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Course Name Telemedicine
Course Code 24AIM445
Program B.Tech. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science (Medical Engineering)
Semester VII
Credits 3
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Unit -1

Fundamentals and System of Telemedicine History and Philosophy of TM, Types and Challenges, Standards and Guidelines; TM Systems, Components of TM System, Setting up a TM Facility; TM Workstation and Interfacing Techniques; How Telehealth Services are Reshaping Healthcare; Management of Patient Healthcare Information – EMR, HER, Healthcare Data Analytics, Analytic Approaches; Patient Centered Care

Unit-2

Technology in Telemedicine System TM Technology, Data Transmission – Images, Audio, Video, Time Series Data; DICOM; Cloud Computing, Edge Computing in TM, Types of Telecommunication Technologies, DSL, ADSL; Networking in TM, Network Topologies; Wireless Technologies – WiMAX, ZigBee etc., Evolution of Mobile Networks 1G – 5G; Mobile Health; Applications of Emerging Technologies in TM like 3D Printing, AR/ VR, Blockchain, Big Data Analytics, IoT etc., Connected Health, Digital Health.

Unit-3

Tele-home Care and Telehealth Categories, Technologies, Requirements for Tele-home Care, Tele-home care for Chronic Disease Management; Personal Health Monitors, Point-of-Care Testing Instrument, Intelligent Biomedical Clothes, Wearable Monitors; eHealth and Cybermedicine, Internet and Telemedicine, Videoconferencing Systems and Multimedia Data Exchange.

Unit-4

Ethical, Privacy, Security, Legal, Standards and other Issues Maintaining and Sustaining a Telehealth-based Ecosystem, Tele education for Health workers, Ethical Issues, Cyber Laws, Legal Issues, TM for low resource settings, Data Protection Laws of Indian Government, ISO standards, WHO Medical Device Regulations, USFDA standards for Healthcare

Course Objectives and

Course Objectives:

  • Execute formal training in areas of technology applied to healthcare including computer science and telecommunication technologies to facilitate the deployment of telemedicine.
  • Understand the basic requirements for the delivery of telemedicine services.
  • Differentiate and apply telemedicine technologies and practices in a variety of health care environments.
  • The course will also be committed as a public awareness tool to promote and advocate the use of emerging technologies to expand health care outreach and overcome geographic barriers to deliver patient care and education.

    Course Outcomes:

After completing this course, students should be able to
CO1 : Understand the technology computer assisted technology for healthcare.
CO2 : Comprehend the basic requirements for the delivery of telemedicine services.
CO3 : Differentiate and arrange for telemedicine technologies and practices in a variety of health care environments.

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References

  1. Khandpur, R. S. (2017). Telemedicine: Technology and Applications (mHealth, TeleHealth and EHealth). India: PHI Learning.
  2. Balas, V. E. (2019). Telemedicine Technologies: Big Data, Deep Learning, Robotics, Mobile and
    Remote Applications for Global Healthcare. United Kingdom: Elsevier Science.
  3. https://medicalfuturist.com/

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