Yangzhou University in Jiangsu Province and Japan’s Nagano College of Nursing launched a joint laboratory of community nursing on March 25.
Salus Vision, developed by the Japanese college and ENWA, a medical technology company in Japan, is one of the world's most advanced telemedicine systems with successful applications in Japan. The college has authorized the School of Nursing, Yangzhou University to use the system, to help address the uneven distribution of medical and health resources in some areas and overcome obstacles in home-based care.
With the use of Salus Vision, professionals can perform remote diagnosis through the telemedicine system, report results via video talks, and enable teleconference and consultations with experts from different hospitals. The patient can contact the caregiver at any time and provide data in order to monitor the health condition.
The School of Nursing of Yangzhou University has put the Salus Vision into trial use. In this February, volunteers from the school brought the system to Luliang County in southwestern China’s Yunnan Province, building a care guidance and communication platform for the elderly people and local clinics. In Yangzhou, the telemedicine system has been put into use in the Hehuachi community first and will soon be expanded in other communities.
