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S. G. Condos, T. Stamkopoulos, J. M. Selles, R. C. Merrell
Tele-Affiliation in Medical Education: Experience from the International Program at Yale Office of Telemedicine
OBJECTIVES: Telemedicine is developed in response to the needs of users that results in a more viable model. Yale has developed a process called tele-affiliation to combine services that are customized to the international client's needs. METHODS: Several defined steps compose the tele-affiliation process. The Yale-Greece telemedicine program is used as an illustration of this process. Some of the programs developed in response to Greek needs include breast cancer clinics, women's health clinics and tele-homecare monitoring for post-operative and chronically ill patients. RESULTS: Tele-affiliation creates an infrastructure that has the potential to change the method of health care delivery. By using the infrastructure created by the tele-affiliation process, templates for disease management, as well as health promotion and education can be delivered to a global audience. CONCLUSIONS: A tele-affiliation education environment has been developed and tested between Yale University School of Medicine and Greece resulting in an improved infrastructure for health education and management.
Methods of Information in Medicine, Schattauer
Print ISSN: 0026-1270
Volume: 41, 01/2003
Pages: 382 - 386