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  1. Towards ‘Formalising’ WhatsApp Teledermatology Practice in KZ-N District Hospitals: Key Informant Interviews

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Maurice Mars

  2. Appraising eHealth Investment for Africa: Scoping Review and Development of a Framework

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Maurice Mars

  3. Recommendations for Developing a Telemedicine Strategy for Botswana: A Meta-Synthesis

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Benson Ncube, Maurice Mars

  4. A New eHealth Investment Appraisal Framework for Africa: Validation

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Maurice Mars

  5. Recommendations for Developing a Telemedicine Strategy for Botswana: A Meta-Synthesis

    Article • July 2023, MDPI AG

    Maurice Mars

  6. Validation of an Interoperability Framework for Linking mHealth Apps to Electronic Record Systems in Botswana: Expert Survey Study

    Article • JMIR Formative Research, May 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Maurice Mars

  7. Healthcare Workers’ Perspectives of mHealth Adoption Factors in the Developing World: Scoping Review

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Maurice Mars

  8. A Survey of Telemedicine Use by Doctors in District Hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Maurice Mars

  9. A healthcare workers’ mHealth adoption instrument for the developing world

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maurice Mars

  10. The effect of an integrated electronic medical record system on malaria out-patient case management in a Ugandan health facility

    Article • Health Informatics Journal, October 2022, SAGE Publications

    Maurice Mars

  11. Validation of an Interoperability Framework for Linking mHealth Apps to Electronic Record Systems in Botswana: Expert Survey Study (Preprint)

    Article • July 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Maurice Mars

  12. An Audit and Survey of Informal Use of Instant Messaging for Dermatology in District Hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Maurice Mars

  13. A review of teleradiology in Africa – Towards mobile teleradiology in Nigeria

    Article • South African Journal of Radiology, January 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Maurice Mars

  14. Telemedicine Options to address identified healthcare needs in Botswana

    Article • Digital Health, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Benson Ncube, Maurice Mars

  15. The development of an instrument to predict patients’ adoption of mHealth in the developing world

    Article • Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, January 2022, Elsevier

    Maurice Mars

  16. WhatsApp in Clinical Practice—The Challenges of Record Keeping and Storage. A Scoping Review

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Maurice Mars

  17. Development of a conceptual framework for linking mHealth applications to eRecord systems in Botswana

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maurice Mars

  18. Interoperability opportunities and challenges in linking mhealth applications and eRecord systems: Botswana as an exemplar

    Article • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maurice Mars

  19. Interoperability frameworks linking mHealth applications to electronic record systems

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maurice Mars

  20. Dos and don’ts for mHealth-based clinical support among clinicians in South Africa: Results from a 1-day workshop

    Article • South African Medical Journal, April 2021, Health and Medical Publishing Group

    Maurice Mars

  21. Information and communication technology to enhance continuing professional development (CPD) and continuing medical education (CME) for Rwanda: a scoping review of reviews

    Article • BMC Medical Education, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maurice Mars

  22. DigiHealthDay 2020 (Abstracts)

    Article • Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth, March 2021, University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Maurice Mars

  23. Development of a “Cellphone Stewardship Framework”: Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Issues

    Article • Telemedicine and e-Health, March 2021, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Maurice Mars

  24. COVID-19 and eHealth: A Promise or Peril Paradox?

    Article • Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth, January 2021, University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Maurice Mars

  25. EHealth Investment Appraisal in Africa: A Scoping Review

    Article • INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, January 2021, SAGE Publications

    Maurice Mars

  26. The need for a telemedicine strategy for Botswana? A scoping review and situational assessment

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Benson Ncube, Maurice Mars

  27. Applicability of the five case model to African eHealth investment decisions

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maurice Mars

  28. Validation of an e-health readiness assessment framework for developing countries

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maurice Mars

  29. Response to Smith et al.: Telehealth for global emergencies: Implications for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

    Article • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, June 2020, SAGE Publications

    Maurice Mars

  30. Use of smartphone-based instant messaging services in medical practice: a cross-sectional study

    Article • Sao Paulo Medical Journal, February 2020, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Maurice Mars

  31. eHealth – Influencing Behaviour Change More, and More, … and More

    Article • Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth, January 2020, University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Maurice Mars

  32. Review of patients’ perspectives of m-health adoption factors in the developing world. Development of a proposed conceptual framework

    Article • Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, January 2020, Elsevier

    Maurice Mars

  33. Behaviour Change and e-Health – Looking Broadly: A Scoping Narrative Review

    Article • January 2020, IOS Press

    Maurice Mars

  34. WhatsApp guidelines – what guidelines? A literature review

    Article • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, October 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  35. Development of an eHealth Readiness Assessment Framework for Botswana and Other Developing Countries: Interview Study

