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ICT Tools implemented by the Ukraine-Swiss MCH Programme
1. ICT Tools implemented as part of the
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child
Health Programme
Grigory NAUMOVETS
ICT Coordinator
Programme Implementation Office
Kyiv, Ukraine
CURRENT ISSUES IN DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE
Kyiv – Zaporizhya Videoconference
October 2012
2. Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
Implemented in four regions:
Vinnytsia, Volyn,
Ivano-Frankivsk, Crimea
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3. ICT Tools implemented in Ukraine
by the MCH Programme:
iPath:
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
a Telemedicine platform
openMEDIS:
medical equipment inventory software
Perinatal registry:
database of information related to
pregnancy and childbirths
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4. All these tools are:
Developed at the University of Basel and Swiss
TPH Institute
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
Open source software, no license fees required
Web-based tools (Apache/PHP/MySQL)
accessible via web interface
Work for any operating system
Simple, user-friendly, multilingual
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5. iPath Telemedicine Platform
Designed for asynchronous (store-and-
forward) telemedicine
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
Does not require simultaneous availability of all
parties for real-time communication
Cases and comments can be posted by e-mail
E-mail alerts about new cases and replies
Standardized templates for case submission and
description
Very low requirements to hardware and
bandwidth
Can be used for distance education.
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6. iPath:
implementation in Ukraine
Started in 2003 as part of the Ukraine-Swiss perinatal
health project
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
Pilot institutions: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Children
Hospital and Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and
Gynecology (Kyiv)
Since 2009, the Ukrainian iPath platform has been
running on a server in Donetsk operated by Association
for Ukrainian Telemedicine and eHealth Development
Used by more than 80 partner institutions in 4 regions –
and by many other users in Ukraine and abroad
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7. iPath Ukraine (telemed-ipath.org.ua)
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
Ukrainian iPath server in Donetsk:
> 1,000 users,
> 10 groups,
> 1,000 cases posted 7
8. openMEDIS: a simple and flexible tool for
medical equipment inventory
Helps health care managers to keep track of the
equipment and make appropriate administrative
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
decisions
Integration of UMDNS nomenclature, generic device
lists, supplier database, etc.
Summary graphs for better visualization
Interfaces for data import, export, and merge
Can work over the Internet, in the Intranet, or on a local
computer not connected to any network
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9. openMEDIS: evaluate the status of your equipment
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
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10. openMEDIS: Implementation in Ukraine
At the first stage, was introduced in 22 oblast-
and rayon-level partner institutions;
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
>8,000 items were entered in the database;
Currently is being introduced in >50 partner
institutions in 4 regions of Ukraine.
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11. Perinatal registry
Software tool that supports health care providers in
managing high risk pregnant women.
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
Electronic database collecting and evaluating relevant
information related to pregnancy and childbirth
(obstetrical history, risk factors, test outcomes, etc.)
Information on patients and pregnancies, their visits to
the facility, tests, medication prescribed, hospitalizations,
on deliveries and newborns.
Helps making both medical and administrative decisions
(e.g. can estimate number or visits or deliveries
expected for specific days/weeks, etc.)
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12. Perinatal registry
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
• Using electronic keys + login/password to
prevent unauthorised access
• Limited permissions for most users 12
13. Perinatal registry:
implementation
in Ukraine
Pilot stage: tested in two partner institutions in
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
Volyn oblast, ~700 patients entered;
Updates and adaptations in collaboration with
Ukrainian consultants and programmers;
Now – implementation in all other rayons of
Volyn; a series of trainings in September –
October 2012.
Testing in other regions.
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14. ICT Tools: Experience of implementation
Are viable and effective in low resource settings
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
Human issues may be more limiting than
technical issues
Implementation should follow a properly planned
procedure, and requires administrative support.
Training – importance of ToT.
MCH Programme is working in close
collaboration with Ukrainian institutions to
endure long-term sustainability.
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15. Fruitful collaboration with NMAPO
in the field of medical ICT
Videoconferencing (MS Lync)
Development of e-Learning modules (new
modules are under preparation now)
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
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16. Web resources
Swiss TPH eHealth Toolbox
http://www.swisstph.ch/services/ehealth/ehealth-toolb
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
Ukrainian iPath Telemedicine server:
http://telemed-ipath.org.ua
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health
Programme http://motherandchild.org.ua
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17. Contacts
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme
http://motherandchild.org.ua/ukr/contacts
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