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. 2020 Sep;77(4):406-415.
doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12619. Epub 2020 Jun 28.

Dietitians Australia position statement on telehealth

Jaimon T Kelly  1 , Margaret Allman-Farinelli  2 , Juliana Chen  2 , Stephanie R Partridge  3 , Clare Collins  4 , Megan Rollo  4 , Rebecca Haslam  4 , Tara Diversi, Katrina L Campbell  1
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Dietitians Australia position statement on telehealth

Jaimon T Kelly et al. Nutr Diet. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

It is the position of Dietitians Australia that clients can receive high-quality and effective dietetic services such as Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) delivered via telehealth. Outcomes of telehealth-delivered dietetic consultations are comparable to those delivered in-person, without requiring higher levels of additional training nor compromising quality of service provision. Dietitians Australia recommends that policy makers and healthcare funders broaden the recognition for telehealth-delivered dietetic consultations as a responsive and cost-effective alternative or complement to traditional in-person delivery of dietetic services. The successful implementation of telehealth can help to address health and service inequalities, improve access to effective nutrition services, and support people with chronic disease to optimise their diet-related health and well-being, regardless of their location, income or literacy level, thereby addressing current inequities.

Keywords: chronic disease; diet; digital health; nutrition; telehealth.

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Conflict of interest statement

This position paper was commissioned, funded and endorsed by Dietitians Australia. Funding supported the lead author to conduct the literature searches and draft the paper.

KC and TD are members of the Dietitians Australia board. Neither received any specific funding from Dietitians Australia throughout this project.

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