English | 2021 | PDF | 17 MB | 492 Pages
by Rifat Latifi, Charles R. Doarn, Ronald C. Merrell
Telemedicine and telehealth have
consistently been shown to be effective for remote areas or
limited-resource locations, regular medical and surgical practice,
primary care, second opinion, extreme conditions, major crises, and
disaster management. The aim of this book is to bring all aspects of
telemedicine and e-health to the reader, in a simple, make-sense
approach, in one tome. The book is structured in four parts with 29
chapters written by the best experts in the field from around the world,
including clinicians, scientists, and administrators of telemedicine
programs. Part I deals with basic principles of telemedicine and
telepresence. Historical journeys of telemedicine and strategies,
building sustainable telemedicine and telehealth programs in the United
States and in the Balkans, as well as incorporation of telemedicine in
the current ongoing pandemic COVID-19 are well described and are must
read. Current technological developments, rules and regulations, legal
and business aspects and consent are also addressed. Part II describes
strategies for building sustainable telemedicine and telehealth
programs. Telehealth patient portals and public-private partnership
modes of technology, as well the role of international telemedicine and
how to make it work, are valuable chapters of great significance. Part
III describes outcomes-based evidence clinical applications of
telemedicine in trauma, burns, intensive care, pediatric care,
psychiatry, and stroke. Finally, one important chapter for the readers
is the telemedicine for prison and jail population. The final part, Part
IV depicts surgical telementoring and teleproctoring, a chapter written
by 18 various surgical experts, a true gem for the readers. The book
ends with promises and hurdles of telemedicine in austere conditions.
Telemedicine,
Telehealth and Telepresence serves as a valuable resource that focuses
on providing patients care from a distance using store and forward
technology to live actual performance of operations at a distance.
ISBNs: 3030569160, 9783030569167, 978-3030569167, B08P4F3R1M
