Elahssan Rabab, Shariff Farhana, OGrady Michael, Yousif Taha Ibrahim
Pediatric Department, Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, Ireland.
Sudan J Paediatr. 2022;22(1):5-9. doi: 10.24911/SJP.106-1591278403.
Telehealth (TH) is defined as the entire spectrum of activities used to deliver care remotely. It could either be provider-to-patient or provider-to-provider communications. TH can take place synchronously (via telephone and video), asynchronously (via patient portal messages, e-consults), and through virtual agents (chat) and wearable devices. It has been used to support access to specialised medical advice in remote areas in many countries all over the world. We discuss the potential use of TH Clinics in Sudan and propose guidance for establishing such services. The current pandemic of SARS-COVID-19 has increased the pressure on most health systems. This has challenged and urged for significant changes in the way we provide health care for both COVID and non-COVID cases. There is a great potential for improvement in services in many countries including Sudan with the use of TH.
远程医疗(TH)被定义为用于远程提供医疗服务的全部活动范围。它既可以是提供者与患者之间的通信,也可以是提供者与提供者之间的通信。远程医疗可以同步进行(通过电话和视频)、异步进行(通过患者门户网站消息、电子咨询),还可以通过虚拟代理(聊天)和可穿戴设备进行。在世界上许多国家,它已被用于支持偏远地区获得专业医疗建议。我们讨论了苏丹远程医疗诊所的潜在用途,并为建立此类服务提出指导意见。当前的SARS-CoV-2大流行增加了大多数卫生系统的压力。这对我们为新冠病例和非新冠病例提供医疗服务的方式提出了挑战,并促使其发生重大变化。包括苏丹在内的许多国家,利用远程医疗改善服务有很大潜力。