Medical Training for Health

Fight hard against loneliness and abandonment of older people, also from the medical point of view. Veneto has kicked off a new telemedicine project, which will monitor the health of patients in real time, directly through special equipment installed in their homes. This will avoid continuous and difficult to move from one clinic to another, which represented an obstacle to treatment of those who have severe mobility problems.

The new system is designed especially for elderly and disabled, but will also benefit those who have recently undergone surgery and should be monitored during convalescence. Blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, body temperature, blood glucose, weight and spirometry can be monitored at home and data through a Web link, sent to the doctor.

The numbers of alarms are clear: in 2009, tracked 24,285 users, of which 31% is in the range 85-89 years, while 29% are between 80-84 years. Everyone had an opportunity to be cared for with great professionalism, seven days a week and 24 hours on 24, while remaining at home and enjoying the company of loved ones.

Explains the Deputy Major regional social Stefano Valdegamberi: “With this measure is completed the full range of services provided by the region used by people with limited autonomy or disabled. Economic support from family care temporarily, the continual until the residential sheltered accommodation. This is in addition to other insured services to families such as the allocation of care, collaboration with local authorities and companies for social service Ulss home also integrated with the health

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