COVID-19 pandemic and the great impulse to telemedicine : The basis of the WONCA Europe Statement on Telemedicine at the WHO Europe 70th Regional Meeting September 2020

Petrazzuoli, FerdinandoLund University,Lunds universitet,Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Family Medicine and Community Medicine,Lund University Research Groups,European General Practice Research Network,European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association (EURIPA) (author)

Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies to support the delivery of healthcare at a distance, guaranteeing patients healthcare by facilitating access where barriers exist; the COVID-19 pandemic has attracted worldwide interest in this field. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the main pros and cons of telemedicine, which serve as the basis of the WONCA Europe Statement at the WHO Europe 70th Regional Meeting on 14 September 2020. Pros of telemedicine include virtual healthcare at home, where patients receive support in certain conditions without leaving their houses. During a pandemic, it can be adopted to limit physical human interaction. Unfortunately, it can negatively affect the quality of the doctor-patient relationship, the quality of the physical examination, and the quality of care. Telemedicine requires effective infrastructure and robust investments to be feasible and effective.

Kurpas, DonataWrocław Medical University,European General Practice Research Network (author)
Vinker, ShlomoTel-Aviv University,European General Practice Research Network (author)
Sarkisova, Valentina (author)
Eleftheriou, Androulla (author)
Żakowicz, Anna (author)
Aarendonk, Diederik (author)
Ungan, MehmetEuropean General Practice Research Network,Ankara University (author)
Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicinForskargrupper vid Lunds universitet (creator_code:org_t)

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