Finley John P
Children's Heart Centre, IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Paediatr Child Health. 2009 Mar;14(3):156-8. doi: 10.1093/pch/14.3.156.
Telemedicine is now an integral part of regular clinical and educational activity in Canadian paediatric cardiac centres. Transmission of echocardiograms is available to most paediatric cardiology centres from regional hospitals, allowing cardiac diagnosis at a distance. Teleconferencing networks are in frequent use for educational purposes, case conferencing and consultation with families. Teleauscultation is being investigated for remote screening of murmurs in children.
远程医疗现已成为加拿大儿科心脏中心常规临床和教育活动不可或缺的一部分。大多数儿科心脏病学中心都可以从地区医院接收超声心动图传输,从而实现远程心脏诊断。电话会议网络经常用于教育目的、病例讨论以及与患儿家属的会诊。目前正在研究远程听诊用于儿童心脏杂音的远程筛查。