Telehealth a game changer: closing the gap in remote Aboriginal communities
Telehealth a game changer: closing the gap in remote Aboriginal communities Journal Article
Medical Journal of Australia
- Author(s): Smith, Anthony C., Armfield, Nigel R., Caffery, Liam J.
- Published: 2019
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Volume: 211
- ISBN: 0025-729X
Abstract: To the Editor: We strongly agree with St Clair and colleagues1 that telehealth is a “game changer” for the provision of health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. For more than 15 years, we have been engaging with Indigenous communities throughout Queensland, to plan and establish telehealth services for a range of clinical disciplines, including diabetes, ear, nose and throat, and aged care.
- Urls: https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50208
- Keywords: Telemedicine, Indigenous health, Rural health services