Enabling and Accelerating First Nations Telehealth Development in Canada

Telehealth is a primary tool for equalizing First Nations access to health services - particularly for remote First Nations. This paper surveys federal policy, reviews First Nations Telehealth development documentation and engages federal and provincial Telehealth principals to determine the state o...

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Main Authors: Gideon, Valerie, Nicholas, Eugene, Rowlandson, John, Woolner, Florence
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Community Informatics 2009
Subjects:
Canada
First Nations
Online Access:http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/433
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spelling ftjcij:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/433 2023-05-15T16:13:51+02:00 Enabling and Accelerating First Nations Telehealth Development in Canada Gideon, Valerie Nicholas, Eugene Rowlandson, John Woolner, Florence 2009-10-27 application/pdf http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/433 eng eng The Journal of Community Informatics http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/433/457 http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/433 The Journal of Community Informatics; Vol 5 No 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience The Journal of Community Informatics; Vol. 5 Núm. 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience The Journal of Community Informatics; Bd. 5 Nr. 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience The Journal of Community Informatics; Vol. 5 No 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience 1712-4441 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2009 ftjcij 2019-12-14T11:13:28Z Telehealth is a primary tool for equalizing First Nations access to health services - particularly for remote First Nations. This paper surveys federal policy, reviews First Nations Telehealth development documentation and engages federal and provincial Telehealth principals to determine the state of First Nations Telehealth/Telemedicine in Canada. Itconcludes that First Nations Telehealth development is slower than anticipated, that national and regional policies are required to resolve cross-jurisdictional issues with provinces and that Canada Health Infoway plays athe primaryroleas anenabler and accelerator ofFirst Nations Telehealth development in Canada.The report is available here: Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Unknown Canada
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description Telehealth is a primary tool for equalizing First Nations access to health services - particularly for remote First Nations. This paper surveys federal policy, reviews First Nations Telehealth development documentation and engages federal and provincial Telehealth principals to determine the state of First Nations Telehealth/Telemedicine in Canada. Itconcludes that First Nations Telehealth development is slower than anticipated, that national and regional policies are required to resolve cross-jurisdictional issues with provinces and that Canada Health Infoway plays athe primaryroleas anenabler and accelerator ofFirst Nations Telehealth development in Canada.The report is available here:
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Gideon, Valerie
Nicholas, Eugene
Rowlandson, John
Woolner, Florence
spellingShingle Gideon, Valerie
Nicholas, Eugene
Rowlandson, John
Woolner, Florence
Enabling and Accelerating First Nations Telehealth Development in Canada
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Rowlandson, John
Woolner, Florence
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title Enabling and Accelerating First Nations Telehealth Development in Canada
title_short Enabling and Accelerating First Nations Telehealth Development in Canada
title_full Enabling and Accelerating First Nations Telehealth Development in Canada
title_fullStr Enabling and Accelerating First Nations Telehealth Development in Canada
title_full_unstemmed Enabling and Accelerating First Nations Telehealth Development in Canada
title_sort enabling and accelerating first nations telehealth development in canada
publisher The Journal of Community Informatics
publishDate 2009
url http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/433
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op_source The Journal of Community Informatics; Vol 5 No 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience
The Journal of Community Informatics; Vol. 5 Núm. 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience
The Journal of Community Informatics; Bd. 5 Nr. 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience
The Journal of Community Informatics; Vol. 5 No 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience
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