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Professor Liz Ward is the professor of the Centre for Functioning
and Health Research (Queensland Health) and has an active
research agenda in the field of telerehabilitation. She is also a
professor in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, at
the University of Queensland. Clare Burns is a speech pathologist
at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. She conducts a
weekly telehealth head and neck cancer clinic.
Correspondence to:
Professor Liz Ward
Centre for Functioning and Health Research (CFAHR)
P.O. Box 6053, Buranda
Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia
phone: +61 (0)7 3406 2265
email:
assessments support a trial of this service delivery model to
manage dysphagia in this clinical scenario. You decide to
progress with the delivery of dysphagia rehabilitation
services via telerehabilitation, maintaining regular monitoring
of patient status and patient and clinician satisfaction
throughout.
Acknowledgement
The authors wish to thank Dr Monique Waite who assisted
with the search strategy and evidence ratings.
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