    Article • JMIR Medical Informatics, August 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Maurice Mars

  36. Assessing core, e-learning, clinical and technology readiness to integrate telemedicine at public health facilities in Uganda: a health facility – based survey

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maurice Mars

  37. Development of an evidence-based e-health readiness assessment framework for Uganda

    Article • Health Information Management Journal, April 2019, SAGE Publications

    Maurice Mars

  38. Here We Go Again - 'Digital Health'

    Article • Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth, January 2019, University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Maurice Mars

  39. Exploration of benefits realisation management for teledermatology scale-up framework development and sustainable scaling

    Article • Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, January 2019, Elsevier

    Maurice Mars

  40. Development of an eHealth Readiness Assessment Framework for Botswana and Other Developing Countries: Interview Study (Preprint)

    Article • November 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Maurice Mars

  41. Critical Analysis of e-Health Interoperability Frameworks – A Review of Reviews (Preprint)

    Article • November 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Maurice Mars

  42. Teledermatology scale-up frameworks: a structured review and critique

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maurice Mars

  43. Design Requirements for a Teledermatology Scale-up Framework

    Article • South African Computer Journal, July 2018, South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists

    Maurice Mars

  44. Assessing the efficacy of asynchronous telehealth-based hearing screening and diagnostic services using automated audiometry in a rural South African school

    Article • South African Journal of Communication Disorders, July 2018, AOSIS Open Journals

    Maurice Mars

  45. A Teledermatology Scale-Up Framework and Roadmap for Sustainable Scaling: Evidence-Based Development

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, June 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Maurice Mars

  46. 22nd Conference of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth and Moroccan Society for Telemedicine and eHealth 2017 - Casablanca 2017

    Article • Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth, May 2018, University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Maurice Mars

  47. Increasing Need for an eHealth Impact Framework for Africa (Preprint)

    Article • May 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Maurice Mars

  48. Patients’ understanding of telemedicine terms required for informed consent when translated into Kiswahili

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maurice Mars

  49. Consent: A Luta Continua

    Article • Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth, April 2018, University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Maurice Mars

  50. Validity of automated threshold audiometry in school aged children

    Article • International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, February 2018, Elsevier

    Maurice Mars

  51. A Teledermatology Scale-Up Framework and Roadmap for Sustainable Scaling: Evidence-Based Development (Preprint)

    Article • January 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Maurice Mars

  52. Assessment of health provider readiness for telemedicine services in Uganda

    Article • Health Information Management Journal, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Maurice Mars

  53. Instant Messaging in Dermatology: A Literature Review

    Article • January 2018, IOS Press

    Maurice Mars

  54. Security and Other Ethical Concerns of Instant Messaging in Healthcare

    Article • January 2018, IOS Press

    Maurice Mars

  55. Selfie Telemedicine – What Are the Legal and Regulatory Issues?

    Article • January 2018, IOS Press

    Maurice Mars

  56. Being Spontaneous: The Future of Telehealth Implementation?

    Article • Telemedicine and e-Health, September 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Maurice Mars

  57. Barriers and opportunities to implementation of sustainable e-Health programmes in Uganda: A literature review

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, May 2017, AOSIS Open Journals

    Maurice Mars

  58. Smart phones make smart referrals

    Article • Burns, February 2017, Elsevier

    Maurice Mars

  59. Critical analysis of e-health readiness assessment frameworks: suitability for application in developing countries

    Article • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, December 2016, SAGE Publications

    Kabelo Leonard Mauco, Maurice Mars

  60. Unintended Consequences of Tele Health and their Possible Solutions

    Article • Yearbook of Medical Informatics, August 2016, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maurice Mars

  61. Reality versus regulation

    Article • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  62. The use of telehealth services to facilitate audiological management for children: A scoping review and content analysis

    Article • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, April 2016, SAGE Publications

    Maurice Mars

  63. E-Health Interoperability Landscape: Botswana

    Article • January 2016, ACTA Press

    Maurice Mars

  64. E-waste Management as an Indicator of e-health Readiness-An Overview of the Botswana Landscape

    Article • January 2016, ACTA Press

    Maurice Mars

  65. A Review and Critique of Teledermatology in the South African Public Health Sector

    Article • January 2016, IOS Press

    Maurice Mars

  66. The Same Language Speak We Do – Consensus Terminology for Telehealth

    Article • January 2016, IOS Press

    Maurice Mars

  67. WhatsApp in Clinical Practice: A Literature Review

    Article • January 2016, IOS Press

    Maurice Mars

  68. An Investigation into the Use of 3G Mobile Communications to Provide Telehealth Services in Rural KwaZulu-Natal

    Article • Telemedicine and e-Health, February 2015, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  69. Tele-Education in South Africa

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, November 2014, Frontiers

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  70. A model for determining baseline morphometrics of skeletal myofibres

    Article • Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, February 2014, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  71. The creation of a measurable contusion injury in skeletal muscle

    Article • Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, February 2014, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  72. Ethical considerations of mobile phone use by patients in KwaZulu-Natal: Obstacles for mHealth?

