 
RCC established Onconet in September 2004
with the help of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
and CDAC, Trivandrum.
ACHEIEVMENTS
Established High bandwidth connectivity
between Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum and its peripheral
centers at Kollam, Kozhencherry, Ernakulam, Palakkad and
Kannur using satellite communication
High quality Video
Conferencing, Tele-pathology and Tele-radiology equipments
are interconnected and software required for interfacing
these equipments are developed.
Implemented Learning
Resource Centre for Oncology. Learning Resource Centre
for Oncology provides cancer related information to clinicians,
researchers, health planners, health workers, administrators
and patients. This facilitates quick access to all updated
oncology information generated from time to time. The system
will provide a CD ROM based information retrieval system,
which may, perhaps, is the most important and cost-effective
set up in the application of modern information technology
CME Programmes transmitted
to various centers across India through Telemedicine network
in 2004-05 (SKIMS, Srinagar, SRMC Chennai, Dr.Baruva Cancer
Institute, Guvahati, RCC Cuttak, Civil Hospital Imphal,
AIMS Kochi etc.)
Continuing Medical Education Programs
- 33
Panel Discussions -
19
Nurses Training programs
- 12
Talks by doctors of RCC
- 15
CANCER AWARENESS(THRU’ MEDIA) - 2
Major CME programmes Received
in 2005
1. AROI annual
conference from RCC, Ahmedabad
2. Multi
modality Head and Neck cancer care in new millinium, TATA
Memorial
Hospital, Mumbai.
Follow-up
of Patients through Onconet
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Cancer is a disease, which needs prolonged treatment and life
long follow-up. To avoid unnecessary patient travel,
RCC introduced monthly follow up clinic at its five
sub centers. Patients returning home after initial treatment
at the RCC can communicate their post treatment problems
and results of investigations from nodal centers. The
doctors at RCC could also be able to render advice on
a real time basis for terminally ill patients who require
only palliative care. RCC has 5 peripheral centers with
essential infrastructure at Kollam, Ernakulam (Kochi),
Palakkad, Kozhencherry and Kannur.
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Besides helping patients for follow-up visit,
the online facility will boost the confidence of the cancer
patients by providing counseling. Apart from RCC patients,
the public as well as doctors of other institutions can also
avail themselves of ONCONET services.
| Node |
No:
of Follow up Patients
(Sep 2004 – Dec 2005)
|
Money
Saved by Patients
(Rs.)
|
| KOCHI |
1716 |
10.29 Lakhs |
| KANNUR |
671 |
6.71 Lakhs |
| PALAKKAD |
70 |
0.63 Lakhs |
| KOZHENCHERY |
58 |
0.20 Lakhs |
| KOLLAM |
84 |
0.16 Lakhs |
Telepathology
Clinic
Tele-pathology uses telecommunication technology
to transmit data and pathology images to and from remote centers
for diagnosis, education and consultation. A telepathology
system consists of a high-resolution video camera mounted
on conventional microscope to capture digital images of pathologic
slides and telecommunication setup to transmit images to a
remote centre.
RCC conducts regular telepathologic consultations
between Kannur and Kochi Early Cancer Detection Centres. RCC
also seeks expert opinions on pathology from expert centers
of USA like Mayo Clinic, UICC, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
and Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai.
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