MultiSense Communications’ Telestroke solution featured in National Health Executive
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A great day at The Long Term Conditions Conference 2012!
Thank you to everyone who came to visit our stand at the Long Term Conditions conference on 1st February. 
It was very well attended, with lots of interest in our products and the demonstration of our telemedicine solutions.
To read more about Long Term Conditions and how telehealth can greatly benefit patients who suffer with these conditions, see The Department of Health’s Whole System Demonstrator (WSD) Programme headline findings document.
Telemedicine is enabling elderly patients to have real-time medical appointments without the need to travel
For many people, especially the elderly or those with mobility problems, making the journey to a medical appointment can be impossible. This can result in patients not receiving the treatment that they so desperately need.
The implementation of telemedicine enables remote consultations of these patients, with their doctors to take place, without the waste of time and money previously involved in travelling. At the Presbyterian Home For Central New York and New Hartford, videoconferencing has been deployed to allow just this sort of consultation to take place, click here to read the full story
European Commission backs eHealth Network
For the first time, EU legislation now includes provision of eHealth, with the introduction of an eHealth Network, the aim of which is to bring together national authorities responsible for eHealth, on a voluntary basis.
Click here to read the full press release…………
Lancashire & Cumbria Stroke Network’s Telestroke Solution from MultiSense Communications
We are really proud to have developed, in consultation with Lancashire & Cumbria Stroke Network the MultiSense Communications’ Telestroke Remote Consultation Solution. This has been implemented within Lancashire & Cumbria Stroke Network, who have produced a ‘Good Practice Telestroke Case Study’. So many patients have already benefited from the Telestroke implementation and these numbers are increasing daily, here are the latest patient figures.
An event not to miss if the care and treatment of patients with long term conditions is your area of interest
On the 1st February 2012 at the prestigious QEII Conference Centre, close to The Houses of Parliament in London, the Long – Term Conditions 2012 Conference gets underway. Come and see us on Stand 3.
A “not to be missed” event if you are a senior health and social care professional wanting to gain a comprehensive insight into Government plans for Long Term Care Conditions.
Long Term Conditions Conference at QEII Conference Centre, London 1st February 2012
With around 350 senior clinical and service managers attending this year’s event, it’s a great opportunity to mingle, share views and discuss with your peers, how care for patients with long term conditions is taking shape.
MultiSense Communications will be there supporting the conference and demonstrating our technologies that can really make a difference by further improving care and outcomes, reducing costs and helping to improve Consultant’s and Clinician’s productivity. Our high performance technology enables remote face to face consultations using specialist camera technologies.
For full details of the conference see – the conference website - we look forward to seeing you there!
Communicating with others, especially at work, is changing
We’ve recently read a two part report about the way videoconferencing has changed how people communicate with each other, especially at work.
With over 16 years of experience in the supply and support of videoconferencing, we know that there are a great number of benefits that will be realised by people using videoconferencing.
It has been widely documented that in the UK we work much longer hours than some of our European counterparts – videoconferencing is a fantastic way of redressing the work-life balance that seems to be somewhat weighted in favour of work. Imagine, if you will, you are required to attend a 2 hour meeting at one of your company’s other offices, which is 2 hours drive away. Assuming you were to work an 8 hour day – 75% of your day will be taken up attending this meeting, when really it should only have been 25%, had you used videoconferencing. Also then take into account the savings of other costs – travel including fuel, wear and tear on the car, road tolls and subsistence and the reduction in carbon emissions by not travelling.
Traffic jams can be avoided when you use videoconferencing
We are not by any means suggesting that you never travel again, far from it, but by replacing, for example, even one in every three meetings with videoconferencing the time and cost savings that will be made are enormous. If you would like to read more, here are the two parts [part 1] [part 2] of the report mentioned above, why not give us a call and we can show you just how much your organisation could save by investing in this technology.
Happy New Year!
Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous New Year, 2012 looks set to be another great year for videoconferencing and we’re looking forward to working with all of our customers, partners and suppliers both current and future, to continue being part of it.
Merry Christmas!
To all of our customers, partners and suppliers
We have again this year decided to make a donation to the very worthy charity Help for Heroes, instead of posting Christmas cards.
MultiSense Communications’ videoconferencing test numbers have changed
As our customer know, we have both IP and ISDN test sites that you are able to dial in to. The IP addresses and domain names for these systems have recently changed (although the ISDN numbers remain the same.) Please see below for the new details.
MultiSense Communications Board Room –
IP address – 217.35.45.113
Domain name – Boardroom.multisense.co.uk
ISDN number – 01494 520198
MultiSense Communications Meeting Room
IP address – 217.35.45.114
Domain name – Meetingroom.multisense.co.uk
ISDN number – 01494 520929
These are now available for testing purposes. They are usually switched on between 8.00am and 6.00pm Monday – Friday. If you wish to test to these systems outside of these hours please let us know and we will leave our systems switched on for you.
If you require any assistance with updating these details in your videoconferencing address book, or indeed any other assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us on either info@multisense.co.uk or by telephone on +44(0)1494461949.
Telehealth can really benefit NHS patients, but only if the changes are allowed to be implemented
We read a really interesting article from Paul Corrigan, giving his theories on why changes within the NHS, specifically the introduction of telemedicine are often thwarted simply because individuals do not want change. He even goes so far as to say that he feels that there is a “conspiracy within the NHS against the implementation of step change”. Paul Corrigan also points out some of the massive benefits that can be achieved through the implementation of telehealth.
