According to the MB Telehealth website, the program provides information technology to connect people with healthcare services from around Manitoba via a high-speed, secure video link.
At the official announcement in Eriksdale, a local patient talked about her experience with Telehealth. Using the technology to communicate with anaesthesiologists in Dauphin, she was spared a presurgical trip to Winnipeg.
Other cases Telehealth has been used in include speech pathology, psychiatry, consults with family members living in different regions, as well as community and staff education.
"Telehealth saves people time, travel and it allows people to stay in the comfort of their home communities while accessing expertise located in larger centres," says Interlake Regional Health Authority public relations manager, Lauralou Cicierski.
For more information, visit www.mbtelehealth.ca or contact the Interlake Regional Health Authority today.
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Quelle/Source: The Interlake Spectator, 28.04.2011
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