Richard Wootton, John Craig (Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK), Victor Patterson (Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK)

Introduction to Telemedicine, second edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of this introductory guide to telemedicine and telecare services will be an invaluable guide to new practitioners in this growing field of medicine. This updated book will help them assess the need for a service and how it can be implemented.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 158mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9781853156779
• ISBN-10: 1853156779
• Artikelnr.: 21881668

Autorenporträt

Richard Wootton Centre for Online Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia John Craig Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Victor Patterson Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast; Centre for Online Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors
Foreword to the first edition
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
SECTION ONE: BACKGROUND
1. Introduction to the practice of telemedicine
2. Telemedicine systems and communication
SECTION TWO: TELEMEDICINE APPLICATIONS
3. Prerecorded telemedicine
4. Realtime telemedicine
5. Tele-education
SECTION THREE: HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT TELEMEDICINE
6. Defining the needs of a telemedicine service
7. Successfully developing a telemedicine system
8. Evaluating telemedicine systems and services
9. How to do a telemedicine consultation
SECTION FOUR: OTHER ASPECTS OF TELEMEDICINE
10. Benefits and drawbacks of telemedicine
11. Legal and ethical aspects of telemedicine
12. Sources of information on telemedicine
13. Telemedicine in the future
14. Conclusion
Index