A groupware design for supporting international medical collaboration over the internet

Authors:
Duminda Nishantha;Yukuo Hayashida;Takeshi Katsuki;Masaaki Goto;Koichiro Ihara;Jayantha Weerasinghe
Affiliations:
Department of Information Science, Saga University, Japan;Department of Information Science, Saga University, Japan;Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saga University, Japan;Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saga University, Japan;Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saga University, Japan;Department of Oral Surgery, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Venue:
HSI'05 Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Human Society@Internet: web and Communication Technologies and Internet-Related Social Issues
Year:
2005

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Abstract

A groupware that integrates synchronous and asynchronous collaboration paradigms is developed to support international medical collaboration activities carried out among Japan, Sri Lanka and other countries in Asia. Synchronous medical collaboration activities are facilitated through high-quality image transmission and through an interactive shared-workspace. A web based asynchronous collaboration environment facilitates file uploading, editing and reviewing functions. Provisions such as multi-stream session recording, enhanced object linkage of collaboration contents, and persistent data sharing, harness the integrated collaborative environment. Adaptive M-JPEG transmission, application level multicasting and mirrored database architecture enables efficient data transmission among heterogeneous groups connected through wide range of network channels.