DITIS: A COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT HOMECARE BY A VIRTUAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM

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DITIS A COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT
HOME-CARE BY A VIRTUAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM

• B. Pitsillides, A. Pitsillides, G. Samaras,
  D. Georgiades, P. Andreou, E.
  Christodoulou
• The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and
  Friends, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus,
  NetU Consultants Ltd

e-Health, Brussels, 22-23 May 2003
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Cancer centre (located in Nicosia)
Hospice (located in Nicosia)
PASYKAF HOME-CARE Coverage island wide
Government Hospitals located in main cities
(oncologist once a week)
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A Distributed Collaborative System to Support the
Home-Care Treatment of Cancer Patients via Mobile
Devices
Partners and sponsors
http//www.ditis.ucy.ac.cy
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THE COMMUNITY
PALLIATIVE CARE IN CYPRUS
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DITIS Project Goals
DITIS supports the creation, management and
co-ordination of virtual healthcare professional
teams, for the continuous home-treatment of
patients

• Uses patient centric approach for continuous
  treatment of patient at home
• Improvement of the quality of life of patients
• Flexible communication and collaboration within
  a healthcare team
• Flexible access and management of healthcare
  records at any time and from anywhere
• Offers audits and statistics for performance
  evaluation and planning

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