The heart of the organization is an open-source, cellphone-based platform that captures, transmits, and stores complex medical data (e.g. images, videos, physiologic signals such as ECG, EEG and otoacoustic emission responses, etc.) as well as other pertinent demographic and clinical information. Sana’s ultimate mission is to end a mentality of paternalism in health system interventions that feeds and sustains a culture of dependency. The goal therefore is to encourage and guide partners on how to design and implement information systems to improve quality of care, while learning from these partners and establishing best practices in capacity building. Sana’s partners are active participants in the co-creation of health systems design at the highest level.

1. Open Source Telemedicine
Sana Android Client and
OpenMRS
Winter 2012 IAP

2. Course Agenda

3. Daily Schedule

4. Open Source Telemedicine
Introduction

5. Agenda
Fundamental problem
Goals
Challenges
Why Sana?
Solutions

6. Fundamental Problem

7. General Goals
Measurable outcomes.
High availability.
Cost Efficiency.
Interoperability.
Customizable.

8. Challenges
1. Physical barriers
2. Technical barriers
3. Cultural and language barriers
4. Technical skill barriers
5. Financial Barriers

9. Assumptions

10. Our Approach

11. Addressing Challenges
Physical barriers
Technical barriers

12. Addressing Challenges
Cultural and language barriers
Technical skill barriers
Financial Barriers

13. Sana Tech Solution

14. Sana Solution
Workflow

15. Open Source Telemedicine
Platform Overview

16. Sana Platform

17. Sana Platform

18. Sana Mobile Client
Dispatcher
Client
Data Store

19. Mobile Dispatch Server
Dispatcher
Client
Data Store

20. OpenMRS Modules
Dispatcher
Client
Data Store

21. Design Patterns

22. Sana Platform
Operating System
Ubuntu OS + Sana Packages

23. Sana Platform
Why Open Source?

24. Open Source Telemedicine
Workflow

25. Sana Platform
Workflow Implementation
Supports
Customizable
Integrated
Optimized
CHW
Clinical Specialist

26. Sana Platform
Android Client

27. Sana Platform
Sana XML Forms

28. Sana Platform
Sana XML Forms

29. Sana Platform
Mobile Dispatch Server, MDS

30. Sana Platform

31. Sana Platform
Dispatch Server
Packetization Implementation

32. Sana Platform
OpenMRS

33. Sana OpenMRS Modules
Sana Queue Module
Media Viewer Module
REST Module

34. Sana Platform Scalability

35. Open Source Telemedicine
Roadmap

36. Generic architecture applicable to any
areas that may suffer from differential
access to skilled personnel and provides
analysis.
1. Generalized analytics API
2. Common language.
3. User land tools.
4. Ready made systems.

37. Going Forward
Issues and areas of research. Examples
1. Ease of Use
Examples:
2. Administration
Examples:
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3. Network Architecture
Examples:
4. UI independent analytics libraries
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38. Going forward
How to get involved

39. Additional Information
Sana Wiki
Additional details are available on the Sana Wiki:
Includes installation and configuration for
developers and end users.