A letter to the editor in the Telemedicine and eHealth journal, written by Dr Robin Ohannessian, was released earlier last year, describing the expansion of telemedicine, otherwise known as telehealth, on the current global health care system.

Louis Lareng was a French medical doctor, politician and professor. He came from a small town near Toulouse, a city in the south west of France, close to where Airbus is manufactured. He created the first emergency medical services in the country named SAMU, Service d’Aide Médicale Urgente and was a pioneer in telemedicine. Before […]

Could telemedicine become a standard in the future for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)? Absolutely. Patients with MS face barriers accessing specialty care for both evaluation and treatment on a regular basis. Telemedicine is a potential bridge to close this access gap due to distance and/or disability.  In 2019, the theme of World MS day was […]

Telemedicine has become more integrated into the delivery of effective care for women’s health with a range of potential uses including (but not limited to): – Teleconsultations to access specialists for discussion regarding a range of topics such as contraception– Remote monitoring of maternal health before and after pregnancy, and chronic illnesses including adenomyosis and […]

As healthcare advances, nurses continue to expand in their roles. Nurses are known for being flexible and innovative, and telemedicine offers exciting opportunities and benefits for patients while also enabling nurses to be on the forefront of providing quality care.

Despite being supported by literature, hypertension monitoring is not yet a routine activity embedded in healthcare systems and should be encouraged

Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Yet, there are still nearly 20 million unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children in the world today. Telemedicine should help.

A significant roadblock to healthcare and telemedicine that, we believe, is not often considered is language. If telemedicine aims to provide on-demand healthcare, it must first begin to integrate greater language access and create better accessibility for all.

The world’s largest telehealth innovation and networking event, the annual American Telemedicine Association (ATA) conference for 2019 took place, on April 14 to 16, in New Orleans, USA.

Health is a human right, yet there is still inequality in global healthcare. This World Health Day, on April 7th, the WHO focused on universal health coverage (UHC) for everyone, everywhere #HealthforAll. Telemedicine is one way to reach this objective.

The integration of telemedicine into routine clinical care is still limited today despite substantial investments. Although many may point the finger to misjudged financial or care models, a large contributor may simply be the lack of availability of necessary education and training (ET) for healthcare professionals.

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases with over 1 million people losing their lives annually and many more continuing to contract the preventable and curable disease. One third of all TB cases are reported in some of the poorest countries in the world, with the highest reported cases found in India, […]

Last year, Télémedecine 360 provided a speech on the financing situation of telemedicine in France at the 23rd ISFTeH conference in Morocco. A year on, the 24th ISFTeH conference is held with the 3rd Portugal eHealth Summit in Lisbon.

Highlights of Télémédecine 360 activities in 2018

Here are some of the highlights for Télémédecine 360 in 2017. May 2018 be a successful year for telemedicine!