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. 2002 Mar;7(3):147-51.
doi: 10.1093/pch/7.3.147.

Telemedicine diagnosis for fetal alcohol syndrome - The Manitoba experience

T Benoit  1 , C Bowes, N Bowman, D Cantin, A Chudley, D Crolly, A Livingston, S Longstaffe, S Marles, C Miller, M Millar, M Penko, C Prasad, J Riguidel, L Wincott
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Telemedicine diagnosis for fetal alcohol syndrome - The Manitoba experience

T Benoit et al. Paediatr Child Health. 2002 Mar.

Abstract
in English, French

The diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome has been possible, with increasing precision, since the original descriptions in the 1970s. Multidisciplinary diagnostic approaches have been recognized as most appropriate, although they are often not available. Telemedicine has been used in Canada over the same time period for a variety of diagnositc applications.Since 1999, funding by the Manitoba government has allowed the consolidation of services for children with prenatal alcohol exposure in Manitoba, and has allowed the development of a format for diagnosis using telemedicine.This paper describes the authors' experience with the above and offers observations that may be helpful to other programs that are focused on developing this format for the diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome.

Le diagnostic de syndrome d’alcoolisme foetal est possible et devient de plus en plus précis depuis les premières descriptions, faites dans les années 1970. Des méthodes diagnostiques multidisciplinaires sont admises comme les plus pertinentes, bien qu’elles ne soient pas toujours disponibles.

La télémédecine est utilisée au Canada depuis la même époque, pour diverses applications diagnostiques.

Depuis 1999, une subvention accordée par le gouvernement manitobain permet de regrouper les services pour les enfants du Manitoba exposés à l’alcool pendant la période prénatale, ainsi que d’élaborer une grille diagnostique au moyen de la télémédecine.

Le présent article décrit l’expérience des auteurs avec ces pratiques et offre des observations susceptibles d’être utiles pour d'autres programmes axés sur l’élaboration d’une telle grille appliquée au syndrome d’alcoolisme foetal.

Keywords: Fetal alcohol syndrome; Telemedicine.

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