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Mountains University
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Idea,philoshophy,missions,goals..
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What is the Mountains University?
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Mountains University: The Idea
Mountains University was born as an organization targeted on the base of our society.
Aims of this action was,
• To change the well-being criteria by combining the cultural identity of the small
and isolated societies with the recovery of human relationships
• To augment traditional economy by means of modern tools
• To prevent aggressive and violent actions(especially in young age groups)
• To promote exchange of knowledge and education
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Working groups
• Mountains University aims to support the multiple uncovered needs of the society and
to be the link between the University and the local rural societies
• 4 working groups, each one covering a mission of Mountains University
• 1) Medical care
• 2) Culture
• 3) Economy-Environment
• 4) Education
• Direct actions include organizing lectures, meetings, educational seminars and
medical care missions. These actions are continuously expanded in order to
investigate in depth the problems that rural people experience
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Evolution of Mountain areas
1.Academies of the Mountains
2.Digital kafeneion of the Mountains
3.Developing pioneer methods for improving local products
4.Teaching between students in a bilateral model
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Digital Kafeneion of the Mountains
Digital kafeneion is aiming to create an
informational system that will provide
life-long education, specialized
counseling and to develop educational
programs based on the local needs that
will promote an interventional system for
social networking
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Working groups-Medical care
• provide diagnostic ophthalmological services in isolated rural areas.
•Medical and paramedical personnel volunteer (IVO, Eye department of
the UOC)
•Equipment utilized in this missions come from IVO and the eye clinic of
the University of Crete
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Missions
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Structure of the eye
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What do we need?
• Digital imaging systems for the clinical
evaluation of ocular diseases and
interpretation of the findings in a reading
center by specialized physicians
• Aiming to improve the health service
provided in these rural areas
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Prevention of blindness
• the rural life style is related to specific ocular diseases
• The successful prevention of visual impairment in relation to retinal pathologies
depends on early detection. Routine eye screening, accurate diagnosis and
intervention can reduce the risk and the progression of retinal diseases.
Examination of the fundus by direct or indirect ophthalmoscopy represents the
most significant examination for early screening and the recommendation of
more advanced examinations. Imaging of the fundus using more advanced yet
expensive fundus cameras represents an essential component for the diagnosis
of the pathology
• The lack of such an important eye health screening service in under-served
communities and the cost of such technological devices significantly contributes
to the prevalence of the main causes of blindness. Residents of rural and remote
areas usually struggle to access timely, qualitative specialty medical care,
primarily because specialized physicians are located in areas of concentrated
population.
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Tele-ophthalmogical platform
• Major aim is to initially provide a valid functional model on
platform and network infrastructure cooperation with the
purpose of a highly reliable technical solution
• The overall scope of the project is to develop a low cost
and uncomplicated tele-health service for the screening
and preventive examination of the eye’s fundus. This will
be based on a newly developed, low cost, automated eye
fundus camera with networking capabilities.
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Tele-health service
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