When many people conjure images of living in the bush, thoughts of fresh air, clean living and good health spring to mind, but the statistics paint a very different picture.
Dr Sabesan was central to the developing Queensland's model of delivering medical support to regional communities via telehealth.His program has paved the way for the next step towards making clinical treatment trials available to all patients regardless of their location. he 2020-21 Budget delivered significant investment to improve access to health services in regional, rural, and remote AustraliaMark Coulton said the 2020-21 Budget delivered a significant investment to improve access to health services in regional Australia.
A three-year pilot delivering clinical trials to regional patients at the Albury Wodonga Cancer Centre demonstrates the effectiveness of the telehealth model that this additional funding is aimed at supporting. "We now have the funding to dramatically increase the number of clinical trials that have been conducted in regional centres, that bring new technologies and treatments closer to home for rural patients," Dr Underhill said.
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