#BUPresearch2014 #2 Telemedicine Use in International Relief Efforts. Virtual Mentor. 2014 Dec 1;16(12):997-1001. Asemota E, Kovarik CL. Physician shortages and ever -increasing patient volume are longstanding problem s in medicine . The problem is particularly acute in specialties such as dermatology and dermatopathology: dermatologists account for only 1 percent of US physicians and are underrepresented in resource-constrained areas [1, 2]. In developing countries, rural and displaced communities, and regions affected by war, natural disasters, epidemics, and influxes of immigrants and refugees, these shortages of doctors are even more severe [3]. Telemedicine provides a consultation platform for triage, diagnosis, and management decisions and plays a fundamental role in humanitarian efforts to increase access to care in remote areas, reduce health inequities , and strengthen health systems in the developing world [4]. The increasing use of information and communication technologies is transforming medicine and amplifying access to expertise to relieve suffering in areas of greatest need. Full text: virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2014/12/pdf/stas2-1412.pdf
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