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- Title
The use of online health techniques to assist with the delivery of specialist paediatric diabetes services in Queensland.
- Authors
Smith, Anthony C.; Batch, Jennifer; Lang, Eunice; Wootton, Richard
- Abstract
We have tested an alternative method of delivering health services to regional areas of Queensland. By integrating telepaediatrics into an existing outreach programme for children with diabetes and endocrine conditions, we were able to reduce travel for specialist hospital staff while maintaining (and sometimes increasing) the contact patients had with the specialist team. In the first 28 months, we facilitated 160 patient consultations and 10 education sessions via videoconference through the telepaediatric service. By the end of the study, site visits were taking place annually and routine videoconference clinics were scheduled quarterly for the review of new patients and follow-up. Telepaediatric services in endocrinology and diabetes were established at three levels: the coordination of routine specialist clinics via videoconference; ad hoc patient consultations for collaborative management during acute presentations and at times of urgent clinical need; and the delivery of education to staff and patients throughout the state. The net result was improved access to specialist services from rural and remote areas of Queensland.
- Subjects
QUEENSLAND; TELEMEDICINE; PEDIATRICS; DIABETES in children; ENDOCRINOLOGY; MEDICAL telematics
- Publication
Journal of Telemedicine & Telecare, 2003, Vol 9, p54
- ISSN
1357-633X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1258/135763303322596273