Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital, London, UK.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2022 Jul 9;35(2). doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac078.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, performing a surgeon's duties has become challenging while adhering to social distancing mandates. To aid in the continuity of healthcare services, rapid implementation of digital communication tools became a necessity. This is an account of experiences using digital communication platforms, namely Microsoft Teams and Zoom, for clinical and educative purposes in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the UK. While enabling ongoing virtual clinical meetings, conferences and learning opportunities for residents with little face-to-face contact, are these digital communication platforms keeping us connected or isolated?
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，在遵守保持社交距离的规定的同时执行外科医生的职责变得具有挑战性。为了帮助维持医疗保健服务的连续性，迅速实施数字通信工具成为必要。这是在英国胸心外科领域出于临床和教育目的使用 Microsoft Teams 和 Zoom 等数字通信平台的经验介绍。虽然这些数字通信平台使住院医师能够继续进行虚拟临床会议、会议和学习机会，而无需面对面接触，但它们是让我们保持联系还是孤立？
