STUDY OF PROCESSES FOR INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT OF IN-FLIGHT MEDICAL
SUPPORT USING AN ONBOARD MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM INTEGRATED INTO THE
INFORMATION CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE ISS RUSSIAN SEGMENT (BIMS/BIMS PERFECTION),
TWO INVESTIGATIONS
Research Area: Crew Healthcare Systems
Expedition(s): 15, 16, and 22/23
Principal Investigator(s): ● Igor B. Goncharov, PhD, Institute of Medical and Biological
Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
Study of Processes for Informational Support of In-Flight Medical
Support using an Onboard Medical Information System
Integrated into the Information Control System of the ISS Russian
Segment (BIMS/BIMS Perfection) uses telemedicine technologies
to collect information by non-contact means from the ear, nose,
and throat (ENT), gums, teeth, and small areas of skin from
International Space Station (ISS) crews for medical support of
manned spaceflights and in-flight biomedical research.
EARTH BENEFITS
The experience gained and data obtained from analyzing the
experiment results can be used to develop procedures and
equipment for telemedicine service in remote locations on Earth
where medical diagnostic capabilities are limited.
SPACE BENEFITS
Procedures and software developed for the BIMS experiment are
used to carry out baseline and routine examinations of crew
members in the MARS-500 experiment by the BIMS medical
support team. An integrated information support network for the
biomedical support of manned spaceflights is being developed
from this work, which increases the effectiveness of the medical
support of manned spaceflights, enables modern real-time
information transmission methods and technologies to be
introduced into the practice of medical support of space missions,
and it standardizes the information support of biomedical
research aboard the ISS Russian Segment.
RESULTS
BIMS experimental sessions confirmed the feasibility of
performing otoscopic, nasal, pharyngeal, dental, and
dermatoscopic examinations in spaceflight conditions. At the
same time, a large amount of scientific information was obtained
Example of static images of
an ear (top), nose (middle),
and throat (bottom)
examination. Roscosmos
image.