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hrp0094p1-170 | Growth B | ESPE2021

Facilitating Telehealth In A Tertiary Paediatric Endocrine Service: A Quality Improvement Initiative To Reduce The Discrepancy Between Parent-reported And Auxologist Height Measurements

McGlacken-Byrne Sinead M , Alexander Ashley , Tollerfield Sally , Atterbury Abigail , Antell Hannah , Mead Victor , Dastamani Antonia , Peters Catherine , Gan Hoong Wei , Amin Rakesh , Dattani Mehul T , Hoskins Steve , Katugampola Harshini ,

Background: The COVID-19 crisis required paediatric endocrinologists to rapidly adopt telehealth into their clinical practice. Accurate auxology is a cornerstone of paediatric endocrinology care and is needed to monitor growth and guide medication changes. Remote consultations depend upon parent-reported measurements. However, home height measurements are often inaccurate.Aim: We designed a quality improvement study with...

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Facilitating Telehealth In A Tertiary Paediatric Endocrine Service: A Quality Improvement Initiative To Reduce The Discrepancy Between Parent-reported And Auxologist Height Measurements

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