Barriers and facilitators for implementation of electronic consultations (eConsult) to enhance access to specialist care: a scoping review

Mohamed A Osman; Kara Schick-Makaroff; Stephanie Thompson; Liza Bialy; Robin Featherstone; Julia Kurzawa; Deenaz Zaidi; Ikechi Okpechi; Syed Habib; Soroush Shojai; Kailash Jindal; Branko Braam; Erin Keely; Clare Liddy; Braden Manns; Marcello Tonelli; Brenda Hemmelgarn; Scott Klarenbach; Aminu K Bello

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001629

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Barriers and facilitators for implementation of electronic consultations (eConsult) to enhance access to specialist care: a scoping review

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Mohamed A Osman Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kara Schick-Makaroff Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephanie Thompson Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Liza Bialy Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaAlberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit, Knowledge Translation platform, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robin Featherstone Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaAlberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit, Knowledge Translation platform, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Julia Kurzawa Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Deenaz Zaidi Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ikechi Okpechi Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Syed Habib Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Soroush Shojai Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kailash Jindal Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Branko Braam Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Erin Keely Departments of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Endocrinology/Metabolism, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaOttawa Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Clare Liddy Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaCT Lamont Primary Healthcare Research Centre, Bruyere Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Braden Manns Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marcello Tonelli Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brenda Hemmelgarn Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Scott Klarenbach Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Aminu K Bello Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Aminu K Bello; aminu1{at}ualberta.ca

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Osman MA, Schick-Makaroff K, Thompson S, et al

Barriers and facilitators for implementation of electronic consultations (eConsult) to enhance access to specialist care: a scoping review

BMJ Global Health 2019;4:e001629.

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Received April 8, 2019
Revised August 4, 2019
Accepted August 10, 2019
First published September 13, 2019.

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September 13, 2019

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