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  • Tzu-Ying Y, Donovan T, Armfield NR, Gole GA. Retinopathy of Prematurity: the high cost of screening regional and remote infants. Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology. 2017.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.13160.
    (Accepted, in-press)
  • Ito J, Edirippulige S, Aono T, Armfield NR. The use of telemedicine for delivering healthcare in Japan: Systematic review of literature published in Japanese and English languages. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2017.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633X17732801.
  • Janda M, Armfield NR, Page K, Kerr G, Kurz S, Jackson G, Currie J, Weaver E, Yazdani A, Obermair A. Factors influencing women’s decision making in hysterectomy. Patient Education and Counseling. 2017.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.09.006.
  • Edirippulige S, Armfield NR, Samanta M. Assessment of Self-Perceived Knowledge in e-Health Among Undergraduate Students. Telemedicine and e-Health. 2017.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2017.0056.
  • AlDossary S, Martin-Khan MG, Bradford NK, Armfield NR, Smith AC. The Development of a Telemedicine Planning Framework Based on Needs Assessment. Journal of Medical Systems. 2017. 41:74.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1007.
  • Janda M, Gebski V, Davies LC, Forder P, Brand A, Hogg R, Jobling TW, Land R, Manolitsas T, Nascimento M, Neesham D, Nicklin JL, Oehler MK, Otton G, Perrin L, Salfinger S, Hammond I, Leung Y, Sykes P, Ngan H, Garrett A, Laney M, Ng TY, Tam K, Chan K, Wrede CD, Pather S, Simcock B, Farrell R, Robertson G, Walker G, Armfield NR, Graves N, McCartney AJ, Obermair A. Effect of Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy vs Total Abdominal Hysterectomy on Disease-Free Survival Among Women With Stage I Endometrial Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2017. 317(12):1224-1233.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.2068.
  • Edirippulige S, Armfield NR. Education and training to support the use of clinical telehealth: a review of the literature. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2016.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10.1177/1357633X16632968.
  • Edirippulige S, Reyno R, Armfield NR, Bambling M, LLoyd O, McNevin E. Availability, spatial accessibility, utilisation and the role of telehealth for multi-disciplinary paediatric cerebral palsy services in Queensland. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2015.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633X15610720.
  • Nguyen K, Smith AC, Armfield NR, Bensink M, Scuffham PA. Cost-effectiveness analysis of a mobile ear screening and surveillance service versus outreach screening, surveillance and surgical service for Indigenous children in Australia. PLoS ONE. 2015. 10(9): e0138369.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138369.
  • Smith AC, Brown C, Bradford N, Caffery LJ, Perry C, Armfield NR. Monitoring ear health through a telemedicine supported health screening service in Queensland. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2015.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633X15605407.
  • Armfield NR, Bradford M, Bradford NK. The clinical use of Skype – for which patients, with which problems and in which settings? – a snapshot review of the literature. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2015. 84:737-742.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.06.006.
  • Caffery L, Armfield NR, Smith AC. Radiological interpretation of images displayed on tablet computers: a systematic review. British Journal of Radiology. 2015. 88(1050):20150191.
  • Fatehi F, Armfield NR, Dimitrijevic M, Gray LC. Technical aspects of clinical videoconferencing: a large scale review of the literature. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2015. 21(3):160-166.
  • Bradford N, Herbert A, Mott C, Armfield N, Young J, Smith A. Components and Principles of a Pediatric Palliative Care Consultation: Results of a Delphi Study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2014; 51(S2): 6.
  • Armfield NR, Coulthard MG, Slater A, McEniery J, Elcock M, Ware RS, Scuffham PA, Bensink ME, Smith AC. The effectiveness of telemedicine for paediatric retrieval consultations: rationale and study design for a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research. 2014. 14:546.
  • Fatehi F, Armfield NR, Dimitrijevic M, Gray LC. Clinical applications of videoconferencing: a scoping review of the literature for the period 2002-2012. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2014. 20(7):377-83.
