Telemedicine in pediatric rheumatology: this is the time for the community to embrace a new way of clinical practice.
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J
; 18(1): 85, 2020 Oct 31.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-901891
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The use of telemedicine in pediatric rheumatology has been historically low. The current COVID 19 global pandemic has forced a paradigm shift with many centers rapidly adopting virtual visits to conduct care resulting in rapid expansion of use of telemedicine amongst practices. BODY This commentary discusses practical tips for physicians including guidance around administrative and governance issues, preparation for telemedicine, involving the multidisciplinary care team, and teaching considerations. We also outline a standard proforma and smart phrases for the electronic health record. A proposed variation of the validated pediatric gait arms legs spine examination (pGALS) called the video pGALS (VpGALS) as a means of conducting virtual pediatric rheumatology physical examination is presented.CONCLUSION:
This commentary provides a starting framework for telemedicine use in pediatric rheumatology and further work on validation and acceptability is needed.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pediatrics
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Physical Examination
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Rheumatology
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Telemedicine
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Coronavirus Infections
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Videoconferencing
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
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Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12969-020-00476-z
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