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Medical informatics & Telemedicine group, Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø

The Medical informatics & telemedicine (MI&T) group at the Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø, has 1 professor, 2 associate professors (1 tb announced), 1 adjunct professor, 3 research fellows, and ca. 10 M. Sc. students and M. Eng. students.

The work within this area started in 1997-1998. The research in the Medical informatics & telemedicine group mainly focuses on (1) telemedicine systems for private homes and telecare/telehomecare systems, (2) distributed electronic health record (3), patient diary / EHR for children and (4) electronic health surveillance. All projects are done in cooperation with, or closely connected to, the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway. Students in the MI&T group participate in construction of medical & telemedicine systems from a computer science perspective.

In addition to bachelor, masters and PhD degrees in computer science, the department offers two years international master’s degree in telemedicine and e-health.

Medical Informatics & Telemedicine

Study Programs

Specialization in medical informatics (Established 1998) :

  • 5 years program (as part of the computer science program)
  • 3 years PhD (as part of the computer science program)
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From 2005, the University of Tromsø has established an international master program in telemedicine and e-health. This is a 2 years program, taught in English. The program has two tracks, technology and health.

Focus

The medical informatics / telemedicine / e-health is based on a Computer Science program within the medical domain. The goal is that the students shall be able to contribute in construction, adaptation, maintenance of medical / telemedicine systems.

Courses includes:

  • INF-3790 Construction of Electronic Health Records
  • INF-3791 Telemedicine and e-health systems
  • INF-3792 Medical informatics 1
  • INF-3793 Medical informatics 2
  • INF-3795 Advanced telemedicine and e-health systems
  • INF-3796 Pervasive Computing in Telemedicine
  • INF-3796 Research seminar in Telemedicine and e-health

Research

Research focus

  • Syndomic surveillance (Health intelligence)
  • Distributed electronic health records (architecture, medication, sensors, diary, support systems)
  • CSCW in DEHR
  • Telemedicine systems for private homes
  • Telehomecare / telecare systems
  • Convergence of media types
  • Patient diary / personal EHR for children

Current tasks include:

Several of the project are related to OpenEHR.

Coperation with:

  • Dept. of Pharmacy, UiTø
  • Dept. of Community Medicine, UiTø
  • Dept. of Documentation Science, UiTø
  • Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway
  • Institut fur Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie, Technischen Universitat Munchen
  • OpenEHR Foundation
  • SIMS, UC Berkely
  • ENSSIB, Lyon

Grants

DiPato (Distributed electronic health record): NFR MH, project no 142162/320 (via Nasjonalt senter for telemedisin)

Definitions of  Medical Informatics & Telemedicine / Medical Computer Science

Definition of medical informatics: 

"Medical informatics is the application of computers, communications and information technology and systems to all fields of medicine - medical care, medical education and medical research." 
-MF Collen (MEDINFO 1980, Tokyo)

Definition of telemedicine:

"Telemedicine is the use of electronic information and communications technologies to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants." 
-In: Field, M.J., ed. "Telemedicine: A Guide to Assessing Telecommunications in Health Care." National Academy Press: Washington, D.C., 1996

Another term for this activity is: "medical computer science" (or "medical computing").

From a computer science point of view, the question becomes: How can systems within the area of MI&T be constructed to meet the requirements from all stakeholders?

Contact Information

Contact person
Professor Gunnar Hartvigsen
Telephone
+47 776 44049
Mobile phone
+47 90 65 77 85
Telephone, secretary
+47 776 44056
FAX
+47 776 44580
Postal address
Medical Informatics & Telemedicine Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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