Integrating telehealth into Aboriginal healthcare: the Canadian experience
eHEALTH Telehealth, the use of information communication technologies to de-liver health care over distance, has been identified as a key mechanism for improving access to health services internationally. Canada is well suited to realize the benefits of telehealth particularly for individuals in rem...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.687.8607 2023-05-15T16:55:13+02:00 Integrating telehealth into Aboriginal healthcare: the Canadian experience Sarah Muttitt Robert Vigneault Liz Loewen The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.687.8607 http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/viewFile/17757/20229?origin%3Dpublication_detail en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.687.8607 http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/viewFile/17757/20229?origin%3Dpublication_detail Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/viewFile/17757/20229?origin%3Dpublication_detail telemedicine Canada Indians north American Inuit organization and administration text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T18:12:53Z eHEALTH Telehealth, the use of information communication technologies to de-liver health care over distance, has been identified as a key mechanism for improving access to health services internationally. Canada is well suited to realize the benefits of telehealth particularly for individuals in remote, rural and isolated locations, many of whom are of Aborigi-nal descent. The health status of Canada’s Aboriginal population is ge-nerally lower than that of the non-Aboriginal population emphasizing the need for new health care solutions. The challenges associated with implementing telehealth are not unique to Aboriginal settings but, in many instances, are more pronounced as a result of cultural, political and jurisdictional issues. These challenges are not insurmountable ho-wever, and there have been a number of successes in Canada to serve as a blueprint for a national strategy for sustainable Aboriginal tele-health. This review will highlight challenges and successes related to telehealth implementation in Canadian Aboriginal communities inclu-ding: geography, technical infrastructure, human resources, cross-ju-risdictional services, and community readiness. The need for cham-pions within government, community and health care settings and the use of a needs-driven and integrated approach to implementation are highlighted. Several Canadian examples are provided including les-sons learned within the MBTelehealth Network. (Int J Circumpolar Text inuit Unknown Canada Wever ENVELOPE(-62.700,-62.700,-72.164,-72.164) |
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eHEALTH Telehealth, the use of information communication technologies to de-liver health care over distance, has been identified as a key mechanism for improving access to health services internationally. Canada is well suited to realize the benefits of telehealth particularly for individuals in remote, rural and isolated locations, many of whom are of Aborigi-nal descent. The health status of Canada’s Aboriginal population is ge-nerally lower than that of the non-Aboriginal population emphasizing the need for new health care solutions. The challenges associated with implementing telehealth are not unique to Aboriginal settings but, in many instances, are more pronounced as a result of cultural, political and jurisdictional issues. These challenges are not insurmountable ho-wever, and there have been a number of successes in Canada to serve as a blueprint for a national strategy for sustainable Aboriginal tele-health. This review will highlight challenges and successes related to telehealth implementation in Canadian Aboriginal communities inclu-ding: geography, technical infrastructure, human resources, cross-ju-risdictional services, and community readiness. The need for cham-pions within government, community and health care settings and the use of a needs-driven and integrated approach to implementation are highlighted. Several Canadian examples are provided including les-sons learned within the MBTelehealth Network. (Int J Circumpolar |
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