UCLA and Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Regions Hospital & HealthPartners, 401 Phalen Boulevard, St Paul, MN 55130, USA.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2019 Feb;45(1):113-126. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2018.09.010.
The exponential growth in technology has had a significant effect on the practice of medicine and will likely transform the practice of medicine. In this article, the authors review select technologies that are already influencing the practice of rheumatology. Social media Websites such as Twitter are now important sources of information and discussion for health care professionals interested in rheumatology. Virtual reality is an innovative technology with great potential for acute and chronic pain management. The authors also review several low-cost technology alternatives to commonly used tools used in rheumatology.
科技的指数级增长对医学实践产生了重大影响，并可能改变医学实践。本文作者回顾了一些已经影响风湿病学实践的选定技术。Twitter 等社交媒体网站现在是对风湿病学感兴趣的医疗保健专业人员的重要信息和讨论来源。虚拟现实是一种具有巨大潜力的创新技术，可用于急性和慢性疼痛管理。作者还回顾了几种低成本技术替代方案，这些替代方案常用于风湿病学中常用的工具。
