Emerging Technologies In Medicine Draft

Emerging Technologies in Medicine

By:Phillip Leicester - 981821Sharon Lavery - 2810541Nathan Hobson - 2659113

Sundarraj Arun Babu - 2554312

Disclaimer...

Please be aware that this presentation contains videos that illustrate graphical surgical procedures, if at any time you wish to leave the room please raise your hand.

Introduction

 Introduce emerging technologies •     Robotic Surgery

   •     Telemedicine

Robotic Surgery - Advantages

 • Enhancse the skills of the surgeons•  

o Higher success rates•  

o Shortens recovery time•  

o Minimises human error•  

o Streamlining of Surgical procedures

Improving the Medical Industry

• Full Medical staff are still required • Eliminate malpractice suites

 • Fail-safe Application

 • Used in:

    • Urology• Cardiology• Gynaecology• General Surgical procedures

Assisting Medical Staff

 • Focues on precision

 • Reduces fatigue of the surgeon

 • Eliminates hand tremor interference

 • 3D camera gives the surgeon a better view of the area:

         there-for better decision making techniques  

Assisting Patients

 • Less invasive surgery

 • Faster recovery time

 • Smaller incisions mean less blood loss

 • Less pain

 • Considerably cheaper than regular surgery

Australia - At the fore-front of Robotic Surgery

• American trained Australian Surgeons are on the front-line with this technology

  • Australian Doctors are world-class

  • This technology will only get better

Telemedicine - Advantages

• Deliver medical services over distance • Telecommunications is cheaper as medical costs rise

 • Uses Web Conferencing

 • Medical staff can share knowledge

 • Remote patients are more likely to get appropriate care  

 • Improves life quality for terminally ill patients

Improving the Medical Industry

• Enhances Global reach • Consultations with specialists without being in the same

room • People in remote areas more likely to use this, rather than

travel • Higher diagnostic success rates

Assisting of Medical Staff

• Centralises Specialists

• Support primary care clinicians 

• Assists in high density areas of care where doctors are in shortage

• Knowledge readily available

• Medical staff are able to reach out to more patients

And Assisting Patients

• Eliminates unnecessary travel • Specialist advice readily available allowing for more

appropriate diagnosis • Less costly

 • Less invasive

 • Increases quality of life for terminally ill patients

Australia - Uses

• As with Robotic Surgery, Australia is also on the front-line with the technology of Telemedicine

 • Australia is a vast country, so its uses are clearly defined

 • More funding is needed, as initial outlay is expensive

 • Cost-effectiveness has been positive

 • Medicare need to way up the benefits

Demonstration/Incorporation of these Technologies

 da Vinci Surgery - Robotic-Assisted http://www.davincisurgery.com/surgery/index.aspx  Video of robotic surgical prodecure and its benefits as amedical instrument for surgeons. 

Demonstration/Incorporation of these Technologies

Surgeon Experienceshttp://www.davincisurgery.com/surgery/surgeon_perspectives.aspx  Video outlining a surgeon's view of the results provided by robotic surgery.  

Demonstration/Incorporation of these Technologies

 How to use telemedicine           It's benefits and potential to the medical industry 

Conclusion

• Robotic surgeryo Technology evolving over timeo Replaced with futuristic techniqueso Success rateo Interfacing with patientso Complex surgery completed quickero Increase life expectancy

Conclusion cont…

• Telemedicineo Wide spread populationo Workshops are being heldo Lack of fundingo Australia on the for-front

Thank-you

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