Department of Paediatrics, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, Cambridgeshire, UK
Department of Digital Health, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, UK.
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2023 Jun;108(3):214-217. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322022. Epub 2022 Jun 13.
Digital health education develops an understanding of the pragmatic use of digital technologies, including health apps, artificial intelligence and wearables, in the National Health Service (NHS). Staff should feel confident accessing up-to-date, quality-assured digital health solutions.Digital health is a high priority in government, NHS organisations and Royal Colleges. However, there is a gap between what is expected and the education of staff or medical students to enable implementation.Digital health education needs to be up to date and universally included within training, continuing professional development activities and medical school curriculums.During COVID-19, more families across the UK became digitally enabled with school, council, charities and governments providing access to devices, WiFi and mobile data for those that needed it. Improved digital access brings equalities in access to health information and healthcare professionals. Health app use sharply rose during COVID-19, as patients self-managed and took control of their conditions, but most health apps do not reach NHS standards.Paediatricians are well positioned to advise on appropriate health app use and advocate for improved patient access to solutions.Many paediatricians adopted remote video consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic but could soon adopt more digital health strategies to remotely track, monitor and manage conditions remotely.Patient management now includes remote consultations and digital health solutions; therefore, medical histories should capture digital access, environments and literacy.This article explains the importance of digital health education, lists accessible resources and provides examples of health apps that can be recommended.
数字健康教育培养了对数字技术（包括健康应用程序、人工智能和可穿戴设备）在国民保健服务（NHS）中的实际应用的理解。员工应该有信心获取最新的、经过质量保证的数字健康解决方案。数字健康是政府、NHS 组织和皇家学院的高度优先事项。然而，在员工或医学生的教育方面，期望与实际情况之间存在差距，无法实现数字健康的实施。数字健康教育需要与时俱进，并普遍纳入培训、持续专业发展活动和医学院课程中。在 COVID-19 期间，英国更多的家庭实现了数字化，学校、议会、慈善机构和政府为有需要的人提供设备、Wi-Fi 和移动数据。数字接入的改善带来了获取健康信息和医疗保健专业人员的平等机会。在 COVID-19 期间，健康应用程序的使用急剧上升，因为患者自我管理并控制自己的病情，但大多数健康应用程序都未达到 NHS 标准。儿科医生非常适合就适当使用健康应用程序提供建议，并倡导改善患者获得解决方案的机会。许多儿科医生在 COVID-19 大流行期间采用了远程视频咨询，但很快可能会采用更多的数字健康策略，以便远程跟踪、监测和管理病情。现在，患者管理包括远程咨询和数字健康解决方案；因此，病史应记录数字访问、环境和读写能力。本文解释了数字健康教育的重要性，列出了可访问的资源，并提供了一些可以推荐的健康应用程序示例。
