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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Telemedicine in the Service of Peace
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Volume 8, Year 2002
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Description
Ophthalmology is well suited to telemedicine, since optical and imaging devices provide the basis for virtually all ophthalmic patient evaluations. We established the Middle East Ophthalmology Network among ophthalmologists working in 10 major ophthalmology centres in Israel, Jordan, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority and Tunisia. The project offered some 50 physicians around the Middle East the opportunity to benefit from sharing clinical consultation for diagnosis and management decisions beyond physical and political boundaries. In the first year, over 100 consultations took place. The system overcame some of the constraints imposed by the uneven distribution of medical resources and expertise in the region, reduced professional isolation, encouraged more collaboration between physicians and offered ‘peace dividends' from cooperation between physicians across the political divide. © 2002, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Shanit, Dan
Ireland
Peres Center for Peace
Striebel, Werner
Germany
Basic Research and Development Department
Michelson, Georg
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Ayed, Saida
Tunisia
Institut Hedi Rais D'ophthalmologie
Assi, Samer al
Tunisia, Nablus
Nablus-west Bank
Belfair, Nadav
Israel, Beer-sheva
Ben-gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Simon, Guy Jonathan
Ireland
Sheba Medical Center
Hamida, Fafani Ben Hadj
Tunisia, Sousse
Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse
Kanawati, Charlie
United States, Bethlehem
Palestinian Authority
Lifshitz, Tova
Ireland
Soroka Medical Center
Madia, Ghassan
Ireland, Jerusalem
St John Eye Hospital
Rafi, Mostafa
Morocco
Association Marroccaine Des Médicins
Tahat, Atef
Jordan, Amman
King Hussein Medical Center, Amman
Treister, Giora
Ireland
Sheba Medical Center
Tucktuck, Khalid
Ireland, Jerusalem
St John Eye Hospital
Zaghloul, Khalid
South Africa
Hôpital 20 Aout
Statistics
Citations: 16
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 14
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/1357633X020080S235
ISSN:
1357633X
e-ISSN:
17581109
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Morocco
Tunisia