Telemedicine across the ages

To the Editor: We agree with Smith and Gray that the uptake of telemedicine is slow despite the availability of hardware in many facilities.1

1 Department of Medical Oncology, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, QLD.
2 Department of Emergency Medicine and Oncology, Mount Isa Hospital, Mount Isa, QLD.

Correspondence: sabe_sabesan@health.qld.gov.au

1. Smith AC, Gray LC. Telemedicine across the ages. Med J Aust 2009; 190: 15-19. <MJA full text>
2. Marr I, Sabesan S, Piliouras P, Nel P. Patient satisfaction, safety of chemotherapy delivery and cost-effective analysis of video-linked clinics — a North Queensland experience [abstract 403]. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2008; 4 Suppl 2: A29-A83.

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