Introduction to Telemedicine, second edition

Richard WoottonCentre for Online Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaJohn CraigDepartment of Neurology, Royal Victoria Hospital, BelfastVictor PattersonDepartment of Neurology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast; Centre for Online Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

• List of contributorsForeword to the first editionPreface to the first editionPreface to the second editionSECTION ONE: BACKGROUND1. Introduction to the practice of telemedicine2. Telemedicine systems and communicationSECTION TWO: TELEMEDICINE APPLICATIONS3. Prerecorded telemedicine4. Realtime telemedicine5. Tele-educationSECTION THREE: HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT TELEMEDICINE6. Defining the needs of a telemedicine service7. Successfully developing a telemedicine system8. Evaluating telemedicine systems and services9. How to do a telemedicine consultationSECTION FOUR: OTHER ASPECTS OF TELEMEDICINE10. Benefits and drawbacks of telemedicine11. Legal and ethical aspects of telemedicine12. Sources of information on telemedicine13. Telemedicine in the future14. ConclusionIndex

The second edition of Introduction to Telemedicine provides an accessible insight into informatics and allows health care professionals to assess how telemedicine might be applied to their working practice ... The text has an international flavour, with numerous examples of how telemedicine is used in the United States, Australia and Scandinavia.Nursing StandardNow in its second edition, this revised text meets a growing need for a straightforward overview of telemedicine ... The authors are explicit about the health services dimension ... Indeed most useful for an audience of health care workers considering telemedicine ... It is pragmatic and even-handed, and the reader comes away with an appreciation of the realities of integrating telemedicine with routine care.The Medical Journal of Australia