In the time of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic, hospitals have been working on, amongst others, on improving the health safety of medical staff. Hospitals are looking for ways to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection amongst medical staff and the MUW UCK team came up with a way to communicate and monitor health parameters of patients remotely. The innovative solution is a portable telemonitoring system that consists of a camera, speaker and microphone.
Over a period of several days, KiD helped the MUW UCK team build the telemonitoring system prototype. This was not the first time MUW UCK has worked with KiD. The IT company has already supported MUW UCK innovation in the past with carrying out scientific projects and implementing modern technological solutions.
The prototype includes computer software that will allow medical staff to control the camera, speak with the patient, and collect information. An important asset of the system is that it uses the local WiFi network for video and audio transmission which will allow medical staff to operate the system anywhere in the hospital. As such, the new telemonitoring system can be applied in treating patients in hospitals who are infected with SARS-CoV2.
Written by: Prof. Rafał Krenke and Dr hab. Piotr Korczyński, PhD
Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy
Photo: Dr. Malwina Sołtysiak
Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy
