Complex and chronic illnesses, such as Cancer demand the use of specialist 
treatment protocols, administered and monitored by a co-ordinated team of professionals. Home based care of chronic illnesses (e.g. cancer patients) by a team of professionals is often a necessity, due to the protracted length of the illness. Hospital based treatment is limited, often demand based for short periods of time. As it is not possible for the health care team to be physically present by the patient at all times, or at any time physically together, whilst the patient is undergoing treatment, a principal aim of the current project is to overcome this problem, through DITIS. DITIS is a system that supports Virtual Medical Teams dealing with the home-healthcare of cancer patients in Cyprus. It aims to support the creation, management and co-ordination of virtual medical teams, for the continuos treatment of the patient at home, and if need for periodic visits to places of specialist treatment and back home. 

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