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Sandra replied to the discussion Articles about Triage & COVID-19 in the group Challenges and Barriers affecting the quality of triage management in events of medical emergencies

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:05:56 +0100

*Early triage of critically ill COVID-19 patients using deep learning*

“The sudden deterioration of patients with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) into critical illness is of major concern. It is imperative to identify these patients early. We show that a deep learning-based survival model can predict the risk of COVID-19 patients…

Sandra started the discussion Articles about Triage & COVID-19 in the group Challenges and Barriers affecting the quality of triage management in events of medical emergencies

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:14:28 +0200

During COVID-19 outbreaks, healthcare systems face major challenges in performing triage, especially in areas where there is high community transmission.

In this space you may share articles related to triage during the COVID-19, either applying new technologies or the “old fashioned” way.

Sandra replied to the discussion Nuevas soluciones tecnológicas en tiempos de COVID-19 in the group Fighting COVID-19

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:43:03 +0200

EPIDEMIX

Epidemix es una plataforma digital que ha recibido numerosos apoyos por parte de Sociedades científicas, colegios profesionales e instituciones. Tiene una doble función:

– Para el profesional sanitario, ofrece un repositorio de información de alta calidad: Artículos y los últimos protocolos relacionados con la COVID-19. También sirve de al…

Sandra replied to the discussion Translations for under-triage and over-triage in the group Multilingual International EMS Terminology

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:18:28 +0200

Hi Andrés!

In Spanish, we do have this terms (sobretriaje y subtriaje). They are not used daily in “the field” but they appear in articles, especially in those referred to EMS management and quality measures.

Best,

Sandra Rueda, MD

Sandra replied to the discussion Questions prior to the webinar in the group Emergency Call Centres – Challenges, gaps and related innovation solutions

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 09:26:07 +0200

Thanks for your replies Joachim and Alexander!

I’ve been doing some research about these cloud based virtual contact centers and it’s getting more and more interesting! COVID-19 has created some needs that are perfectly met with these solutions: Remote work requirements and rapid scaling.

In the UK, the NHS has been using Amazon Web Services,…

Sandra joined the group Multilingual International EMS Terminology

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:11:05 +0200

Sandra replied to the discussion Nuevas soluciones tecnológicas en tiempos de COVID-19 in the group Fighting COVID-19

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 10:07:07 +0200

Detección precoz de insuficiencia respiratoria en COVID-19 y otras enfermedades:

El equipo de Machine Learning Salud de la Universidad Europea de Madrid, liderado por el Dr. Juan José Beunza, está desarrollando un prototipo para la detección precoz de insuficiencia respiratoria en pacientes de COVID-19 que se encuentran en su domicilio. La nov…

Sandra started the discussion Nuevas soluciones tecnológicas en tiempos de COVID-19 in the group Fighting COVID-19

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:33:00 +0200

Este es un espacio para que podamos compartir entre todos productos y servicios tecnológicos que han surgido en esta crisis.

¿Formas parte de una empresa u organización que ha creado una solución tecnológica para luchar de alguna manera contra la COVID-19?

–> ¡Compártela con nosotros! Queremos conoceros y dar a conocer vuestros productos y servic…

Sandra posted a new activity comment

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 11:21:05 +0200

Hi Andres!
As much as I try to find out which organizations are piloting this International Patient Summary (especially in Spain), I have not found any information about it. Let’s see if any of our colleagues can tell us something about this.

In reply to - Andrés started the discussion International Patient Summary in the group Historia Clínica Embarcada (On Board EHR)

The International Patient Summary is a minimal and non-exhaustive Patient Summary, s […]

Sandra posted a new activity comment

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 11:01:47 +0200

It must be difficult to provide loud and clear messages to different people. I think we as a society have not yet solved this challenge. Every summer we need to repeat the same recommendations on heat waves, and still the message is not clear.

