In recent times remote medical practice has been developed into a unique discipline in its own right with telehealth one of the eight defining key features. Since 1942, the telemedicine consultation service provided by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Australia has been supported by a tele-pharmacy program known as the Medical Chest Program. The contents of the chest comprise more than 85 ite...

BACKGROUND In recent years, a number of technological advancements started to modify the long standing appearance and functionalities of traditional optical microscopes used in Pathology and other medical fields. In fact, at present many new tools for microscopical visualization exist that are based on digital imaging, robotization, and remote communication. Such tools are typically adopted in ...

Telenuclear medicine refers to nuclear medicine interpretation or consultation at a location distant from that at which the data is acquired. There is a continuum of separation between the physical location of the acquisition and interpretation, but telenuclear medicine is meant to imply that the interpretation is relatively remote as compared with the typical interpretation. Because telenuclea...

Telenuclear medicine refers to nuclear medicine interpretation or consultation at a location distant from that at which the data are acquired. There is a continuum of separation between the physical location of the acquisition and interpretation, but telenuclear medicine is meant to imply that the interpretation is relatively remote as compared with the typical interpretation. Because telenucle...

Consulting psychologists have recognized the importance of providing comprehensive consultation and clinical services for consumers with special needs. Often because of distance and access to consultation services, remote and underserved populations may not have the necessary access to consultant specialists in psychology and other disciplines. Such services are now available through an innovat...

BACKGROUND An estimated 366 million people are living with diabetes worldwide and it is predicted that its prevalence will increase to 552 million by 2030. Management of this disease and its complications is a challenge for many countries. Optimal glycaemic control is necessary to minimize complications, but less than 70% of diabetic patients achieve target levels of blood glucose, partly due t...