"ePathology - Virtual Pathology Center in Georgia as the Continuation of Virtual Health Care Center"

NATO Networking Infrastructure Project EAP.NIG 982728

The main goal of the project is to expand the infrastructure of Virtual Health Care Center (VHCC) in Georgia and to develop a new model of application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to implement and promote second opinion consultations and education in the medical field of pathology (telepathology). The project proposes to create a unified, resilient and transparent infrastructure, available on demand, in order to expedite pathology consultants between rural pathology laboratories and specialized medical centers. Special emphasize will be placed on: (1) distribution of computational resources; (2) development of image processing algorithms; (3) combination of image data with patient’s medical data; (4) interoperability of databases of heterogeneous content for medical and research purposes. This model should assure a timely and secure access of medical data, as well as combine a wide variety of distributing resources, which should work under a single and unified environment.

NATO-Country Project Co-Director Thomas Schrader, MD, Ph.D.

Partner-Country Project Co-Director Ekaterina Kldiashvili, Ph.D.

NATO Networking Infrastructure Project EAP.NIG 981489 - "Virtual Health Care and Knowledge Center in Georgia"