Now, with this situation, we can see this phenomenon more clearly. Maybe we need official digital… Read more

In reply to - Maria replied to the discussion The nature of the virus in the group Fighting COVID-19

Hi all, from a social point of view, a traffic light is basically a good means of calming people down. However, if it is […]

Sandra replied to the discussion The nature of the virus in the group Fighting COVID-19

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 08:46:23 +0200

Thanks John!

As I can see, Austria has already implemented some “COVID Laws” right? That’s very helpful, because without those specific laws we’re having a lot of problems with regional and national competencies, and everytime a region tries to come up with some new regulations most of them are stopped because they’re against individual rights……

Sandra replied to the discussion Questions prior to the webinar in the group Emergency Call Centres – Challenges, gaps and related innovation solutions

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:28:50 +0200

Do you think “Scalable Cloud Call Centres” are a possible solution for peaks of activity in emergencies or as it requires a very specific knowledge wouldn’t be a good idea?

Sandra joined the group EMS & COVID-19 IN TURKEY

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:28:03 +0200

Sandra posted an update in the group Emergency Call Centres - Challenges, gaps and related innovation solutions: Do you think "Scalable Cloud Call Centres" are a possible […]

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 10:33:42 +0200

Do you think “Scalable Cloud Call Centres” are a possible solution for peaks of activity in emergencies or as it requires a very specific knowledge wouldn’t be a good idea?

Sandra replied to the discussion The nature of the virus in the group Fighting COVID-19

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 11:43:44 +0200

Dear Johannes and colleagues,

It is truly a challenge to convince the population about isolation in case of being positive and asymptomatic or being a contact of a positive. Undoubtedly, especially in more disfavored areas, it has to be accompanied by the deployment of certain labor and social policies so that these people do not lose their jobs… Read more

Sandra joined the group Emergency Call Centres - Challenges, gaps and related innovation solutions

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:57:46 +0200

Sandra joined the group EU legislative Activities in EMS

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:57:44 +0200

Sandra joined the group Challenges and Barriers affecting the quality of triage management in events of medical emergencies

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:57:43 +0200

Sandra joined the group Telemedicine and deployment of Head Mounted Displays in the EMS services

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:57:42 +0200

Sandra replied to the discussion Lessons learnt in the group Fighting COVID-19

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:51:30 +0200

Hello!

Also I would like to point out a problem that probably has affected many countries: Due to the sudden COVID-19 outbreak and the hospital collapse, we didn’t have the chance to keep any “clean hospital” meant to receive other pathologies. I think this is a huge mistake and certainly is a lesson to be learned in the event of a new outbreak. A…

Sandra replied to the discussion Q&A in the group Innovative EMS Trainings – Challenges, Gaps And Possible Solutions

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:25:27 +0200

Do you have some ideas about how can this innovative EMS trainings be cost effective?

I mean, for example, if we develop a complex VR environment to train EMS professionals to treat victims on a building fire, it would turn out expensive if we try to develop one solution for each emergency medical service. Fragmentation in this case is an…

Sandra replied to the discussion Is bystander CPR safe during coronavirus crisis? in the group Strategies for the uptake of the bystanders’ interventions in life-threatening emergencies

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:17:37 +0200

Here you can find ILCOR recommendations:

We suggest that chest compressions and cardiopulmonary resuscitation have the potential to generate aerosols (weak recommendation, very low certainty evidence).
We suggest that in the current COVID-19 pandemic lay rescuers consider compressions and public-access defibrillation (good practice statement).
We…

Sandra started the discussion Is bystander CPR safe during coronavirus crisis? in the group Strategies for the uptake of the bystanders’ interventions in life-threatening emergencies

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:04:18 +0200

What should we advise our citizens about performing CPR during outbreaks of COVID? (Especially when they are themselves patients at risk).

Sandra replied to the discussion Lessons learnt in the group Fighting COVID-19

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 09:50:32 +0200

Hello Everyone!