  • Taylor OD, Armfield NR, Dodrill P, Smith AC. A review of the efficacy and effectiveness of using telehealth for paediatric speech and language assessment. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2014. 20(7):405-12.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633X14552385. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Bradford NK, Armfield NR, Young J, Herbert A, Mott C, Smith AC. Principles of a paediatric palliative care consultation can be achieved with home telemedicine. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2014. 20(7):360-4.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633X14552385
    .Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Armfield NR, Edirippulige S, Caffery LJ, Bradford N, Grey J, Smith AC. Telemedicine: a bibliometric and content analysis of 17,932 publication records. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2014.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2014.07.001.Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Bradford NK, Young J, Armfield NR, Herbert A, Smith AC. Home telehealth and paediatric palliative care: clinician perceptions of what is stopping us. BMC Palliative Care. 2014. 13:29.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-13-29. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Bradford NK, Young J, Armfield NR, Mott C, Herbert A, Smith AC. Components and principles of an early pediatric palliative care consultation: results of a Delphi study. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2014.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2014.0121. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Armfield NR, Edirippulige S, Bradford N, Smith AC. Telemedicine – is the cart being put before the horse? Medical Journal of Australia. 2014. 200 (9): 530-533.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.11101. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Smith AC, Armfield NR, Brown C, Perry C. Re-engineering health service models: the value of telemedicine for people living in Indigenous communities. Telemedicine and e-Health. 2014; 20(5): A-1-A-144.
  • Armfield NR, Smith AC. Responding to the Christmas Island health care crisis. Medical Journal of Australia. 2014. 200 (6): 319-320. (Letter to the Editor)
    http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.00262. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Armfield NR. Comment on ‘The 60 most highly cited articles published in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare and Telemedicine Journal and e-health’. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. (Letter to the Editor)
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633X14527713. Reference in Endnote XML Export format Link to item at PubMed
  • Smith AC, Armfield NR, Wu W-I, Brown CA, Mickan B, Perry C. Changes in paediatric hospital ENT service utilisation following the implementation of a mobile, indigenous health screening service. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2013; 19(7): 397-400.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633X13506526. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Bradford N, Armfield NR, Young J, Ehmer M, Lawson R, Smith AC. Internet video to support intravenous medication administration in the home: a cost minimisation study. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2013; 19(7): 367-371. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633X13506510. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Thompson LM, Armfield NR, Slater A, Mattke C, Foster M, Smith AC. The availability, spatial accessibility, service utilisation and retrieval cost of paediatric intensive care services for children in rural, regional and remote Queensland: study protocol. BMC Health Services Research. 2013; 13:163.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-163. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Bradford N, Armfield NR, Young J, Smith AC. The case for home based telehealth in pediatric palliative care: a systematic review. BMC Palliative Care. 2013; 12:4.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-12-4. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Edirippulige S, Smith AC, Armfield NR, Bensink M, Wootton R. Student Perceptions of a Hands-on Practicum to Supplement an Online eHealth Course. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2012; 14(6): e182.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2029. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Edirippulige S, Armfield N, Smith AC. A qualitative study of the careers and professional practices of graduates from an e-health postgraduate programme. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2012; 18: 455-459.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2012.GTH107. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Smith AC, Armfield N, Wu W, Brown CA, Perry C. A mobile telemedicine-enabled ear screening service for Indigenous children in Queensland: activity and outcomes in the first three years. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2012; 18: 485-489.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2012.GTH114. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Bradford N, Armfield N, Young J, Ehmer M, Smith AC. Safety for home care: the use of Internet video calls to double-check interventions. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2012; 18: 434-437.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2012.GTH102. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Armfield NR, Donovan T, Bensink ME, Smith AC. The costs and potential savings of telemedicine for acute care neonatal consultation: preliminary findings. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2012; 18: 429-433.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2012.GTH101. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Bradford N, Young J, Armfield NR, Bensink ME, Pedersen LA, Herbert A, Smith AC. A pilot study of the effectiveness of home teleconsultations in paediatric palliative care. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2012; 18: 438-442.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2012.GTH103. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Bradford N, Shergold J, Armfield NR, Smith AC, Young J. Connecting with the outside world: use of computers and Internet during prolonged hospitalisation. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012.
