Are new care technologies shaping home and/or work? MEDUSE Utrecht, 20-21 September 2007 Jan Thie Vilans
Are new care technologies shaping home and/or work?
MEDUSE
Utrecht, 20-21 September 2007
Jan Thie
Vilans
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benefits for patient, carers, consumers
• early discharge• self-management• self-care• less visits to healthcare professionals• safety• wellbeing• social participation (e-inclusion)• convenience
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benefits for healthcare professionals
• > efficiency
• > efficacy
• < administrative burden
• > quality of care
• > attractiveness
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need and demand for caresupply of care
care technologies
> efficiency of care
> physical burden
> attractiveness
> self-care
> informal- care
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new care technologies• assistive technology• nursing equipment• medical appliances• healthcare ICT’s
– home automation (domotica)– ambient intelligence/ sensoring technology– personal alarm– telemonitoring– information systems– video-communication
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health care ICT’s +integration of applications for care and
wellbeing
+ video-communication with family and friends
+ video-communication with like patients
+ ‘window on the world’
+ ‘fun’
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new care technologies• access to information anytime, anywhere
– EHR– protocols, procedures– background
• communication (healthcare professionals, patients, carers)
• GPS• record managerial data
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changing roles: district nurse
• patient's guide and coach• shift in responsibilities: from physician (clinician)
to nurse• new chances and challenges for:
– physician assistant– nurse specialist– control centre staff
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• most important: people who use the technology• people shouldn’t adapt to technology; technology should
adapt to the users• it’s not technology as such but what you can do with
technology (service delivery)• one technology and infrastructure for multiple
applications• incorporate in health and rehabilitation programs and
standards• ICT, but let’s not forget ‘lower’ technology • care, but let’s not forget everyday applications
(integration of applications for care and wellbeing)