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    Teleradiology Project for Latvia
    (Presented at Med-e-tel 2005 Conference in Luxembourg., 2005-04-08) Stumbris-Stumbergs, E.; Baidekalna, Z.; Ulrich, W.; Slabbert, B.; Eglajs, I.; Pure, B.
    Ethical Issues in eHealth: The full project in the City of Riga will target not only teleradiology, but also telecardiology, teleconsultation of patients, teletraining, tele-emergency services, and telemedicine anti-terror systems. The programme aims to reach four objectives: (1) establish a communication channel to exchange information between the municipal authorities and the various medical institutions (in- and out-patient care); (2) develop centralized information aggregation capacities in hospitals and healthcare institutions; (3) establish a communication channel to exchange information and specialist consultations for the development of a medical home-care network; (4) organise training for practicing family physicians m providing telemedicine services. The Telemedicine and Videoconference Division of the Information Technologies Centre of Riga's City Council is responsible for the implementation of the programme.