Photography in Telemedicine: Improving Diagnosis of Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease

摘要: Background The long-term follow-up (LTFU) team at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance uses telemedicine to diagnose and treat post-transplantation complications in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) survivors. Photos are often requested via service aid diagnosis, but they typically of poor quality, making them unusable. Objectives This project offered bachelor science nursing students, partnered with a comprehensive cancer center, opportunity participate an evidence-based practice improve detection management chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) patients after HCT. Methods Students RNs develop instructional tools using multiple evidence sources. A brochure video were developed. Findings Providing these those LTFU program improved patient outcomes for managing cGVHD through telemedicine. partnership provided mutual learning clinical practice.