Published on in Vol 7, No 4 (2019): Oct-Dec

This is a member publication of Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto, ON, Canada

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/11353, first published .
Opportunities and Challenges of Telehealth in Remote Communities: Case Study of the Yukon Telehealth System

Opportunities and Challenges of Telehealth in Remote Communities: Case Study of the Yukon Telehealth System

Opportunities and Challenges of Telehealth in Remote Communities: Case Study of the Yukon Telehealth System

Emily Seto   1, 2 * , PhD, PEng ;   Dallas Smith   3 , BSW, MHSc ;   Matt Jacques   4 , BA, PhD ;   Plinio Pelegrini Morita   1, 2, 5 * , PhD, PEng

1 Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

2 Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Techna Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

3 Health System Improvement and Transformation, Department of Health and Social Services, Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT, Canada

4 Government Internal Audit Services, Executive Council Office, Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT, Canada

5 School of Public Health and Health Systems, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Plinio Pelegrini Morita, PhD, PEng
  • School of Public Health and Health Systems
  • Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
  • University of Waterloo
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