Compendium of Health Telematics Projects 94-98 (Draft)
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I 4 C

Integration and communication for the continuity of cardiac care

Project code: HC 1024
Project value: 2286340.0 KECU
EC contribution: 2000.0 KECU
Number of partners: 27
Number of countries: 7
Duration:36 months
Starting date: Jan 1, 96
               
Contact: Jan H. Van Bemmel
Erasmus University
Dept. of Medical Informatics
P.O. Box 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
The Netherlands

Tel: 31 10 40 87 050
Fax: 31 10 43 62 882
E-mail: vanbemmel@mi.fgg.eur.nl
Web Site: www.mieur.nl

Overview

The project I4C will be carried out for the further advancement of cardiac care, in principle stretching from preven-tion to follow-up. I4C will concentrate on clinical applications whereas for extensions to primary care, use will be made of the results of other projects within the 4th Framework Programme. The goals of I4C will be reached by: 1. Integrated access to data, wherever they are stored; 2. Support of evidence-based care by remote electronic consultation and peer review; 3. More compre-hen-sive and more consistent recording of patient data, images, videos, and biosignals, combined in a multimedia patient record; 4. The establishment of a Reference Data Set. These goals will be achieved by using in several institutions a cardiological workstation that includes a multi-media patient record (Orca). Industry is being involved to ensure continuation and support of I4C.

Purpose and objectives

A project is executed on Integration and Communication for the Continuity of Cardiac Care (I4C) by very experienced partners with an established track record of European collaboration and industrial successes. Improvement of cardiac care, from prevention and treatment to follow-up to rehabilitation, will be obtained by: 1. Comprehensive and consistent (serial) recording of patient data, images and biosignals; 2. Easy access to diagnostic and therapeutic information for medical, nursing and paramedical staff through the availability of cardiac workstations; 3. Rapid access to patient data, information and knowledge, wherever stored and for whatever purpose, irrespective of where the enquiry originates or the answer lies. An important result will be a structure for a multimedia patient record in cardiology. Thus far, no co-ordinated attempt has been made to delineate the structure of a cardiological multimedia patient record. A common software interface will be implemented for legacy systems which will facilitate the transfer of data from any system or digital device to a cardiological workstation. The workstation will also support patient care in a hospital environment, its assessment and EDI connection to primary care. Generic software and existing tools for an integrated medical workstation will be implemented to enable inter-change of cardio-logical data, biosignals and images within a hospital and from one hospital to another.

Results

The partners of I4C believe that the project would merit commercial involvement in view of the availability of a prototype workstation. For this reason, approaches were made to several European companies to seek their involvement in commercial exploitation of the proposed cardiology workstation, including the multimedia patient record. Some European electromedical companies expressed their interest to participate. It is foreseen that there may be a number of types of workstation to be made commercially available and it is for this reason that a range of companies are very interested in participating. At one extreme, there is a possibility of a cardiac workstation capable of displaying all types of digital image such as could be obtained from echocardiographs, cardiac X-ray systems, a magnetic resonance imaging system, as well as an ECG management facility.

There is at present no competitive product on the market so that successful completion of this project should place European companies in the forefront of this field.

