Mise en place d’une connexion internet pour permettre l’intervention des experts du réseau CICAT-LR en télémédecine au sein de l’hôpital des plaies de Baleveng

Telemedicine in the Hôpital des Plaies in Baleveng

Project start date : 01/12/2015

Last updated : 16/03/2022

Beneficiary country : Cameroon

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Chronic diseases
  • Dermatology

Fields of application

  • Health professional training
  • Telemedicine (remote diagnosis and consultations)

Stage of development

  • Routine project/operational

Financing method

  • Private (private investors, crowdfunding, philanthropy, etc.)
  • Other (please specify)

Area where the project is utilised

  • National (in one country only)

Economic model(s)

  • Donations

What problem does the initiative address ?

Problem seeking to resolve: No scarring experts in country.

Detailed description of the initiative

A wound specialist and vascular surgeon dispatched on assignment to the Baleveng hospital to train and support the local team, and primarily to investigate the possibility of an internet connection to continue providing support via telemedicine.- Vascular exploration and complementary examinations- Technical care and surgical acts- Practical training- Theory training- Assessing feasibility of internet access- Testing access to Domoplaies telemedicine platform using the dedicated smartphone app

What is the proposed solution added value ?

Proposed solution: Access to expertise in wounds and scarring. The initial training for the on-site team makes it better able to treat straightforward cases, and telemedicine provides support with more complex cases.

15

Number of beneficiaries since launch

3 Full-Time equivalents

N/C Employees

3 Volunteers

N/C Service providers

Mise en place d’une connexion internet pour permettre l’intervention des experts du réseau CICAT-LR en télémédecine au sein de l’hôpital des plaies de Baleveng

15

Number of beneficiaries since launch

Target audience

  • Healthcare professionals and structures (hospitals, healthcare centres/clinics, health networks)

Project objectives

  • Improved treatment

Materials used

  • Smartphone
  • Computer

Technologies used

  • Internet

Offline use

No

Open source

No

Open data

No

Independent evaluation

No

About the sponsor

CICAT-LR et Association d’Aide Medicale au Cameroun

CICAT-LR, a registered charity, is a network of experts in wounds and scarring which operates using telemedicine. Its aim is to support and train healthcare workers in treating wound patients.In partnership with the Association d’aide médicale au Cameroun: Working with the SFFPC (French and French-Speaking Society for Wounds and Scarring) to support the Hôpital des Plaies in Baleveng.

Sector : Healthcare (professionals and structures)

Country of origin : France

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

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Partners

  • Société Francophone et Française des Plaies et Cicatrisations (SPPFC)

    Institutions (Communities, public authorities, NGOs, foundations, etc.)