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The transatlantic telemedicine summit was convened to facilitate the international exchange of ideas and experienices regarding, anticipated obstacles to the deployment of telemedicine in and among Atlantic Rim countries. Presented here is a review and summary of the summit, as well as the principal recommendations derived from the proceedings. These recommendations provide a basis for the further development of cooperative efforts in international telemedicine (AU)
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Telemedicina , Redes de Comunicação de Computadores , Serviços de Saúde , Estratégias de Saúde Regionais , LegislaçãoRESUMO
Telecommunications from telephone and radio to two-way audio, video, facsimile (fax), and digital imaging via satelite transmission have been used in reponses to disasters. Current and rapidly emerging communications technology offers the prospect of enormously expanded and more efficient application in predisaster, acute, and postdisaster rehabilitation activities. A survey of present and potential roles for telemedicine in disaster medicine will be presented with particular focus on initial on going medical needs assessment, prevention programs, and emergency assistance for provision of emergency care of victims, care for other survivors, and public health and sanitation services. Attention will also focus on telemedicine in education and training, disaster response exercises, development of comprehensive plans, and research. Finally, the essential relationship between the routine utilization of telemedicine in predisaster health care and effective employment in disaster situations will be discussed (AU)
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Telemedicina , Medicina , Desastres , Meios de Comunicação , TelecomunicaçõesRESUMO
National and Global Health have dramatically improved since the end of WWII. This has been primarily the result of public health actions. Public health is information transfer. The information superhighway can markedly improve public health, but public health and prevention have been neglected. Tele medicine, but it should. We have outlined a global health network to address this. The global health network consists of 1) connectivity of all people in public health worjdwide. 2)tele-monitoring of disease, the use telecommunication for disease monitoring. 3)establishment of a global health network university, a health network through the internet, 4)connecting health related non-government organizations, 5)establishment of a global health network research server to replace biomedical journals, 6)the training of cyberdocs, individual trained in public health and networking (AU)
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Redes de Comunicação de Computadores , Saúde Pública , Sistemas de Informação , Telecomunicações , TelemedicinaRESUMO
The use of telecommunications technology to provide health care at a distance coul transform health care delivery in the United States and around the world, many experts say. In this article commissioned for P/P, the author looks at the present and future of telemedicine. and discusses some of its medical, technical and ethical ramifications. (AU)