  • Donovan T, Armfield N, Coghill K, Smith A, Van der Westhuysen J, Hurley T, Rogers D. Remote management of ill infants by telemedicine: improving access and outcome in a vulnerable patient group. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2012; 48 (Suppl. 1).
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02411.x.
  • Smith AC, White MM, McBride CA, Kimble RM, Armfield NR, Ware RS, Coulthard MR. Multi-site videoconference tutorials for medical students in Australia. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2012; 82(10): 714-719.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06212.x. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Smith AC, Armfield NR, Gray LC. A review of Medicare expenditure in Australia for psychiatric consultations delivered by in person and via videoconference. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2012; 18(3): 169-171.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2012.SFT111. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Bradford N, Armfield NR, Young J, Smith AC. Feasibility and accuracy of medication checks via Internet video. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2012; 18(3): 128-132.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2012.SFT102. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Smith AC, Armfield NR. A systematic review and meta-analysis of ICU telemedicine reinforces the need for further controlled investigations to assess the impact of telemedicine on patient outcomes. Evidence-Based Nursing. 2011.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebn-2011-100082. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Armfield NR, Bradford N, White MM, Spitzer P, Smith AC. Humour sans frontieres: The feasibility of providing clown care at a distance. Telemedicine Journal and eHealth. 2011; 17(4).
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2010.0166. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • McCall T, Armfield N, Coulthard M, Slater A, Smith A. A Method comparison approach to determine the efficacy of telemedicine for assessment of the critically-ill child: preliminary results. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011; 12(3) (Suppl).
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0b013e3182112e80.
  • Smith AC, Armfield NR, White MM, Williams M, Koh G, Hurley T, Mclean S, McCrossin R, Van der Westhuyzen J and Coulthard MG. Clinical services and professional support: a review of mobile telepaediatric services in Queensland. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 2010; 161: 149-158.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-659-1-149. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Armfield NR, Smith AC, Williams M, Guan Koh THH. Improving continuity of care for transported infants by the use of telemedicine – initial results. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2009; 45(s1): A74-A125.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01475.x.
  • Bensink ME, Armfield NR, Pinkerton R, Irving H, Hallahan AR, Theodoros DG, Russell T, Barnett AG, Scuffham PA, Wootton R. Using videotelephony to support paediatric oncology-related palliative care in the home: from abandoned RCT to acceptability study. Palliative Medicine. 2009; 23(3): 228-237.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269216308100251. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Bensink M, Armfield NR, Irving H, Hallahan A, Theodoros D, Russell T, Barnett A, Scuffham P, Wootton R. A pilot study of videotelephone-based support for newly diagnosed paediatric oncology patients and their families. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2008; 14: 315-321.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2008.080505. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Edirippulige S, Armfield NR, Bensink M, Marasinghe R, Wootton R. Preliminary evaluation of a practical program in e-health education. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 2008;14(s1): 111.
  • Armfield NR, Bensink M, Donovan T, Wootton R. An evaluation of usability of a system for neonatal teleconsultation. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2007; 13 (Suppl. 3): 101.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135763307783247400.
  • Harris V, Smith AC, Armfield NR. Education for regional health professionals using mobile videoconferencing. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2007; 13 (Suppl. 3): 44-47.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135763307783247275. Reference in Endnote XML Export format
  • Armfield NR, Bensink M, Donovan T, Wootton R. Preliminary evaluation of a system for neonatal teleconsultation. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2007; 13 (Suppl. 3): 4-9.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135763307783247392.
  • Smith AC, Coulthard M, Clark R, Armfield N, Taylor S, Goff R, Mottarelly I, Youngberry K, Isles A, McCrossin R, Wootton R. Wireless telemedicine for the delivery of specialist paediatric services to the bedside. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2005;11 (Suppl. 2): 81-85.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135763305775124669. Reference in Endnote XML Export format