As a company, MultiSense Communications, with our dedicated Healthcare Division have worked hard to build the good relationships that we enjoy with our NHS customers, enabling fears of change to be allayed as these relationships are, amongst other things built on trust. Why not have a look for yourself at some of the Healthcare work that we undertake.
BBC Radio 4 Telemedicine Interview
Here’s a recording from an interview on BBC Radio 4 with Delyth Lewis, who is Telemedicine Manager, Rural Health Telemedicine, South Wales Cancer Network, Hywel Dda Local Health Board, talking about the telemedicine equipment supplied by MultiSense Communications.
David Cameron announces roll out of Telehealth Technology to 3 million people
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that as part of the Life Sciences program, 3 million people will be given access to telehealth technology in their homes. Currently in the UK there are more than 15 million people who suffer from conditions that cannot be cured, but can be managed through medication. It is these patients who can be remotely monitored by doctors and nurses who will be able to view patient’s vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate and blood sugar levels. These patients take up three quarters of all in-patient bed days, two thirds of all outpatient appointments and more than half of all GP visits, accounting for around 70 per cent of the total spend on health and social care.
In a keynote speech, David Cameron said: “This is going to make an extraordinary difference to people. Diabetics taking their blood sugar levels at home, and having them checked by a nurse. Heart patients having their blood pressure and pulse rate checked without leaving their home. Dignity, convenience and independence for millions.”
To see some of the many other applications of telemedicine, visit our Healthcare Division pages
Telemedicine is being used to help Elderly Patients in Nursing Homes Suffering from Depression
Improving Depression In Nursing Home Rehab Patients Through Telemedicine
Lifespan, who are a not for profit healthcare group, consisting of five hospitals in Rhode Island, USA are currently conducting a pilot telemedicine study to help improve depression in elderly nursing home rehabilitation patients. It’s been acknowledged that there is a shortage of mental health professionals available to visit, as depression is very common in nursing home patients. The use of telemedicine provides access to mental health professionals via secure video, email and chat.
To read the full story click here
Why Skype really isn’t right for Telemedicine
It’s something that we’ve felt for a long time – Skype isn’t right for Telemedicine – here’s a really interesting article we’ve read about just this. Have a look at our Healthcare Division to see how it should be done!
The Polycom RealPresence platform now includes support for Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP)
This newly released Polycom software update for the RealPresence platform enables Polycom and other standards-based video collaboration solutions to connect to Cisco TelePresence Systems, providing greater interoperability and investment protection for customers.
Read the full story here
and click below to watch a short video clip -
Lancashire & Cumbria Stroke Network
MultiSense Communications designs and implements an innovative 24 x 7 Telestroke solution that has been installed at a number of hospitals around Lancashire & Cumbria.
The Telestroke service utilises groundbreaking technology which will maximise the number of patients given effective stroke treatment and drastically reduce the number of stroke related disabilities and deaths in Lancashire and Cumbria.
Polycom’s Ron Emerson on Health Tech Today showing TeleHealth in action
Here is a short video showing TeleHealth / telemedicine in action
Videoconferencing is Second Most Popular Communications Tool for Teachers
Videoconferencing has been named as the second most desirable way for school teachers to communicate with parents, students and colleagues in a recently released survey. The most desirable interaction was named as physically being in the same room and meeting face-to-face. Click to read the Survey Overview, Research Report, Survey Results, Press Release.
MultiSense Communications will be at The Royal Society of Medicine’s eHealth and TeleMed 2011 Conference – 28th/29th November 2011
The Royal Society of Medicine, London
We’re really looking forward to attending the Royal Society of Medicine’s eHealth and Telemed 2011: Raising the Standard – improving care, cutting costs conference in a few weeks at 1 Wimpole Street, London on 28th and 29th November 2011. Why not come and visit our stand and we can discuss any questions or conferencing requirements that you might have. For more information on the conference, please visit The Royal Society of Medicine’s website.
Polycom launches first integrated whiteboard solution for video collaboration
Polycom have released the first integrated whiteboard solution for video collaboration – The Polycom UC Board.
The Polycom UC Board quickly and easily transforms LCD monitors and display surfaces into Virtual Whiteboards, making sharing Content via Video as easy as picking up a pen. It makes real time content annotation an integral part of your video collaboration, enabling every participant to be involved.
Read more about the UC Board from Polycom.
Polycom goes mobile!
We’ve all been loving using our iPad2 with Polycom’s new Real Presence mobile app.
Polycom goes mobile with first enterprise software solution for Apple, Motorola Mobility, and Samsung Tablets that lets users enjoy HD Video Collaboration from anywhere. Click here to view a short clip.
SNA Europe delighted with MultiSense Communications’ conference room solution
MultiSense Communications designed and installed a telepresence solution for the main conference room in our Paris office. The solution includes two LCD displays, a short throw projector and screen, ceiling mounted microphones and two video cameras, all of which are controlled from a touch-screen console, programmed by MultiSense Communications. From a map of the room layout, displayed on the touch-screen, we can select to display content from any of six laptops located in the conference room or content from far-end participants. A number of pre-set camera positions can be easily selected from the touch-screen, from where they can also be manually controlled.
MultiSense Communications listened to our needs and created a solution that exceeded all of our expectations, giving us the ultimate in flexibility, functionality and ease-of-use.
Andrew R Slack
Director, Information Technology
SNA Europe
