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. 2021 Jan;51(1):125-133.
doi: 10.1111/imj.15039.

Telehealth in cancer care: during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Kate Burbury  1 , Zee-Wan Wong  2   3 , Desmond Yip  4   5 , Huw Thomas  1 , Peter Brooks  6 , Leslie Gilham  7   8 , Amanda Piper  9 , Ilana Solo  10   11 , Craig Underhill  12   13   14
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Telehealth in cancer care: during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Kate Burbury et al. Intern Med J. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated the rapid uptake of telehealth in cancer care and in other fields. Many of the changes made in routine clinical practice could be embedded beyond the duration of the pandemic. This is intended as a practical guide to cancer clinicians and others in establishing and improving the quality of consultations performed by telehealth.

Keywords: COVID-19; cancer; health services administration; telehealth.

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