Establishment of a cardiac telehealth program to support cardiovascular diagnosis and care in a remote, resource-poor setting in Uganda.

Establishment of a cardiac telehealth program to support cardiovascular diagnosis and care in a remote, resource-poor setting in Uganda.

<h4>Introduction</h4>To address workforce shortages and expand access to care, we developed a telemedicine program incorporating existing infrastructure for delivery of cardiovascular care in Gulu, Northern Uganda. Our study had three objectives: 1) assess feasibility and clinical impact...

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Main Authors: Alyssa DeWyer, Amy Scheel, Jenipher Kamarembo, Rose Akech, Allan Asiimwe, Andrea Beaton, Bua Bobson, Lesley Canales, Kristen DeStigter, Dhruv S Kazi, Gene F Kwan, Chris T Longenecker, Peter Lwabi, Meghna Murali, Emma Ndagire, Judith Namuyonga, Rachel Sarnacki, Isaac Ssinabulya, Emmy Okello, Twalib Aliku, Craig Sable
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255918

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255918

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