title: Online collaboration environments in telemedicine applications of speech therapy.
abstract: The use of telemedicine in speech and language pathology provides patients in rural and remote areas with access to quality rehabilitation services that are sufficient, accessible, and user-friendly leading to new possibilities in comprehensive and long-term, cost-effective diagnosis and therapy. This paper discusses the use of online collaboration environments for various telemedicine applications of speech therapy which include online group speech therapy scenarios, multidisciplinary clinical consulting team, and online mentoring and continuing education.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Educational Material and Educational Methodology, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pierrakeas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Georgopoulos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Malandraki