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CMAJ. 1997 Apr 1;156(7):1009-11.
Pilot projects in eastern Canada that use personal computers and telephone lines to link patients and rural physicians with specialists in urban centres indicate that telemedicine may be a cost-effective adjunct to clinical medicine. Dermatology, radiology, cardiology and oncology are among the areas that have been tested in Nova Scotia. Although physicians say telemedicine may have many useful applications, such as providing efficient continuing medical education for doctors in remote communities, they say it must respect traditional referral patterns.
加拿大东部的一些试点项目利用个人电脑和电话线，将患者及乡村医生与城市中心的专科医生联系起来，结果表明远程医疗可能是临床医学中一种具有成本效益的辅助手段。皮肤科、放射科、心脏病科和肿瘤科等领域已在新斯科舍省进行了测试。尽管医生们表示远程医疗可能有许多有用的应用，比如为偏远社区的医生提供高效的继续医学教育，但他们也表示，它必须尊重传统的转诊模式。
