Telemedicine: a review of the literature.

The growth of technological innovations in computer science, high-resolution digital image compression, robotics and Internet had a great impact in the process of delivering medical information. We present a report that focus on the wide range of types and applications of telemedicine, such as tele-...

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Autores: Soirefmann, Mariana, Blom, Melissa Brauner, Leopoldo, Larissa, Cestari, Tania
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/2973
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/2973
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Telemedicina
Tele-educação
Teledermatologia
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Sumario:The growth of technological innovations in computer science, high-resolution digital image compression, robotics and Internet had a great impact in the process of delivering medical information. We present a report that focus on the wide range of types and applications of telemedicine, such as tele-education, tele-health care, cost-effectiveness e the way this model is present in Brazil. At Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, the Dermatology Department aims to inte-grate telemedicine in the educational curriculum of the Medical School, through the use of the Cybertutor plataform for teaching Dermatology.