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- Title
Telepediatrics in Canada: An Overview.
- Authors
C. Flewelling; C.A. Ingram
- Abstract
Telehealth in Canada is undergoing phenomenal growth owing to recent federal and provincialfunding to implement the use of information and communication technologies to improveaccess to health care for all Canadians. This funding has been a significant factor in establishingtelehealth networks in the 10 provinces and 3 territories, thus increasing access tospecialty and subspecialty care from urban tertiary care centers. Every province and territoryin Canada is now part of a functioning telehealth network. For tertiary pediatric centers, thisoffers new opportunities for providing support and outreach services to children in remoteand northern communities. This article provides a broad overview of development of telepediatricsin Canada.
- Subjects
MEDICAL telematics; COMMUNICATION in pediatrics; TELEMEDICINE; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Telemedicine & e-Health, 2004, Vol 10, Issue 3, p357
- ISSN
1530-5627
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/tmj.2004.10.357