Publications by authors named "Beth Franzen"
Burn rehabilitation is an essential component of successful patient care. In May 2008, a group of burn rehabilitation clinicians met to discuss the status and future needs of burn rehabilitation. Fifteen topic areas pertinent to clinical burn rehabilitation were addressed.
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- Burn rehabilitation has been a long-standing component of burn care, but outcomes for patients with severe burns have stagnated despite high survival rates.
- The article highlights the need for improvements in rehabilitation practices to ensure that patient well-being matches survival statistics.
- It also examines current interventions, challenges in the field, and the necessity for the medical community to prioritize advancements in burn rehabilitation.
Telemedicine is an evolving technology that is used for health education, health care administration, and health care distribution. The potential benefits of telemedicine include a decrease in travel expenses, improved continuity of care, and increased access to specialized consultants, thus meeting the needs of patients, practitioners, and communities. Telemedicine has many evolving applications, including improved access to health care in medically underserved and rural areas.
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