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UAMS held an open house at its new center for distance health.
The telemedicine center brings physicians and other health care professionals together to learn more about the technology.
With it, doctors using cameras can examine a patient, by listening to their heartbeat or in one case, consult with a pregnant mom who's in Fayetteville.
In a demonstration, doctors talked with the mom, observed her ultrasound all while watching her facial gestures to make sure everything is okay.
The patient and doctor can see one another.
This technology allows patient access to cardiologists, diabetic specialists and others--who otherwise wouldn't have access.
UAMS OB-Gyn Dr. Curtis Lowery says, "It's a lot more than talking on the telephone and as you do these sort of things you recognize that you learn certain things from the patient by their facial gestures, their eye movement."
For now they can't touch the patient, but others around the country are working to develop tactile sensors which would allow doctors to touch the patient, through robotics. There are only a handful of telemedicine training centers in the country.
UAMS's is the only one in this region.
