ViTAM Tele Assistance and Monitoring

José Luis MarzoVíctor Torres Padrosa

Communications and Distributed Systems http://vitam.udg.edu, http://bcds.udg.edu

Universitat de Girona (Spain)

May 2012

ViTAM Basic Functionality

• Videoconferencing• For medical and social uses• For mobile and fixed devices• Non-traditional customised scenarios

1) Medical teleconsultation with waiting room2) Call Center (with redirection to a professional)3) Remote camera control and activation4) Multiple videoconferencing

ViTAM - Related work

• Videoconferencing solutions– Dedicated systems (e.g. Tandberg, Cisco, Polycom)

• Equipment needed in each terminal, ↑cost• Difficult to customise

– Specific devices (e.g. set-top box)• Not produced in mass, ↑cost

– Internet –based tools(p.e. Skype, Facetime, Openmeetings)

• Call-based workflow or complex interface• Openmeetings not suitable for smartphone/tablet

ViTAM - Benefits

•Videoconferencing reduces social exclusion as it • Alleviates loneliness and depressive status of patients [1]• Improves patients emotional and social support [1]• Reduces transportation and time for people in isolated areas• Reinforces the feeling of belonging to a group thanks to

group sessions• Eases access to health for people with mobility impairments

•Videoconferencing• Reduces personnel costs and increases efficiency in

monitoring• Enables a better and closer monitoring of patients [1]• Improves adherence to prescriptions [1]

[1] H. Tsai et al. Videoconference program enhances social support, loneliness, and depressive status of elderly nursing home residents. Aging and Mental Health

ViTAM Showcases (I)

• Teleconsultation with waiting room– Remote control of the patient’s camera– Online demo and tablet version

ViTAM Showcases (II)

• Multivideoconferencing– Online demo and tablet version

ViTAM Showcases (III)

• Videoconferencing on Android tablet

ViTAM Business Scenarios (I)

• Teleconsultation with waiting room

• 24h online assistance

• Teleassistance for travellers

• Teleassistance for long term patients

ViTAM Business Scenarios (II)

• Patients with social needs

• Visual monitoring of impaired people

• Patients-nurses communication in

hospital rooms or nursing homes

• Training or rehabilitation group

sessions

ViTAM Technologies

ViTAM Future Functionality (I)

• Tablet app for iOS (Android covered)

• Video recording

• File transfer

• Instant messaging and chat

ViTAM Future Functionality (II)

• Calendar, messages & notifications

• Contacts management

• External SW & HW integration– Electronic health record

– Wireless sensors

ViTAM Additional Information

• Web http://vitam.udg.edu• Online demos• Online videos• Papers and presentations

– Contact• José Luis Marzo (joseluis.marzo at udg.edu)• Víctor Torres (victor.torres at udg.edu)• Eusebi Calle (eusebi.calle at udg.edu)