Development of a universal telemedicine system and digital tools for screening
ACTION III
The development of a universal telemedicine system and digital tools for conducting screening examinations among 500 students, using the student population of the Lublin University of Technology as an example.
Pursuant to the project assumptions, 500 adult individuals aged 19–21 will be enrolled in the study. Participants will be graduates of upper secondary schools who have been admitted to the first year of studies at the Lublin University of Technology.
Eligibility criteria for participation in the project:
adults aged 19–21,
graduates of upper secondary schools admitted to the first year of studies at the Lublin University of Technology,
individuals under the care of a family physician,
insured individuals,
individuals voluntarily applying for participation in the examination,
individuals residing in Poland,
individuals with no history of psychiatric or neurological diseases, or permanent damage to the central nervous system as reported in the medical interview,
individuals who have consented to participate in the study and to the processing of personal data in accordance with GDPR.
The following individuals are not eligible to participate in the project:
individuals under 19 years of age or over 21 years of age,
individuals diagnosed with chronic neurological or psychiatric disorders,
individuals from whom informed consent for participation in the study cannot be obtained,
individuals who have not consented to the processing of personal data in accordance with GDPR.
The examinations will cover the following areas:
mental health assessment,
ophthalmological assessment,
psychosocial assessment,
neurological assessment.
Each participant in the project will receive information containing detailed data on the purpose and principles of conducting the examinations, the expected therapeutic benefits, and any potential risks associated with participation in the study.
Other activities within the research project
Activity I
Creation of a system for monitoring the progression of retinitis pigmentosa
Creation of a system for monitoring the progression of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), depending on the disease-causing mutation, using neural networks (analyzing both retinal structure and visual function), in a cohort of 200 patients with different inheritance patterns of RP within the Polish population.
Activity II
Conducting ophthalmic screening examinations
Conducting ophthalmic screening examinations among 5,000 school-aged children in grades 1–8 from the Lublin Voivodeship by implementing solutions developed during the pilot phase (screening examinations and educational activities).
Activity IV
Conducting screening examinations for corneal diseases
Conducting screening examinations of 1,000 individuals from the group of secondary school students and young adults for corneal diseases.

