Attracting Child Psychiatrists to a Televideo Consultation Service: The TeleLink Experience
Objective. Identify aspects of psychiatry work that are rewarding, as well as those that are challenging, from the perspective of psychiatrists and residents participating in televideo consultation services. Method. A web-based survey was distributed to psychiatrists within the Division of Child Psy...
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| description | Objective. Identify aspects of psychiatry work that are rewarding, as well as those that are challenging, from the perspective of psychiatrists and residents participating in televideo consultation services. Method. A web-based survey was distributed to psychiatrists within the Division of Child Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Also, semistructured interviews were conducted with six child psychiatrists providing services to a telepsychiatry program. Finally, a focus group interview was held with four psychiatry residents. Results. Child psychiatrists are very comfortable conducting assessments via televideo. Factors identified as being important in the decision to participate in telepsychiatry include assisting underserved communities, supportive administrative staff, enhanced rural provider capacity, financial incentives, and convenience. The study’s qualitative phase identified four themes in the decision to participate in telepsychiatry: (1) organizational, (2) shared values, (3) innovation, and (4) the consultation model. Conclusion. The success of televideo consultation programs in attracting child psychiatrists to provide consultation services to underresourced communities makes an important contribution to psychiatric workforce shortages. Understanding what aspects of telepsychiatry are most appreciated by consulting psychiatrists and residents offers useful strategies to telepsychiatry administrators and medical school educators seeking to attract, train, and retain psychiatry practitioners. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-21552bba2c6f47d5a9f6ae3eb47d85ca2025-08-20T02:03:57ZengWileyInternational Journal of Telemedicine and Applications1687-64151687-64232013-01-01201310.1155/2013/146858146858Attracting Child Psychiatrists to a Televideo Consultation Service: The TeleLink ExperienceTiziana Volpe0Katherine M. Boydell1Antonio Pignatiello2Community Health Systems Resource Group, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, CanadaCommunity Health Systems Resource Group, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, 8th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, CanadaObjective. Identify aspects of psychiatry work that are rewarding, as well as those that are challenging, from the perspective of psychiatrists and residents participating in televideo consultation services. Method. A web-based survey was distributed to psychiatrists within the Division of Child Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Also, semistructured interviews were conducted with six child psychiatrists providing services to a telepsychiatry program. Finally, a focus group interview was held with four psychiatry residents. Results. Child psychiatrists are very comfortable conducting assessments via televideo. Factors identified as being important in the decision to participate in telepsychiatry include assisting underserved communities, supportive administrative staff, enhanced rural provider capacity, financial incentives, and convenience. The study’s qualitative phase identified four themes in the decision to participate in telepsychiatry: (1) organizational, (2) shared values, (3) innovation, and (4) the consultation model. Conclusion. The success of televideo consultation programs in attracting child psychiatrists to provide consultation services to underresourced communities makes an important contribution to psychiatric workforce shortages. Understanding what aspects of telepsychiatry are most appreciated by consulting psychiatrists and residents offers useful strategies to telepsychiatry administrators and medical school educators seeking to attract, train, and retain psychiatry practitioners.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/146858 |
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| title | Attracting Child Psychiatrists to a Televideo Consultation Service: The TeleLink Experience |
| title_full | Attracting Child Psychiatrists to a Televideo Consultation Service: The TeleLink Experience |
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| title_short | Attracting Child Psychiatrists to a Televideo Consultation Service: The TeleLink Experience |
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