Key Words: Letters Telepsychiatry Curriculum TO THE EDITOR: There has been interest in the potential efficiencies of remote psychiatric consultation through two-way interactive audiovisual linkages since the first use of a microwave link to provide consultations between Omaha's Nebraska Psychiatric Institute and a state psychiatric hospital 112 miles away in 1961 (1). Recent advances in technology have made telepsychiatry a reality. This technology is particularly valuable in making specialty consultation available in remote rural areas without the inefficiencies, costs, and inconveniences of travel to both consultant and patients (2, 4). The psychiatric disorders of childhood are amenable to telemedicine evaluation (5), and children may be particularly comfortable with interactive audiovisual transmissions (6). To prepare psychiatric residents to function effectively as practicing psychiatrists in this new medium, an introductory three-module curriculum has been developed at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine and McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The learning objectives are as follows: 1) Residents will be able to identify the technical components of a bidirectional voice/video/data telemedicine system, including hardware, software, and infrastructure. 2) Residents will be able to describe clinical applications of telepsychiatry that have been published in the
An Introductory Curriculum on Telepsychiatry for Psychiatric Residents
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Key Words: Letters Telepsychiatry Curriculum TO THE EDITOR: There has been interest in the potential efficiencies of remote psychiatric consultation through two-way interactive audiovisual linkages since the first use of a microwave link to provide consultations between Omaha's Nebraska Psychiatric Institute and a state psychiatric hospital 112 miles away in 1961 (1). Recent advances in technology have made telepsychiatry a reality. This technology is particularly valuable in making specialty consultation available in remote rural areas without the inefficiencies, costs, and inconveniences of travel to both consultant and patients (2, 4). The psychiatric disorders of childhood are amenable to telemedicine evaluation (5), and children may be particularly comfortable with interactive audiovisual transmissions (6). To prepare psychiatric residents to function effectively as practicing psychiatrists in this new medium, an introductory three-module curriculum has been developed at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine and McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The learning objectives are as follows: 1) Residents will be able to identify the technical components of a bidirectional voice/video/data telemedicine system, including hardware, software, and infrastructure. 2) Residents will be able to describe clinical applications of telepsychiatry that have been published in thePreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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An Introductory Curriculum on Telepsychiatry for Psychiatric Residents
Oesterheld, Jessica R.; Travers, Henry P.; Kofoed, Lial; Hacking, Daniel M.
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, Volume 23 (3): 165
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Sep 1, 1999
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