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Medical SuperspecialitiesMedical Superspecialities

Dr Amit BanerjeeDirector-Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery

G B Pant Hospital Maulana Azad Medical College

New Delhi

What is ICT ?What is ICT ?

An UMBRELLA term that includes:

Any communication device or applicationencompassing radio, television, pager, cell phone, computer, networking devices, satellite systems etc

which broadly facilitate distant conferencing and learning

usually for technologically less advanced masses

Why ICT ?Why ICT ?• ICT is the gateway to the age of remaining

in touch• It has enormous potential• It changes the way we work and learn• It facilitates confident application of recently

acquired skills

ICT ICT EXPANDS EXPANDS HORIZONS by HORIZONS by

SHRINKING SHRINKING WORLDSWORLDS~David Brown, Chairman, MOTOROLA Ltd

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Grass-root Applications of ICT ?Grass-root Applications of ICT ?

• India’s surge as a medical superpower• Tertiary care now available as primary option• Evolving medical tourism necessitates:

»Up to date knowledge at par with international scenario

»Technical assistance on line in unusual/difficult situations

»Teleconsultation facilities for follow up»Familiarity with emerging diagnostic

and therapeutic options

ICT Applications inICT Applications inAdvanced Medical SciencesAdvanced Medical Sciences

• Internet Forums with interactive options• E-Mail Intimation• Journal Publication

Electronic manuscript submission

Peer reviewOutcome intimation/revisionOn line access

• TelemedicineMedical data transmissionTreatment/suggestionsRecorded videocastLive webcast

I hope some day ICT will help me learn how to record dynamic images from my computer without suffering the digital distortions