Improving the impact of high dementia rates on Indigenous Australians and communities is the focus of a University of Queensland-led telehealth project with a global track record of success.
12 August 2021
Delivering healthcare services online can cut costs for patients, but not necessarily for providers, according to a new study.
26 October 2020
Australians have seen a huge increase in telehealth consults since the outbreak of COVID-19 after University of Queensland researchers crunched the numbers from Medicare.
8 June 2020
Here’s what you need to know about the new telehealth option
12 March 2020
It’s double the celebration for University of Queensland researchers Brandon and Claire Wainwright, who were both appointed Members of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for their significant service to medicine.
12 June 2018
An integrated telehealth service could help close the gap for Indigenous Australians with dementia living in rural and remote communities.
12 March 2018
The University of Queensland has recognised staff members and teams in the 2017 UQ Awards for Excellence.
7 June 2017
Staff who have contributed to The University of Queensland’s vision of excellence have been celebrated and awarded at the 2016 UQ Awards for Excellence.
10 June 2016
Trusting robots to relay a medical diagnosis was the focus of University of Queensland PhD student Teegan Green’s winning UQ Three Minute Thesis (3MT) presentation at Customs House.
17 September 2015
How does a speech pathologist treat a rural child without ever setting foot in their town? Tara Shire State College (TSSC) students are now being linked directly with Brisbane-based health professionals via real-time video, thanks to the latest roll...
25 August 2015
Residents of Tara and Wandoan will soon be able to consult Brisbane-based medical specialists without travelling far from home.
9 October 2014
Queensland has claimed a knockout blow against the tyranny of distance in health care today with the opening of The University of Queensland’s Centre of Research Excellence in Telehealth.
10 September 2014Western Downs communities now have better access to specialist medical care, after QGC Pty Limited invested $1.3 million to expand telehealth services in the region.
28 August 2014The Queensland Telepaediatric Service (QTS) celebrated its 20,000th consultation today, with Brisbane paediatric specialist “visiting” two-year-old Rockhampton burns patient Elijah Kemp.
29 May 2014Successes and failures in telehealth will be on the agenda when world leaders in virtual health care converge on Brisbane for a conference next month.
17 October 2013The Western Downs community will have better access to specialist medical care with the launch of The University of Queensland’s Health-e-Regions telehealth project in Miles.
3 September 2013Healthcare will soon be more accessible for more Australians, thanks to a $2.5 million Federal Government grant to The University of Queensland to advance telehealth research.
19 August 2013
New telehealth services in the Western Downs region will reduce the cost burden on families who currently have to travel significant distances to see a specialist in a major city.
18 February 2013
The University of Queensland researchers are investigating ways to improve access to health services for people in residential aged care facilities with the use of telehealth.
30 October 2012Five University of Queensland undergraduate journalism students are finalists in the Queensland Clarion Awards, the prestigious state-based awards promoting excellence in the media.
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