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There is a shortage of geriatric and rehabilitation specialists worldwide-in cities but particularly in rural communities.Strategies that aim to train more specialists and hope that they will work in rural settings appear completely inadequate.We have designed and tested a range of e-health and telemedicine strategies designed to overcome both workforce shortages and the problem of distance.In this paper,the principles underpinning our strategies and several demonstrations of successful models will be presented.