Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare > Volume 11, Supplement 1 > Pp. 89-90

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Measurements of the clinical competence of doctors and nurses to process telemedicine referrals for burns patients

Owen Jones

Burns Unit, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, School of Nursing, Nottingham University, UK
Simulated telemedicine referrals were used to test the ability of groups of clinicians to manage telemedicine referrals of patients with burn injuries. Sixty-one participants recorded burn depth from digital images using a four-point scale. The definitive ('gold standard') diagnoses were based on a review by an experienced consultant burns surgeon. Sixty clinical cases that reflected the routine referrals to a specialist burns service were used for the study. The mean kappa scores for the participants ranged from 0.33 to 0.58, indicating poor to good agreement. The scores for the groups all had a similar pattern, with more experienced staff scoring higher than junior staff. The doctors and nurses specializing in burns had higher scores than the general surgical nurses.

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