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In the Almazov Centre, under the leadership of Dr. Dmitry Kurapeev, the Telemedicine Center was initiated; it includes a negotiation area with a video-conference system for telecommunication meetings and 6 work places for medical consultations. Thus, doctors can conduct telemedicine consultations; participate in videoconferences and involve other specialists.
The Telemedicine Centre allows combining modern and traditional video and conference call systems on a single platform, as well as providing conditions for simple deployment, scalability and flexible system management.