List of deliverables

List of participants

Name: Prof.dr. J.H. van Bemmel
Organisation: Dept of Medical Informatics Erasmus University Rotterdam
Address: Dr. Molewaterplein 50 3015 GE Rotterdam
Country: The Netherlands
Tel: +31 10 408 7050
Fax: +31 10 436 2882
E-mail: vanbemmel@mi.fgg.eur.nl
Name: Prof. M.L. Simoons Prof. J.R.T.C. Roelandt
Organisation: Thorax Centre University Hospital "Dijkzigt" Rotterdam,
Address: Dr. Molewaterplein 50 3015 GE Rotterdam
Country: The Netherlands
Tel: +31 10 408 3938
Fax: +31 10 436 5258
E-mail: simoons@tca.fgg.eur
Name: Mr. D.G. van Luijk
Organisation: Cardio Control B.V.
Address: Patrijsweg 72 2289 EX Rijswijk
Country: The Netherlands
Tel: +31 70 39 87 277
Fax: +31 70 39 87 288
E-mail: cardio@euronet.nl
Name: Dr. M.G. Scheffer
Organisation: St Clara Hospital Dept of Cardiology
Address: Olympiaweg 350 3078 HT Rotterdam
Country: The Netherlands
Tel: +31 10 432 0100
Fax: +31 10 432 4747
Name: Dr. R. van Mechelen
Organisation: St Franciscus Hospital Dept of Cardiology
Address: Kleiweg 500 3045 PM Rotterdam
Country: The Netherlands
Tel: +31 10 461 6139
Fax: +31 10 422 5526
Name: Dr. K.Staehr Johansen
Organisation: European Office of the World Health Organisation,
Address: Scherfigsvej 8 DK-2100 Copenhagen
Country: Denmark
Tel: +45 39 17 17 17
Fax: +45 39 17 18 18
Name: Prof. P.A. Poole-Wilson
Organisation: European Society of Cardiology The European Heart House
Address: 2035 Route des Colles Les Templiers - BP 179 06903 Sophia Antipolis Cedex
Country: France
Tel: +33 92 94 76 00
Fax: +33 92 94 76 01
Name: Prof. P.W. Macfarlane
Organisation: University of Glasgow Dept of Medical Cardiology
Address: 10 Alexandra Parade G31 2ER Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Tel: +44 141 211 4724
Fax: +44 141 552 6114
E-mail: peter.w.macfarlane@ clinmed.gla.ac.uk
Name: Dr. I. Hutton
Organisation: Dept of Medical Cardiology Royal Infirmary
Address: 10 Alexandra Parade G31 2ER Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Tel: +44 141 211 4723
Fax: +44 141 552 6114
E-mail: i.hutton@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
Name: Mr. G. Sjoholm/Mr. K. Hedstroem
Organisation: Siemens-Elema AB Electrocardiography Division
Address: S-171 95 Solna
Country: Sweden
Tel: +46 8 730 7000
Fax: +46 8 627 5587
Name: Dr. G. Venters
Organisation: Lanarkshire Health Board Hospital
Address: 14 Beckford Street Hamilton ML3 OTA Lanarkshire
Country: Scotland
Tel: +44 1698 281 313
Fax: +44 1698 423 134
Name: Dr. J. MacLean
Organisation: Dumfries and Galloway Health Board Hospital, Nithbank,
Address: Dumfries DG1 2SD
Country: Scotland
Tel: +44 1387 246246
Fax: +44 1387 252375
Name: Dipl.Ing. Chr. Zywietz
Organisation: Dept of Biosignal Processing, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Address: Konstanty-Gutschow-Str. 8 D-30625 Hannover
Country: Germany
Tel: +49 511 532-4412
Fax: +49 511 532 4295
E-mail: czywietz@biosignal.mh-hannover.de
Name: Prof. I. Amende
Organisation: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Zentrum Innere Medizin und Dermatologie Abtlg. III, Kardiologie
Address: Konstanty-Gutschow-Str. 8 30625 Hannover
Country: Germany
Tel: +49 511 532-3107
Fax: +49 511 532-3357
Name: Prof. D. Assanelli
Organisation: University Hospital Brescia Dept of Cardiology
Address: Via Valsabbina, 19 PO Box 25100 Brescia
Country: Italy
Tel: +39 30 3995816
Fax: +39 30 3700968
E-mail: assanell@master.cci.unibs.it
Name: Dr. med. W. Liese
Organisation: Medizin und Herzkrankungen Niedergelassene Arzt Praxis
Address: Tiergartenstrasze 128 30559 Hannover
Country: Germany
Tel: +49 511 511 033
Fax: +49 511 522 294
Name: Dr.med. Rüdiger Wolf
Organisation: Arzt fuer Innere Medizin/Kardiologie Herz-Kreislauf-Klinik Bevensen
Address: Roemstedter Str. 25 29549 Bad Bevensen
Country: Germany
Tel: +49 5821 82 13 54
Fax: +49 5821 82 23 54
Name: Mr. Claus Schrödter
Organisation: Hörman Medizintechnik Zwönitz GmbH
Address: Bahnhofstrasze 62 Postfach 10029 D-08297 Zwoenitz
Country: Germany
Tel: +49 37 77 5431-400
Fax: +49 37 77 54 31-401
Name: Dipl.Ing. Cesare Malossi
Organisation: Elettronica Trentina
Address: Via de Zinis 6 Trento 38011 Cavaren
Country: Italy
Tel: +39 463 85 01 25
Fax: +39 463 85 00 88
Name: Prof. P. Rubel
Organisation: INSERM U 121 National Institute of Health and medical Research, Cardiological Hospital,
Address: Avenue du Doyen Lépine, 28 69500 Bron
Country: France
Tel: +33 472 35 73 72
Fax: +33 472 34 18 76
E-mail: rubel@insa.insa-lyon.fr
Name: Prof. P. Touboul
Organisation: Cardiological University Hospital-Lyon Cardiologie et Soins Intensifs
Address: Avenue du Doyen Lépine, 28 69500 Bron
Country: France
Tel: +33 472 35 75 72
Fax: +33 472 35 73 41
Name: Prof. P. Coumel
Organisation: Dept of Cardiology, University Hospital Lariboisiere,
Address: Rue Ambroise Pare, 2 75475 Paris
Country: France
Tel: +33 1 49 958220
Fax: +33 1 49 958439
Name: Prof. G. Petit (head) Dr. G. Prost, Dr. J.P. Perfus
Organisation: S.A.M.U. de Lyon Hopital Edouard Herriot
Address: Place d’Arsonval 69437 Lyon Cedex 03
Country: France
Tel: +33 4 721 163 85
Fax: +33 4 721 163 79
Name: Prof. D. Malicier
Organisation: Medecine d’Urgence et Medecine Legale, Pavillon N,
Address: Faculte de Medecine Lyon-Sud Chemin du petit Revoyet 69600 Oullins
Country: France
Tel: +33 4 721 100 39
Fax: +33 4 721 178 41
Name: C. Zeelenberg, M.Sc.
Organisation: TNO-Prevention and Health Division Technology in Health Care
Address: Zernikedreef 9 PO Box 2215 2301 CE Leiden
Country: The Netherlands
Tel: +31 71 5181 789
Fax: +31 71 5181 902
E-mail: zeelenberg@p.tno.nl
Name: Dr. N. Maglaveras
Organisation: Aristotelian University Laboratory of Medical Informatics
Address: Box 323 54006 Thessaloniki-Macedonia
Country: Greece
Tel: +30 31 999272 / 999 281
Fax: +30 31 999263
E-mail: nicmag@vergina.eng.auth.gr
Name: Dr. George Louridas
Organisation: Aristotelian University The Medical School Ahepa Hospital Cardiology Clinic
Address: St. Kyriakidi 1 Thessaloniki-Macedonia
Country: Greece
Tel: +30 31 994 831
Fax: +30 31 994 830

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