title: Use of medical robotics in biothreat situations.
abstract: SARS, Avian Flu and other infectious and potentially highly transmissible diseases are threats to the entire healthcare workforce. Complete bio-isolation or the use of biohazard suits are not practical solutions for routine day-to-day patient-doctor interactions with highly infectious patients. The authors share their initial research experiences with utilizing medical robots for teleconferencing and other clinical activities to overcome these hurdles.
authors.affiliation: Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
authors.forename: Uri
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kartoun
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feied
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gillam
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Handler
authors.forename: Helman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012371:Robotics; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000635:transmission