of educational tools was specifically designed to extend the advances in nursing education applications into the Middle East, and to extend telemedicine services throughout the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Through the I2 University Consortium, IMED Link will be able to consult with other institutions striving to develop the next generation of educational tools. The International Medical and Data Link Corporation was established as a U.S.- based company to manage and operate the satellite connection to Saudi Arabia for the purpose of bringing medical education and telemedical services to the Kingdom. IMED Link operates a native ATM network, and is establishing connectivity between the major medical institutions in Saudi Arabia. Located in Bethesda, MD, IMED Link is a provider of both broadband and baseband communications. IMED Link provides solutions for Telemedicine, Distance Learning, Internet Access, and integrates technologies such as fiber optics, satellite services (including VSAT), digital microwave, radio and wireless closed loop solutions for "last mile" access. HealthNet Brings Saudi Doctors Medical Information Online For Release November 28, 2001 Through the generosity of the Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Foundation and its program MeduNet a Internet health site has been developed within the Kingdom that allows physicians and other health professionals to access, at one location, up-to-the-minute medical news, e-mail, a job database and medical literature. This portal can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.health.net.sa/. Since the launch of HealthNet six months ago, more than 10,000 physicians in the Kingdom have access to the customized tools and resources. The site features MedLine, a medical database from the National Institutes of Health, which is hosted on servers at MeduNet. MeduNet has developed a powerful search engine allowing users to quickly and efficiently search the databases for the most recent articles and information. Registered users can even save their entire search histories, providing a way to run the same search again in the future. Other useful HealthNet features include:
Future
development of HealthNet will provide the ability to link doctors
together through interactive chats, message boards and ultimately, real-time
"grand rounds" where medical issues are discussed and viewed with videoconferencing
over the Internet. By allowing physicians in Saudi Arabia to talk live
with other professionals around the globe, HealthNet will significantly
contribute to the goal of improving health care in the Kingdom. A Comprehensive Approach to the Global Nursing Crisis For release November 28, 2001 Countries around the world are facing a dire shortage of nurses. Research concerning trends and current remedies estimate the shortage will only get worse for the next 20 years, with a shortage in the US alone of nearly one-half million nursing vacancies. Saudi Arabia is no exception, of the estimated 61,214 nurses in the Kingdom (1416H), 83 percent or 51,114 are foreign. Due to the generosity of the Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Foundation and its program MeduNet, a one-of-a-kind online RN to BSN degree program is being introduced in Saudi Arabia as one approach to address the problems caused by the critical nursing shortage. The courses are led by professors of nursing at George Mason University through the use of video and teleconferencing techniques coupled with online computer classes and Internet tools. Adjunct faculty members will help guide the students in the classroom in Saudi Arabia. And with on-going innovations related to distance learning, students are provided with a wealth of information and learning tools, such as:
The
new wave of e-learning meets and often surpasses the typical expectations
of the standard classroom learning environments. The instructor involvement,
structure of the classes, and the cutting edge technology all contribute
to providing the Saudi nursing students with classes identical in content
and accreditation to classes they would receive if attending on a typical
college campus, without the added stress of leaving their homes and families.
TeleMed '02 from Research to Service Delivery For Release January 30, 2002 Dr. Rita M. Carty, Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Science at George Mason University and Dr. Jerold J. Principato, M.D., President and CEO, IMED Link, were selected to present at the Ninth International Conference on Telemedicine and Telecare, "TeleMed '02, from Research to Service Delivery", held in London on January 29-30, 2002. The Telemedicine & e-Health Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine organized the Conference to promote academic excellence in the field of telemedicine and telecare. Presenters are chosen based upon their innovation and contribution to the field. Their topic, Technical Innovations And Realities of International e-Nursing, focused on possible solutions to the global shortage of nurses. George Mason University and IMED Link have formed a strategic partnership to deliver a technologically innovative, culturally adapted online nursing education. Through the innovative use of technology, the format meets and often surpasses the typical expectation of the standard classroom environment. The instructor involvement, structure of the classes, and the cutting edge technology all contribute to providing students with classes identical in content and accreditation to classes they would receive if attending a typical college campus, without the added stress of leaving their homes and families. The project clearly demonstrated that both nursing content and web-based technological expertise is necessary to successfully offer an e-nursing program. Cultural adaptation of the content and specialized teaching techniques were instituted to maximize the effectiveness of the training. The global nursing shortage is of such magnitude and immense consequence to the world population that it will undoubtedly require multiple solutions. Viewed in conjunction with the changing role of the nurse in the new medical paradigm, the development and the deployment of e-nursing programs throughout the world will make a major contribution in addressing this critical matter. IMED Link and George Mason University, College of Nursing and Health Science are joining together to ensure cutting edge and innovative tools are available. The interactivity of the GMU Nursing classes was demonstrated by providing an online segment of the e-nursing program. |