Sustaining remote-area programs: retinal camera use by Aboriginal health workers and nurses in a Kimberley partnership.

作者: Richard B Murray , Sue M Metcalf , Philomena M Lewis , Jacqueline K Mein , Ian L McAllister

DOI: 10.5694/J.1326-5377.2005.TB00018.X

关键词: AuditRemote areaDiabetic retinopathy screeningNursingHealth servicesAboriginal communityHealth careAboriginal healthGeneral partnershipMedicine

摘要: Objective: To describe how a novel program of diabetic retinopathy screening was conceived, refined and sustained in remote region over 10 years, to evaluate its activities outcomes. Design: Program description; analysis regional database; audit electronic client registers Aboriginal community controlled health services (ACCHSs).

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