I would like to highlight an organisational problem that COVID has made even more obvious: long working hours, especially 24-hour working hours. I’m aware some countries have been able to put an end to this practice, which has proved so harmful to the health of professionals and even to patient safety. In Spain unfortunately we…

Sandra replied to the discussion Homogenisation and Artificial Intelligence systems in the group Triage And Treatment Of Patients In Events Of Emergency – Challenges, Gaps And Related Innovation So

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 07:47:05 +0200

Hello everyone!
The problem of homogenisation goes beyond prescription. In my opinion the first step would be to standardize which members should go in which type of ambulance and what training each of them receives (at European level).

Once the training is homogeneous it is easier to agree which procedures or drugs can each one apply.

About the…

Sandra joined the group Innovations for Personal Protective Equipment

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:20:19 +0200

Sandra posted a new activity comment

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 09:28:50 +0200

This resistance to change among citizens and professionals themselves is dramatic, but it is up to us to think about why it happens and what we can do to overcome it:
– Immaturity of technologies, need for improvement in security.
– Improve communication to the public about new technologies and their benefits.
– Thorough research to know when a… Read more

In reply to - Johannes posted an update in the group Ageing patients as challenge for EMS. Can technology help?

…And I think Joachim is mentioning an important point here: Where do we go from here? Technology will undoubtedly […]

Sandra replied to the discussion Bottlenecks in procurement of protective masks or medical equipment during the crisis in the group Procurement of medical supplies in times of COVID19

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:54:07 +0200

Dear Maria,

I think it should have been plain to European countries that critical health supplies cannot be left to other countries, especially after what we have experienced. I hope that this learning will indeed serve at least to prepare us to reduce our external dependence on critical supplies to face a second wave or future pandemics to… Read more

Sandra joined the group Triage And Treatment Of Patients In Events Of Emergency – Challenges, Gaps And Related Innovation So

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:48:02 +0200

Sandra joined the group Innovative EMS Trainings – Challenges, Gaps And Possible Solutions

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:48:00 +0200

Sandra posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:47:14 +0200

I think first of all, countries must put their efforts into developing Electronic Health Records that also include social information and that can collect all the information generated by this assistive technology for the elderly. I know some regions already have accomplished this, but there is still much fragmentation of effort and data in… Read more

In reply to - Johannes posted an update in the group Ageing patients as challenge for EMS. Can technology help?

…And I think Joachim is mentioning an important point here: Where do we go from here? Technology will undoubtedly […]

Sandra replied to the discussion Is COVID-19 the definitive push for telemedicine adoption? in the group Fighting COVID-19

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 11:08:56 +0200

Thank you Joachim!

It’s actually a great overview of all the European solutions!

Have a nice day too,

Sandra

Sandra replied to the discussion Is COVID-19 the definitive push for telemedicine adoption? in the group Fighting COVID-19

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 10:12:45 +0200

In Spain, it has been recently released a study about e-health maturity level.

About telemedicine, the main conclusions are:

– Digital communication between professionals and patients remains at low level. (Level of maturity: 18.9%)

– Tele-monitoring is mostly being used in small-scale pilots (Level of maturity 11,9% – very low). It’s very important…

Sandra started the discussion Is COVID-19 the definitive push for telemedicine adoption? in the group Fighting COVID-19

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:29:27 +0200

– Have your organizations accelerated the adoption of new telemedicine services “thanks” to COVID-19?

– Were previously equipped to provide these services?

– Do you think that security and data protection requirements are being properly met?

Sandra replied to the discussion European AAL program in the group Ageing patients as challenge for EMS. Can technology help?

Fri, 22 May 2020 09:52:24 +0200

Dear Joachim,

Our health research institute doesn’t have much experience with AAL programmes, but I think we definitively should take the leap and participate. In Spain, ageing and chronic diseases is a matter of great concern since our life expentancy keeps growing but also the number of people with multiple chronic diseases that affect their…

Sandra joined the group Ageing patients as challenge for EMS. Can technology help?

