A WHITE COAT. THE COUNTRY DOCTOR’S BLACK BAG. A STETHOSCOPE. A snake-entwined staff. The oath of Hippocrates. The clinical acumen of Osler and the compassionate service of Schweitzer. These are the symbols and personifications of our chosen profession. One symbol of medicine since antiquity has been the Aesculapian staff. A glance through this journal will uncover the staff in the American Medi...

Many developed countries including Australia became aware of the need for establishing telehealth systems in order to provide better services for patients located in remote and ruler areas. An interpretive research approach was adopted for this research as it can help to understand human thought and action in social and organisational contexts in this case the healthcare organisation. This stud...