Title :
HOMER-D: a European funded project-from conception to implementation
Author_Institution :
RMPD, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Abstract :
Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are the two techniques used to maintain patients with end-stage renal failure to life. Both procedures need regular hospital visits, with haemodialysis being the most demanding but producing the best long term results. HOMER-D provides a solution for safely delivering complete haemodialysis treatment to patients at their homes. The system is heavily based on telemedicine and cutting edge IT/IS technologies. It was researched, built and deployed for clinical trials with totally acceptable clinical results. HOMER-D was partially funded by the European Community
Keywords :
kidney; medical computing; patient treatment; telemedicine; European Community; European funded project; HOMER-D; IT/IS technologies; clinical results; clinical trials; end-stage renal failure; haemodialysis; hospital visits; patients; peritoneal dialysis; telemedicine; Application software; Biomedical monitoring; Blood; Clinical trials; Condition monitoring; Hospitals; Medical treatment; Patient monitoring; Portable media players; Telemedicine;
Conference_Titel :
Euromicro Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the 26th
Conference_Location :
Maastricht
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0780-8
DOI :
10.1109/EURMIC.2000.874517
