Essays about: "maritime healthcare"

Found 3 essays containing the words maritime healthcare.

  1. 1. Healthcare on the High Seas : A telemedical perspective on quality

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Sjöfartshögskolan (SJÖ)

    Author : Hugh Lars Haakon Storlien; Anton Davis Halldin; [2020]
    Keywords : Telemedicine; telemedical; TMAS; maritime healthcare; seafaring; health care; shipping; medical equipment; video consultation;

    Abstract : The Telemedical Assistance Service (TMAS) plays a vital role in medical care at sea by linking the medically responsible officers (MROs) on board with onshore physicians. This project aims to investigate telemedical providers’ perceptions of maritime health care quality today, as well as future potential improvements in this field. READ MORE

  3. 2. THE FIGHT AGAINST MARITIME PIRACY : Possibilities of application of private security organizations off the coast of Somalia under national and international regulation

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Yuriy Burkov; Fredrik Wärff; [2012]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Ever since the fall of the Somali government in 1991, the country has been in the state of civil war and in some regions total lawlessness. The creation of different, smaller, autonomous regions has led to fragmentation of the country as a whole and some districts seem to in fact claim sovereignty over their respective territories. READ MORE

  4. 3. Improving telemedicine onboard Norwegian ships and drilling platforms. : A study of intersectoral co-operation in Maritime Medicine

    University essay from Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHV

    Author : Monika Petra Puskeppeleit; [2008]
    Keywords : Maritime Telemedicine; Intersectoral Co-Operation; Web-Based Survey; Norway;

    Abstract : Background: Using telemedicine to provide health services for seafarers represents a special case of intersectoral co-operation.Since 2006, several North Sea drilling platforms and internationally operating Norwegian merchant ships have usedonboard telemedicine equipment continuously. READ MORE