ENT from afar: Opportunities for remote patient assessment, clinical management, teaching and learning.
Clin Otolaryngol
; 46(4): 689-691, 2021 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1191425
ABSTRACT
Remote communication in ENT has been expanding, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Conferences and teaching have moved online, enabling easier participation and reducing financial and environmental costs. Online multi-disciplinary meetings have recently been instigated in Africa to discuss management of cases in head and neck cancer, or cochlear implantation, expanding access and enhancing patient care. Remote patient consultation has also seen an explosion, but existing literature suggests some caution, particularly because many patients in ENT need an examination to enable definitive diagnosis. Ongoing experience will help us to better understand how remote communication will fit into our future working lives, and also where face-to-face interaction may still be preferable.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Otolaryngology
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Remote Consultation
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Needs Assessment
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Delivery of Health Care
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Education, Medical
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Otolaryngol
Journal subject:
Otolaryngology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Coa.13784
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