Department of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital, 28 Oki Drive NW, T3B 6A8, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2024 Jun 5;22(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s12969-024-00978-0.
Many children with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases are unrecognized. Identifying these children requires health care provider awareness, knowledge, and skills to recognize disease features and how (and when) to refer to specialist care. The aim of this paper is to highlight the need for better access to health care, review the essential role that education and virtual care play to address unmet need in low resource areas and especially to expand workforce capacity. Using collaborative partnerships, virtual platforms, and innovative assessment methods, musculoskeletal care and education can be delivered to reach a greater audience than ever before. Increased awareness through multiple initiatives and readily available resources are imperative to improve global rheumatology care.
The needs of children with rheumatic diseases and musculoskeletal conditions are vastly underserved around the world resulting in preventable morbidity and mortality. Expanded implementation of virtual education and e-health care platforms provides an opportunity to increase access to care for children globally.
许多患有风湿和肌肉骨骼疾病的儿童未被识别。识别这些儿童需要医疗保健提供者具备认识疾病特征的意识、知识和技能，以及了解何时以及如何将其转介至专业医疗保健机构。本文旨在强调需要更好地获得医疗保健，审查教育和虚拟护理的重要作用，以解决资源匮乏地区的未满足需求，特别是扩大劳动力能力。通过合作伙伴关系、虚拟平台和创新评估方法，可以提供肌肉骨骼护理和教育，以覆盖比以往任何时候都更多的受众。通过多项举措和现成的资源提高认识，对于改善全球风湿病护理至关重要。
全世界范围内，患有风湿性疾病和肌肉骨骼疾病的儿童的需求得不到充分满足，导致可预防的发病率和死亡率。扩大虚拟教育和电子医疗保健平台的实施为全球儿童获得医疗保健提供了机会。
