2. eHealth: an overview Steinar Pedersen

3. UN Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan: In September 2000 the UN approved the Millennium declaration. ……the UN countries shall see to that the advances of the new technology, especially the information and communication technology, is made available to all human beings.

4. The most significant results Telemedicine and eHealth will contribute to: –The health care services are made available where the patients meet the health care system –Bring the competence from the Centrum to the periphery (select the right patients for the right level of treatment) –Reengineer the health care organization

5. Norway University Hospital of Tromsø Department of Telemedicine 5 Regional hospitals 70 Local hospitals 2000 GP offices public funded equal access to health care lowest effective care level 4,6 mill inhabitants with 4,7 mill mobile subscribers

6. Rekvisisjon The Norwegian health net NHN MNH VNH SNH ØNH

7. Pathology Otorhinolaryngology Dermatology Cardiology Psychiatry Endoscope surgery Ophthalmology Distant teaching Videoconference based telemedicine services

9. Tele-Dialysis TMS Tromsø Vefsn Sandnessjøen Rana Harstad Hammerfest Narvik Lofoten Bodø Kirkenes Alta Control and follow-up of Remote visit, guiding and education

10. Born with broadband TMS Troms ø Vefsn Sandnessjøen Rana HarstadHammerfestNarvik Lofoten Bodø Kirkenes Alta Patient and midwife

11. Teleradiology TMS Tromsø Vefsn Sandnessjøen Rana Harstad Hammerfest Narvik Lofoten Bodø Kirkenes

12. Multimedia request and Report

15. www.helsekompetanse.no A learning gateway Compiles all information and offers within net based health education in Norway http://www.helsekompetanse.no

16. Videoconference and net based courses with 13000 participants last year