Video consultations in ordinary and extraordinary times

Callum Duncan* (Corresponding Author), Angus D Macleod

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Abstract

Tele-neurology is a neurological consultation at a distance, or not in person, using various technologies to achieve connectivity, including the telephone and the internet. The telephone is ubiquitous and is a standard part of how we manage patients. Video consulting has been used for a long time in some centres, particularly in those where the geography means that patients have to travel long distances. Various technologies can be used, and with the development of various internet-based video-calling platforms, real-time video consulting has become much more accessible. We have provided a tele-neurology service in the North East of Scotland since 2006 using video conferencing with far-end camera control. More recently, we have complemented this using an internet-based platform (NHS Near Me). Here we outline the practicalities of video consulting in 'ordinary' times and comment on its use in the 'extraordinary' times of the coronavirus pandemic.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)396-403
Number of pages8
JournalPractical Neurology
Volume20
Issue number5
Early online date29 Aug 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Sept 2020

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgments
We thank the patients and medical trainee for their permission to use their photographs.

Funding
The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

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