This presentation is divided in two parts. The first part is a brief overview on the Tromso Telemedicine Laboratory (structure, research areas, motivations and objectives).

The research areas of interest are: integrated medical sensors, health terminals for personalized health care, health intelligence, computer-aided diagnosis, workflow management, clinical decision support. Some projects in these specific areas will be presented as well. The second part is a more extensive presentation on Disease Surveillance Project and particularly on Disease Surveillance for Sensitive Population Groups (SPGs), which is a new approach in the field. Along with the basic disease surveillance concepts, the main aspects of our approach and the expected outcomes will be presented.

The presentation material will be in English.