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, January 2014, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  73. Refocussing our attention on ‘need’ in the application of telehealth

    Article • January 2014, IOS Press

    Maurice Mars

  74. The spectrum of needed e-Health capacity building – towards a conceptual framework for e-Health ‘training’

    Article • January 2014, IOS Press

    Maurice Mars

  75. Pitfalls in computer housekeeping by doctors and nurses in KwaZulu-Natal: No malicious intent

    Article • BMC Medical Ethics, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  76. Telemedicine and Advances in Urban and Rural Healthcare Delivery in Africa

    Article • Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, November 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  77. Principles and Framework for eHealth Strategy Development

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, July 2013, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Maurice Mars

  78. Bilateral Wilms’ tumour in a developing country: a descriptive study

    Article • Pediatric Surgery International, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor G P Hadley, Maurice Mars

  79. Creation of a contusion injury in rabbit skeletal muscle using a drop-mass technique

    Article • Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, February 2013, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  80. Telemedicine Service Use: A New Metric

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, December 2012, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  81. Using Personal Handheld Computing Devices for Personalizing Healthcare

    Article • Yearbook of Medical Informatics, August 2012, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maurice Mars

  82. Effectiveness and feasibility of telepsychiatry in resource constrained environments? A systematic review of the evidence

    Article • African Journal of Psychiatry, July 2012, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Maurice Mars

  83. Forensic telepsychiatry : a possible solution for South Africa?

    Article • African Journal of Psychiatry, July 2012, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Maurice Mars

  84. Practice guidelines for videoconference-based telepsychiatry in South Africa

    Article • African Journal of Psychiatry, July 2012, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Maurice Mars

  85. Guest Editorial: Telepsychiatry in Africa – A Way Forward?

    Article • African Journal of Psychiatry, July 2012, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Maurice Mars

  86. Videoconference-based education for psychiatry registrars at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Article • African Journal of Psychiatry, July 2012, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Maurice Mars

  87. HIV Drug-Resistant Patient Information Management, Analysis, and Interpretation

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, June 2012, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  88. A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Videoconference-Based Tele-Education for Medical and Nursing Education

    Article • Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  89. Readiness of health-care institutions in KwaZulu-Natal to implement telepsychiatry

    Article • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, February 2012, SAGE Publications

    Maurice Mars

  90. Introduction: e-Health in Africa

    Article • Telemedicine and e-Health, January 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  91. Retrospective Return on Investment Analysis of an Electronic Treatment Adherence Device Piloted in the Northern Cape Province

    Article • Telemedicine and e-Health, January 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  92. Building the Capacity to Build Capacity in e-Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: The KwaZulu-Natal Experience

    Article • Telemedicine and e-Health, January 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  93. e-Education in paediatric surgery: a role for recorded seminars in areas of low bandwidth in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Pediatric Surgery International, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor G P Hadley, Maurice Mars

  94. Impact of the South African Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002 on regional and district hospitals designated for mental health care in KwaZulu-Natal

    Article • South African Medical Journal, October 2010, Health and Medical Publishing Group

    Maurice Mars

  95. Health Capacity Development Through Telemedicine in Africa

    Article • Yearbook of Medical Informatics, August 2010, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maurice Mars

  96. Global E-Health Policy: A Work In Progress

    Article • Health Affairs, February 2010, Health Affairs

    Maurice Mars

  97. Telehealth in audiology: The need and potential to reach underserved communities

    Article • International Journal of Audiology, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor De Wet Swanepoel, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Maurice Mars

  98. Hearing health-care delivery in sub-Saharan Africa – a role for tele-audiology

    Article • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, December 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor De Wet Swanepoel, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Maurice Mars

  99. Transforming Systems of Care for Children in the Global Community

    Article • Pediatric Annals, October 2009, SLACK, Inc.

