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Live HD video conferencing broadcasts share NHS expertise across
UK hospitals and cut costs for UK taxpayers
Other Topics: Surgical
Imaging and Informatics
PRWEB
October 14, 2008
A recent series of live high definition video conferencing
broadcasts have helped to share NHS expertise across UK
hospitals and in so doing have cut costs for UK taxpayers.
Until recently, the speed and quality of the images was too slow
and reliability was poor. Using the latest medical conferencing
solutions from MultiSense Communications – www.multisense.co.uk
- based on Polycom equipment – surgeons from different
disciplines, including bladder cancer and transplant surgery,
have been able to view images transmitted at high bandwidth and
high frame rates, allowing a diagnosis to be made remotely and
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Dr Declan Murphy, a
Consultant Urologist at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust,
explains: “We host a number of surgical conferences each year
during which we broadcast live surgery procedures to delegates.
These are usually located in the conference rooms of our
postgraduate teaching centre or in nearby hotels. In the past we
relied on ISDN lines, microwave links, or satellite links to
achieve the high levels of quality needed to send the live
surgery images. This involved the use of external contractors
and proved very expensive.”
“Recently, MultiSense Communications installed one of their
mobile high definition videoconferencing solutions in one of the
urology theatres at Guy’s to allow a surgical procedure to be
viewed in the Urology Centre seminar room. Using the hospital’s
own LAN, a two-way high-definition audio and videolink was
established allowing the audience in the seminar room to view a
five hour procedure and to ask questions of the visiting
professor performing the surgery. The link worked flawlessly and
the audience were very impressed with the quality of the
images.”
MultiSense Communications has been
providing specialist Medical Conferencing solutions based on
Polycom equipment to all sectors of the NHS in England and Wales
for over twelve years. Andrew Graley, Director of Healthcare
Solutions comments: “Telemedicine is making a major impact on
the NHS in terms of cost savings, improving efficiency and
spreading expertise across hospitals. At a recent European
Bladder Cancer forum held in London, advanced surgery techniques
from Guy’s Hospital were broadcast to over 150 top bladder
cancer specialists based in a seminar room in London’s Hilton
Hotel, Paddington at a cost over £20,000 to hire in satellite
trucks and professional AV equipment.” A similar event using the
MultiSense Communications solution was carried out at a fraction
of this cost.
Recently, tele-mentoring – as it is known - has become an
important aspect of the use of telemedicine in the NHS, as Dr
Murphy explains: “Dr Nizam Mamode is a Consultant Transplant
Surgeon at Guys. He has been mentoring a team at Derriford
Hospital in Plymouth. Only two weeks ago he provided specialist
training to Mr Jamie Barwell and his team, carrying out keyhole
surgery for a healthy kidney transplant. Using the mobile unit,
the team were able to watch this highly technical and
challenging surgery live and ask questions. This saved time,
travelling costs and above all helped the patient to recover
more quickly, because of the benefits of keyhole surgery.”
Notes to editors:
MultiSense Communications has over
thirteen years experience in all aspects of video-conferencing
and is Polycom’s focused Specialist Healthcare Partner.
MultiSense Communications is involved in many advanced and
specialised healthcare applications which include cancer Multi
Disciplinary Team meetings (MDTs), Telemedicine, A&E and MIU. In
this 60th year of the NHS, such projects are helping clinicians
provide enhanced patient care, reduce the need for travel and
achieve the eighteen week target from GP referral. MultiSense
Communications provide consultancy, product, training and
operational support to clinicians throughout the UK. For
additional information please call 01494 461949 or visit our
website www.multisense.co.uk
About Polycom
Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM) is the
global leader in telepresence, video, and voice solutions and a
visionary in communications that empower people to connect and
collaborate everywhere. Please visit www.polycom.com for more
information. |
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