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Role of Telehealth/Videoconferencing in Managing Cancer Pain in Rural American Indian Communities

Description
Determines the feasibility and effect of using videoconferencing to deliver cancer-related pain management education and case consultation to healthcare providers in rural American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. Analyzed data from 52 providers at 11 sites participating in educational sessions and 93 providers at 16 sites participating in case conferences at tribal clinics in Alaska and Washington.
Author(s)
Emily Haozous, Ardith Z. Doorenbos, George Demiris, et al.
Citation
Psycho-Oncology, 21(2), 219-223
Date
02/2012
Type
Document
Tagged as
American Indian or Alaska Native · Cancer · Telehealth · Alaska · Washington