Monograph prepared by Eric Latimer. In French only.

Technical note prepared by Khalil Moqadem and Gilles Pineau

Telepathology is a specialized field of telemedicine. It is the practice of anatomical pathology at a distance between two or more distant facilities using a microscope (or a slide scanner), a telecommunications medium, and a workstation for the consulting pathologist. The aim of telepathology is to provide pathology services at a distance when there is no on-site pathologist.

Report prepared by Nieves Rodriguez and Brigitte Côté

Of the many eye complications caused by diabetes, diabetic retinopathy is the most severe. Almost all people with diabetes are affected by it at some point in their lives. Diabetic retinopathy (DR), which is the main cause of blindness in the working population in industrialized countries, is often totally asymptomatic until the onset of complications. Vision loss, which may be gradual or sudden, generally appears only in the fi nal stage of the disease.

Informative note prepared by Cathy Gosselin. In French only.

Report prepared by Guylaine Rouleau, Khalil Moqadem and Gilles Pineau.

During the first half of the 20th century, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy was used to treat decompression sickness. Other indications have been added over the years, with the result that the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Committee of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) now recommends HBO therapy for the prevention or treatment of 13 conditions.