Use the following sub-topics to write this essay

1. Introduction to Telemedicine and Sexual Assault:

   • Definition of telemedicine
   • Overview of sexual assault and its impact
   • Importance of timely care for survivors

2. Current Challenges in Accessing Care:

   • Wait times for medical forensic examinations (rape kits)
   • Barriers to accessing care in urban vs. rural areas
   • Impact of delayed care on survivors’ physical and mental health.
   • Also, I am attaching references to use, you can add yours as deemed necessary.
   • References

   • Breaking barriers: Adjunctive use of the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) to reach adolescents with obesity living in remote locations

     Nicole Coles, Barkha P Patel, […], and Jill K Hamilton https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1958-2800 [email protected]+4View all authors and affiliations
     Volume 26, Issue 5

     https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X18816254

   • Therapeutic alliance as a predictor of behavioral outcomes in a relationally focused, family-centered telehealth intervention

     Robyn E Metcalfe ¹, Jordan M Matulis ¹, Yijun Cheng ¹, Elizabeth A Stormshak ¹

     https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12517

   • Ontario network of sexual assault and domestic voilence treatment centres (2019) standards of care
     

     ONSADVTC STANDARDS OF CARE

     Ontario Network of Sexual Assault

     https://www.sadvtreatmentcentres.ca › public

     PDF

     The following standards of care describe the service delivery expectations for health care professionals who provide care to victims/survivors of sexual .

   • Using Telehealth for Pediatric, Adolescent, and Adult Sexual Assault Forensic Medical Examinations: An Integrative Review

     Wendy A Walsh ¹, Joan Meunier-Sham ²

   • Using Telehealth for Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations: A Process Evaluation of a National Pilot Project

     Wendy A Walsh ¹, Joan Meunier-Sham ², Cheryl Re ²