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1. www.cipesa.org
www.cipesa.org/node/about/node - [Cached]Published on: 8/10/2006 Last Visited: 11/27/2007
Here's a condensed presentation by Peter Corr, of the University of Natal ZA, which gives a quick overview on telemedicine: history, goals, definitions, applications, hardware and software requirements, etc. -
2. RSNA News - Trauma Imaging Faces Regional, Cultural Challenges
www.rsna.com/publications/rsna - [Cached]Published on: 5/17/2004 Last Visited: 11/20/2004
Peter D. Corr, M.D., a professor and chief of radiology at the University of KwaZulu Natal in Durban, South Africa, says there are only 750 radiologists in Sub-Saharan Africa,more than half in South Africa. He says the region includes some of the poorest countries in the world and is heavily populated by children.
Dr. Corr says one way they are dealing with the shortage of radiologists is through teleradiology, which makes it possible for a radiologist anywhere in the world to evaluate images at any time. Patients that present to the emergency department in Sub-Saharan Africa are oftentimes suffering from HIV/AIDS, lower respiratory infections or tuberculosis. He says injuries from wild animals remain a real menace,crocodiles being major culprits. Motor vehicle injuries connected with drinking are another common cause of trauma.
He says trauma centers are available in some urban areas, but in rural sites nurses and nurse assistants mainly provide medical care. Ultrasound is widely used as an initial imaging procedure. "One of the challenges facing those evaluating emergency patients is the maintenance of the imaging equipment," Dr. Corr explains. -
3. www.cipesa.org
www.cipesa.org/node/about/abou - [Cached]Published on: 8/10/2006 Last Visited: 11/27/2007
Here's a condensed presentation by Peter Corr, of the University of Natal ZA, which gives a quick overview on telemedicine: history, goals, definitions, applications, hardware and software requirements, etc.
