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Keewaytinook Okimakanak Telemedicine : Supporting Community WellnessBalmertown - Ontario
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Keewaytinook Okimakanak Telemedicine (KOTM), operated under the Northern Chiefs Tribal Council in northwestern Ontario, is a success story of a community-led and community-driven telehealth initiative. KOTM offers a wide array of services, of which telemental health is one.
KOTM has used videoconferencing for telepsychiatry since 2002, and was involved in a ground-breaking telepsychiatry project in 2001. KOTM’s telepsychiatry system offers (but is not limited to) the following services:
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All of these activities have the potential of contributing to mental health, community wellness, and community engagement. Fort Severn, the most northern community in Ontario and one of the KO communities, has been actively involved in KOTM from the very beginning!
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| KOTM works with communities |
KO Telemedicine’s objective is to improve the health for all First Nations communities through a sustainable First Nations telemedicine program that is holistic, community-driven and culturally appropriate. Through KOTM’s alliance with other technical programs such as K-Net (KO’s network, servicing all of the northern communities in the Sioux Lookout Zone area) and Ontario Telehealth Network , they can offer these collaborative resources to service providers anywhere.
K-Net's Cal Kenny produced a 17 minute documentary about the development of KO Telehealth.
To see a comprehensive 2005 report on the development and structure of KO Telehealth, see the KO Telehealth Operations & Management website or click on the picture below.
Click on the videos below to see them on K-Net's video portal site!
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| The Communities, the People | Community Telehealth Coordinators | Technology & Clinicians |
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