Browsing by Author "Van der Westhuyzen, J"
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- ItemThe point-of-referral barrier--a factor in the success of telehealth.(2001-12-18) Smith, A C; Isles, A; McCrossin, R; Van der Westhuyzen, J; Williams, M; Woollett, H; Wootton, RA feasibility study was carried out to test the hypothesis that for an effective telehealth service a full time coordinator is required to act as a single point of contact for consultation requests By shifting the responsibility for telepaediatrics from the referrer to the provider the telehealth process becomes equally or more attractive as the conventional alternative Preliminary results showed that within six months telepaediatric activity increased to an average of 8 h per month Not only did certain health services become more accessible to children and their families in remote areas of Queensland but significant savings were also made At least 12 patient transfers were avoided to and from the tertiary facility with an estimated minimum saving of 18 000 to the health care provider
- ItemTelepaediatrics and diabetic retinopathy screening of young people with diabetes in Queensland.(2004-12-17) Stillman, J K; Gole, G A; Wootton, R; Woolfield, N; Price, D; Van der Westhuyzen, J; Williams, M; Williams, JWe have examined the feasibility of a telemedicine enabled screening service for children and adolescents with diabetes in Queensland There are approximately 1400 young people with diabetes in Queensland and only about two thirds of them are screened in accordance with international guidelines A regional retinal screening service was established using a nonmydriatic digital retinal camera Seven centres volunteered to participate in the study During a five month pilot trial 83 of the young people with diabetes who attend these centres underwent digital retinal screening 3 7 Retinal images were sent via email to a paediatric ophthalmologist for review and results were returned via email A copy of each participant s results was forwarded by mail to the referring diabetes doctor and the participant and family The majority of the image files 96 were rated as excellent or good Only one participant was identified as having an abnormal result Participants and their families expressed satisfaction with the digital retinal screening process