Communications Research Centre (CRC) Delivering e-Health Applications Services via Satellite

March 04, 2008 - Toronto, Canada - Christopher Iles, an honorary speaker at the 2008 Government Technologies Conference and Expo, will be presenting on the REACH project and other related Tele-health projects performed by Communications Research Centre (CRC), the Canadian Government’s primary laboratory for research and development in advanced telecommunications. Christopher Iles is Project Leader, satellite Communication and Radio Propagation, CRC. The fifth annual conference is the most anticipated Government event, being hosted at the Design Exchange on April 15 - 16, 2008.

The CRC is the Canadian Government’s primary laboratory for research and development in advanced telecommunications and is at the forefront of research activities and trials being conducted for the delivery of Tele-health services via satellite. As Canadian demand for healthcare increases, adoption of Tele-health services and systems can be a powerful tool to assure high quality medical care for all people, and in many cases at reduced cost and with faster response time. Extending the reach of ground infrastructure, satellite-based Tele-health applications have the potential to reach every Canadian, regardless of their location.

From the air-ambulance service, to remote community medical centers in the northern regions, and more recently with homecare services directly into the patient’s house, CRC’s technology has helped the medical community to reach its client faster and at lower cost.

The presentation will show how these services have helped the patients and the medical community and will elaborate on the expected performance. The presentation will dwell longer on the Remote Assertive Community Homecare (REACH) experiment which aimed at offering remote medical monitoring to severe mentally handicapped people. These patients could stay in the comfort of their home instead of being hospitalized. With the system, a significant number of travel visits to patient’s homes are being substituted for teleconference visits, thereby reducing the time, cost and risk involved in travel. The presentation will discuss the benefits, drawbacks and lessons learned from this project.

Government officers, and especially medical executives, will learn about different Tele-health technologies to reach patients via satellite links. From air ambulance services to remote medical community centre and homecare services, the presentation will present the benefits and lessons learn. It will also be an opportunity to establish contacts with CRC for collaboration or information sharing.

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About the 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference & Expo:
The 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo will focus on the latest IT products and solutions being developed and sought after in the healthcare and public service sector, including Web 2.0, Patient Monitoring Systems, Document Management, Business Intelligence, Mobile Data Systems, RFID Solutions, Biometrics and much more.

As one of Canada's leading annual IT conference and exposition, the event features ground breaking IT applications that aim to educate key IT professionals, Government officials, developers, architects, engineers and medical professionals with the necessary tools and techniques for the reliable, effective management of all public information services across Canada. For more information about the event, please visit http://gov.wowgao.com

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About CRC:
CRC is the Government of Canada’s primary laboratory for research and development in advanced telecommunications. CRC’s research branches focus on satellite communications, radio propagation, multimedia and broadcast technologies, as well as terrestrial wireless, broadband networks and photonics. CRC’s clients include government, military and industry organizations. With its partners, CRC develops technologies and expertise, and transfers these to its clients for commercialization. For more information about CRC and its activities, visit www.crc.ca.

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