Use of Medical Robotics in Biothreat Situations

SARS, Avian Flu and other infectious and potentially highly transmissible diseases are threats to the entire healthcare workforce. Complete bio-isolation or the use of biohazard suits are not practical solutions for routine day-to-day patient-doctor interactions with highly infectious patients. The...

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Main Authors: Kartoun, Uri, Feied, Craig, Gillam, Michael, Handler, Jonathan, Stern, Helman, Smith, Mark
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Medical Informatics Association 2006
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Avian flu
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1839714
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17238595
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Summary:SARS, Avian Flu and other infectious and potentially highly transmissible diseases are threats to the entire healthcare workforce. Complete bio-isolation or the use of biohazard suits are not practical solutions for routine day-to-day patient-doctor interactions with highly infectious patients. The authors share their initial research experiences with utilizing medical robots for teleconferencing and other clinical activities to overcome these hurdles.

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