Abstract WP324: Factors Associated With Clinicians’ Intention to Use Acute Stroke Telemedicine Service: Perceived Usefulness Critical to Uptake

Introduction: Benefits of acute telestroke services include improving equity of access to acute therapies. However, these benefits require a change in clinicians’ usual practice and there may be resistance to use of technology. We aimed to examine factors associated with clinicians’ intentions to use a new acute telestroke service within rural hospital settings. Methods: A pre-post 6 month design was used during the implementation of the...