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Table 1 Health professionals and key stakeholder interview participants

From: What do patients with diabetes and providers think of an innovative Australian model of remote diabetic retinopathy screening? A qualitative study

Position

Role in the programme

Health professionals

 Eye screening coordinator

Coordinates the screening programme from the rural hub and visits remote communities to capture fundal images

 Registered nurse screener

Visits remote communities to capture fundal images

 Diabetes educator

Travels with the DR screening team providing diabetes education

 Indigenous outreach worker

Contacts local people with diabetes in remote communities and is involved in screening visits

 General practitioner grader

Receives fundal images, identifying and grading DR and suggesting appropriate management

 ‘Buddy’ ophthalmologist

Provides support to the programme and follows-up screen-positive patients during visits to the region

Key stakeholders

 Visiting ophthalmologist

Provides visiting ophthalmology services to the region

 Optometrist

Provides visiting optometry services to three remote communities visited by the RODRS programme

 Director of the health district

Leader of health service coordination in the region