Opinion: Technology can connect rural patients with urban specialists

A farmer from northern Alberta had been suffering from an arthritic knee. His family doctor referred him to a specialist clinic in Edmonton to determine if he was a candidate for surgery. His appointment arrived in the mail and coincided with the peak of harvest time. The farmer had no choice but to reschedule the appointment, creating a further delay. The day before the rescheduled appointment, the farmer drove 500 kilometres to Edmonton and stayed overnight at a motel so that he could make his