Practising oncology via telemedicine.
Practising oncology via telemedicine.
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DOI：
10.1258/1357633971930869
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发表时间：
1997-01-01
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Allen, A
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作者：
Doolittle, G C;Allen, A
虽然有越来越多的远程医疗方案在美国，很少有提供远程肿瘤学服务，使远程医疗在临床肿瘤学实践中的作用还没有得到充分的界定。在堪萨斯，远程医疗已成功地用于直接病人护理。它也是一种为癌症患者提供支持性护理的方法，包括评估疼痛和营养。此外，电视转播的肿瘤会议和护理教育课程可以帮助较小的社区发展一定水平的专业知识，使患者能够在当地接受治疗。远程医疗在未来很可能用于接触国家和国际癌症专家，并通过合作小组试验参与新的癌症治疗方案。在通过远程医疗进行肿瘤学实践时，存在一些独特的问题，包括技术（交互式视频和放射照片审查）和实践（患者/肿瘤学家偏好和医患沟通）方面的问题。到目前为止，在远程肿瘤学领域发表的文章很少，关于其功效、成本效益和最佳组织结构的研究仍在进行中。然而，远程医疗似乎是肿瘤学实践中的一种有用技术。
Although there are increasing numbers of telemedicine programmes in the USA, few have offered teleoncology services, so that the role of telemedicine in the practice of clinical oncology has yet to be fully defined. Telemedicine has been used successfully for direct patient care in Kansas. It is also a method of providing supportive care for the cancer patient, including assessments of pain and nutrition. In addition, televised tumour conferences and nursing education courses can help smaller communities develop a level of expertise that allows patients to be treated locally. Telemedicine may well be used in future for access to national and international cancer experts, and for participation in new cancer treatment protocols through cooperative group trials. When practising oncology via telemedicine, there are unique problems, including issues regarding technology (interactive video and radiograph review) and practice (patient/oncologist preferences and doctor-patient communication). Very little has been published in the area of tele-oncology so far, and studies concerning its efficacy, cost-effectiveness and the best organizational structure are still in progress. However, telemedicine appears to be a useful technique in the practice of oncology.