Anogianakis George, Ilonidis George, Anogeianaki Antonia, Milliaras Spyros, Klisarova Anelia, Temelkov Temel, Vlachakis-Milliaras Emmanuel
Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2004;98:19-21.
During its transition to a free economy, Bulgaria benefited from foreign aid provided by Greece. One of the projects was the clinical and educational telemedicine link between the Medical University of Varna in Bulgaria and the Faculty of Medicine of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. This began in 1997. In terms of the educational activities, the Bulgarian side of the network supports (a) electronic design and publishing activities, (b) web hosting and mail server activities and (c) satellite communications. In addition it supports an electronic classroom equipped with personal workstations, multimedia projectors and videoconference facilities. Communications are via the ISDN network. In terms of its telemedicine activities, the network provides remote medical assistance to "language handicapped" travellers and to migrant workers in both countries. The main clinical experience is remote consultations in immunology. This admittedly limited experience demonstrates that telemedicine can be used to provide assistance to remote colleagues. In cases where the patient cannot communicate with the attending physician, the use of telemedicine can greatly improve the quality of care available to travellers and migrant workers.
在向自由经济转型的过程中，保加利亚受益于希腊提供的外国援助。其中一个项目是保加利亚瓦尔纳医科大学与希腊塞萨洛尼基亚里士多德大学医学院之间的临床和教育远程医疗链接。该链接始于1997年。在教育活动方面，网络的保加利亚一方支持（a）电子设计和出版活动、（b）网络托管和邮件服务器活动以及（c）卫星通信。此外，它还支持一个配备个人工作站、多媒体投影仪和视频会议设施的电子教室。通信通过综合业务数字网（ISDN）网络进行。在远程医疗活动方面，该网络为两国的“语言障碍”旅行者和移民工人提供远程医疗援助。主要的临床经验是免疫学方面的远程会诊。诚然，这一有限的经验表明，远程医疗可用于为偏远地区的同行提供帮助。在患者无法与主治医生沟通的情况下，使用远程医疗可以大大提高旅行者和移民工人所能获得的护理质量。
