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- ItemThe fetal tele-ultrasound project in Queensland.(2002-07-24) Soong, Barbara; Chan, Fung Yee; Bloomfield, Sue; Smith, Mark; Watson, DavidThe need for access to tertiary centre experts for those living in rural and remote areas of Queensland is well recognised With an estimated population of 3 3 million people of whom 55 live outside the capital city Queensland is ideally suited to telemedicine as it provides a potential opportunity to improve access to specialist care Congenital fetal abnormalities are the major causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality With only two Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialists in Queensland located in a major teaching hospital in Brisbane the opportunity to use videoconferencing technology to develop a tertiary level tele ultrasound service presented a challenge that is to find a technical and clinical solution to enable such a service We report on some of our practical experiences and difficulties in establishing such a service
- ItemWireless handheld computers and voluntary utilization of computerized prescribing systems in the emergency department.(2006-09-19) Shannon, Tony; Feied, Craig; Smith, Mark; Handler, Jonathan; Gillam, MichaelIllegible or invalid hand written prescriptions can result in avoidable medical errors Computer based prescribing can mitigate the problem An observational study was performed to examine the effect of wireless handheld computers handhelds on voluntary utilization of computerized prescribing within an Emergency Department Handhelds with prescription writing software were provided to physicians and the numbers of hand written and computer generated prescriptions were compared before and after the introduction of the handhelds The resulting increase in computer based prescribing was statistically significant and was observed largely among physicians who already used desktop computers for prescribing The study concluded that handhelds increased voluntary utilization of computerized prescribing but that the physicians most likely to use handhelds were those who already used desktop based prescribing