Improving the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in low-resource settings through task sharing and decentralization

Improving the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in low-resource settings through task sharing and decentralization

Background: Task sharing of TTE may improve capacity for heart failure diagnosis and management in patients in remote, low-resource settings but the impact on diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes has not been studied. Objectives: Determine feasibility and impact of non-expert training in transth...

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Main Authors: Alyssa DeWyer, Amy Scheel, Isaac Omara Otim, Christopher T. Longenecker, Emmy Okello, Isaac Ssinabulya, Stephen Morris, Mark Okwir, William Oyang, Erine Joyce, Betty Nabongo, Craig Sable, Ben Alencherry, Alison Tompsett, Twalib Aliku, Andrea Beaton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
echocardiography
uganda
task-shifting
telemedicine
training
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2019.1684070

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2019.1684070

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