MODERN TRENDS IN MARINE HEALTH, STUDY OF HEALTH OF SEAFARERS AND MARITIME MEDICAL SERVICES IN GEORGIA

IRINE  ZARNADZE; SHALVA  ZARNADZE; LILI  LOMTADZE; DALI  KITOVANI; MARINA  KAJRISHVILI; TAMAR  BAKRADZE

doi:10.52340/jecm.2022.07.22

MODERN TRENDS IN MARINE HEALTH, STUDY OF HEALTH OF SEAFARERS AND MARITIME MEDICAL SERVICES IN GEORGIA

Authors

IRINE ZARNADZE
SHALVA ZARNADZE
LILI LOMTADZE
DALI KITOVANI
MARINA KAJRISHVILI
TAMAR BAKRADZE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52340/jecm.2022.07.22

Keywords:

Marine Health, TeleHealth, PEME Clinics

Abstract

The present study aims: to establish a systematic structure / service delivery of marine medical services, identify important seafarers' health factors, and measure their relative importance for potential cooperation.

The results of our research have enabled us to draw important conclusions. The main purpose of this proposed system is to provide welfare and the best medical care for valuable seafarers in the maritime industry [6]. Implementation of the offered services will result in: Improving the effectiveness of seafarers' health through organizational improvement; Reduced calls to port; Reduced morbidity offshore and onshore; Increasing the active professional age of a sailor; Effective management of medical cases that will lead to quality improvement; Which will lead to a reduction in the costs of insurance companies and other taxpayers and, consequently, a reduction in insurance premiums; Reduction of leave time, as well as frequency and cost of rotation; Reduce the number of ambulance calls in the port; Optimizing health costs; Ease of hiring / staffing qualified staff for agencies; Increased loyalty of the sailor towards the company; Increasing competitiveness in the maritime labor market.

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