Fri, 22 May 2020 09:22:38 +0200

Sandra replied to the discussion Lock down and it's effect in the group Fighting COVID-19

Thu, 14 May 2020 11:10:59 +0200

Thank you so much Inge!

So by now, their action could be summarized in:

– “High level of testing among a wide sample of the German population”. They have tested not only severe cases, but also young people with mild cases.

– Unlike other countries, they don’t have a centralized lab, so there are a lot of labs that can run tests with quality.

-…

Sandra replied to the discussion Interoperability of EHR systems across EU in the group Methodology and theory behind combining three streams*

Thu, 14 May 2020 10:39:55 +0200

Dear partners,

In Madrid Spain (and I guess this problem is also faced in other places) we have a curious situation. Sometimes we have in different hospitals the same EHR provider. The application is the same but still, there’s no interoperability and information cannot be shared among those centers.

I think our current EHRs were designed with…

Sandra joined the group Critical challenges and innovation needs of Emergency Medical Services identified during COVID-19

Tue, 12 May 2020 09:20:44 +0200

Sandra started the discussion It's the final lockdown in the group Fighting COVID-19

Thu, 07 May 2020 11:12:12 +0200

As different european countries are heading towards “The new normal”, new questions arise:

– How is your country or region handling this process? What strengths and weaknesses have you detected in these plans?

– How can we avoid further outbreaks and at the same time not harm the economy too much? Is it sustainable for organizations to reduce…

Sandra joined the group Procurement of medical supplies in times of COVID19

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:24:30 +0200

Sandra replied to the discussion Lock down and it's effect in the group Fighting COVID-19

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:55:04 +0200

Thank you Inge for your reply. Actually Germany’s performance against covid 19 is one of the most exemplary in europe.

Is there any information about how are they keeping such a low mortality rate?

Best regards,

Sandra Rueda, MD

Sandra joined the group EMS Logistics

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:48:57 +0100

Sandra posted an update in the group Fighting COVID-19: Also, spanish 3D printers are these days working hard to […]

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:02:46 +0100

Also, spanish 3D printers are these days working hard to produce these protective gears for healthcare workers:
https://www.elcorreo.com/sociedad/makers-vascos-construyen-20200321154930-nt.html

800 'makers' vascos construyen viseras y respiradores en impresoras 3D

Hechas con sus propios medios y de forma altruista, esperan distribuir en los próximos días casi 2.000 'pantallas para cubrir ojos, nariz y boca' en hospitales de los tr

Sandra posted a new activity comment

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:27:37 +0100

In Spain a consortium formed by Hospital Parc Taulí, SEAT, HP, Leitat, and other organizations is building 3D printed ventilators. They plan to start industrial production next week. I hope that it is really validated (as it is being said in the media) and that it can start to be mass-produced around Europe. It’s not the ideal situation (almost… Read more

In reply to - Georg posted an update in the group Fighting COVID-19 The lock down and restrictions are different between the countries. A direct comparison is very hard. Also we see that the communication style of politicians […]

Sandra replied to the discussion Lock down and it's effect in the group Fighting COVID-19

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:16:01 +0100

Dear all,

I live in Madrid, and as in Italy we’re struggling fiercely against Covid-19. I think people isn’t still aware of the problem´s severity, and it has been necessary for the government (through army and police) to start imposing sanctions on those who break out of confinement. Maybe governments need to be harder on their communications…

Sandra joined the group Methodology and theory behind combining three streams*

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:58:02 +0100

Sandra joined the group Casualty Tracking and Coordination

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:58:00 +0100

Sandra replied to the discussion Smart Glasses in EMS in the group Emergency medical services technolgies – advantages and disadvantages

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:00:52 +0100

Smart glasses can be successfully used in situations where telemedicine is needed. Paramedics can get advice from specialists in situations where they have less experience. However, it may not be helpful to always use these smart glasses because they add workload to the paramedic in the end.

Another possible disadvantage is staff’s resistance to…

Sandra joined the group Emergency medical services technolgies – advantages and disadvantages

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 09:38:19 +0100