Telemedicine: a Bridge Over Knowledge Gaps in Healthcare.

IF 3.6 Q1 PEDIATRICS

Current pediatrics reports Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Epub Date: 2020-07-01 DOI:10.1007/s40124-020-00221-w

Evelyn Eisenstein, Cristiane Kopacek, Suzy Santana Cavalcante, Almir C Neves, Gustavo P Fraga, Luiz Ary Messina

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Purpose of the review: The purpose of the review is to describe the Brazilian Telemedicine University Network RUTE concerning the Special Interest Group of Children and Adolescents, the new SIG-COVID19-BR activities for continuing medical education, and to update relevant information regarding diagnosis and treatment, using digital technologies.

Recent findings: A total of 145 sessions of video and webconferences were held with the participation of 6575 health professionals, including medical students, interns, and residents. Major topics involved the healthcare of children and adolescents were combined with the emergence of a new pandemic plus the need to decrease the professional knowledge gaps in geographically distant hospitals.

Summary: Telemedicine is a cost-effective tool and a bridge to decrease health disparities access for proper care and assistance for any population. RUTE is a Brazilian model of telemedicine which has a positive impact attracting the participation of health professionals, and even more so, during the Covid-19 virus pandemic outbreak.

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远程医疗:跨越医疗保健知识鸿沟的桥梁。

审查的目的:审查的目的是描述巴西远程医疗大学网络RUTE关于儿童和青少年特别兴趣小组，sig - covid - 19- br继续医学教育的新活动，并使用数字技术更新有关诊断和治疗的相关信息。最近的发现:共举行了145次视频和网络会议，6575名卫生专业人员参加了会议，包括医学生、实习生和住院医生。涉及儿童和青少年保健的主要议题与新流行病的出现以及缩小地理位置遥远的医院专业知识差距的必要性相结合。摘要:远程医疗是一种具有成本效益的工具，也是缩小任何人群获得适当护理和援助的健康差距的桥梁。RUTE是巴西的远程医疗模式，在吸引卫生专业人员参与方面产生了积极影响，在Covid-19病毒大流行期间更是如此。

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Current pediatrics reports

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