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  100. Teledermatology by videoconference: Experience of a pilot project

    Article • South African Family Practice, May 2008, AOSIS Open Journals

    Maurice Mars

  101. Compressed Air Massage Hastens Healing of the Diabetic Foot

    Article • Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, February 2008, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Maurice Mars

  102. Postgraduate medical education in paediatric surgery: videoconferencing—a possible solution for Africa?

    Article • Pediatric Surgery International, December 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor G P Hadley, Maurice Mars

  103. Telemedicine in KwaZulu-Natal: From failure to cautious optimism

    Article • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, December 2007, SAGE Publications

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  104. Telemedicine in veterinary practice

    Article • Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, June 2006, Medpharm Publications

    Maurice Mars

  105. Hypertension in a cohort of African children with renal tumours

    Article • Pediatric Surgery International, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor G P Hadley, Maurice Mars

  106. Compressed air massage causes capillary dilation in untraumatised skeletal muscle: a morphometric and ultrastructural study

    Article • Physiotherapy, September 2005, Elsevier

    Maurice Mars

  107. Shoulder pathoanatomy in marathon kayakers

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, July 2004, BMJ

    Maurice Mars

  108. A Morphometric And Ultrastructural Evaluation of Capillaries In Rabbit Vastus Lateralis Muscle Before and After Compressed Air Massage

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, July 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maurice Mars

  109. Changes In The Size Of Capillaries In Rabbit Skeletal Muscle Following Deep Transverse Friction and Compressed Air Massage

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, July 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maurice Mars

  110. The Effect of Compressed Air Massage On The Morphology Of Untraumatised Rabbit Skeletal Muscle

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, July 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maurice Mars

  111. Ultrastructural Changes in Untraumatised Rabbit Skeletal Muscle Treated with Deep Transverse Friction

    Article • Physiotherapy, July 2003, Elsevier

    Maurice Mars

  112. Letter to the Editor

    Article • Pediatric Surgery International, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maurice Mars

  113. A simple telemedicine system using a digital camera

    Article • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, August 2000, SAGE Publications

    Maurice Mars

  114. An audit of clinical teaching in paediatric surgery to interns and surgical registrars

    Article • Academic Medicine, October 1999, Wiley

    Professor G P Hadley, Maurice Mars

  115. The role of thromboelastography in the management of children with snake-bite in southern Africa

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, March 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maurice Mars

  116. High Intensity Exercise: A Cause of Lymphocyte Apoptosis?

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, August 1998, Elsevier

    Maurice Mars

  117. Raised intracompartmental pressure and compartment syndromes

    Article • Injury, July 1998, Elsevier

    Professor G P Hadley, Maurice Mars

  118. A comparison of laser doppler fluxmetry and transcutaneous oxygen pressure measurement in the dysvascular patient requiring amputation

    Article • European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, July 1998, Elsevier

    Maurice Mars

  119. Raised compartmental pressure in children: a basis for management

    Article • Injury, April 1998, Elsevier

    Maurice Mars

  120. The effect of Gallium Aluminium Arsenide laser on fibroblast activity: An in vitro dosimetry study

    Article • South African Journal of Physiotherapy, February 1998, AOSIS Open Journals

    Maurice Mars

  121. The response of the dietary anti-oxidants vitamin E and vitamin C to oxidative stress in pre-eclampsia

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Maurice Mars

  122. Choosing the proximal anastomosis in aortobifemoral bypass

    Article • BJS, October 1997, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maurice Mars

  123. Towards reducing the trauma of direct intracompartmental pressure measurement for children: an in vitro assessment of small-diameter needles

    Article • Pediatric Surgery International, February 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor G P Hadley, Maurice Mars

  124. Morphological aspects of microarterial anastomoses : a comparison of nylon with polydioxanone

    Article • British Journal of Plastic Surgery, January 1995, Elsevier

    Maurice Mars

  125. Traumatic arteriovenous fistula: Experience with 202 patients

    Article • BJS, September 1994, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maurice Mars

  126. Failure of pulse oximetry in the assessment of raised limb intracompartmental pressure

    Article • Injury, August 1994, Elsevier

    Professor G P Hadley, Maurice Mars

  127. The Effect of Post-Operative Bleeding on Compartment Pressure

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), April 1994, SAGE Publications

    Maurice Mars

  128. The Effect of Tourniquet Release on Intra-Compartmental Pressure in the Bandaged and Unbandaged Limb

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), June 1991, SAGE Publications

    Maurice Mars

  129. A histometric analysis of skeletal myofibers following 90 min of tourniquet ischemia and reperfusion

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, February 1991, Elsevier

    Professor Maurice Mars, Maurice Mars

  130. Hands up ? A preliminary study on the effect of post-operative hand elevation

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), November 1988, SAGE Publications

    Maurice Mars

  131. Transcutaneous oxygen tension as a predictor of success after an amputation.

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, October 1988, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maurice Mars