ITU-T Study Group 16 Work on E-health |
E-health and Standardization |
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Introduction
The evolution of advanced digital telecommunication techniques has enabled
the development of multimedia systems to support e-health
applications, in particular in the area of telemedicine.
In order to allow for a wide deployment of e-health applications (with an
initial focus on telemedicine applications), in particular in developing
countries, it is important to achieve interoperability among systems and to
reduce the cost of devices through economies of scale. Consequently, the
development of global international standards with the involvement of the
major players (such as governments, inter-governmental organizations,
non-governmental organizations, medical institutions and medical doctors) is
a key factor to achieve these objectives.
In the Standardization Sector of the ITU (ITU-T), this is handled by
Question 28/16 (Multimedia framework for e-health applications), which
focuses on standardization of Multimedia Systems to support e-health
applications. Question 28 is allocated under ITU-T Study Group 16, which is
the Lead Study Group on ubiquitous applications (“e-everything”, such as
e-health and e-business). This high-level Question will coordinate the
technical standardization of multimedia systems and capabilities for
e-health applications in ITU-T and will develop corresponding
Recommendations.
How to participate
The Rapporteur group meets regularly at scheduled Study Group 16 meetings
(check here for the schedule of meetings) and conducts interim work via
correspondence (t05sg16ehmmf@ties.itu.int). Subscription to this mailing
list can be obtained using the TIES interface (for TIES account holders);
alternatively, subscription can be requested to the ITU-T SG 16 Secretariat.
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Study Items |
- Multimedia framework (including overall concept) for e-health applications (and Telemedicine, in particular)
- Roadmap for e-health (including Telemedicine) standards
- Generic architecture for e-health applications (and Telemedicine, in particular)
- Specific system characteristics for e-health applications (e.g. video and still
picture coding, audio coding, security, directory architecture, etc)
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Tasks |
Tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Inventory of existing e-health / Telemedicine standards
- Roadmap for e-health / Telemedicine standards, compiling and analysing standardisation
requirements from e-health stakeholders and identifying standardization items with
priorities
- Involvement within the eHealth Standardization Coordination Group (eHSCG)
- Provide inputs for extension and improvement of existing Recommendations on MM-Systems
(e.g. H.323, H.264, V.18, ...)
- Develop new Recommendations if necessary
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Management Contacts |
- Q 28/16 Rapporteur
Vicente TRAVER
BET/Electronic Engineering Department
ITACA - Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Camino de Vera s/n Valencia 46022
SPAIN
Tel.: + 34 96 387 7606
Fax: + 34 96 387 7609
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- ITU-T SG 16 Chairman
Pierre-André PROBST
OFCOM
6, chemin Isaac-Marchand
CH1290 Versoix
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 950 0507
Fax: +41 22 950 0506
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- ITU-T SG 16 Counsellor
Simão Ferraz DE CAMPOS NETO
ITU/TSB
Place des Nations
CH1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 22 730 6805
Fax: +41 22 730 5853
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