远程医疗在为不列颠哥伦比亚省偏远地区提供胸科肿瘤护理方面的作用。
The Role of Telemedicine in Providing Thoracic Oncology Care to Remote Areas of British Columbia.
作者信息
Humer Michael F, Campling Barbara G
机构信息
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Kelowna General Hospital, 2268 Pandosy Street, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 1T2, Canada.
Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, British Columbia Cancer Agency - Centre for the Southern Interior, 399 Royal Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 5L3, Canada.
出版信息
Curr Oncol Rep. 2017 Aug;19(8):52. doi: 10.1007/s11912-017-0612-7.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW
The purpose of this study is to review the role of telemedicine in providing oncology care; we describe our long-standing, high-volume telemedicine experience.
RECENT FINDINGS
The Interior Health Thoracic Surgical Group (IHTSG) uses telemedicine, through Virtual Thoracic Surgical Clinics (VTSC), to provide service to remote patients. The IHTSG serves a population of 1.01 million people over an area of 807,538 km (1.3 persons/km) in the Interior and North of British Columbia, Canada. Between 2003 and 2015, the IHTSG conducted 15,073 telemedicine patient encounters at 63 geographic sites. Telemedicine saved these patients a total travel distance of 11.5 million km-an average of 766 km per patient. VTSC supports and strengthens the Hub and Spoke model of healthcare delivery-patients residing remotely can easily access centrally delivered service. Telemedicine makes specialized care available to all patients by overcoming a major impediment to access, namely distance.
综述目的
本研究旨在回顾远程医疗在提供肿瘤护理方面的作用；我们描述了我们长期的、大量的远程医疗经验。
最新发现
英属哥伦比亚省内部卫生胸外科小组（IHTSG）通过虚拟胸外科诊所（VTSC）利用远程医疗为偏远地区的患者提供服务。IHTSG服务于加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省内部和北部地区，面积达807,538平方公里（每平方公里1.3人），人口达101万。2003年至2015年间，IHTSG在63个地理地点进行了15,073次远程医疗患者会诊。远程医疗为这些患者节省了总计1150万公里的出行距离——平均每位患者766公里。VTSC支持并强化了医疗服务的中心辐射模式——居住在偏远地区的患者能够轻松获得集中提供的服务。远程医疗通过克服获取医疗服务的一个主要障碍，即距离，使所有患者都能获得专科护理。
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