Telemedizin in der Pädiatrischen Onkologie - Ergebnisse einer Fragebogenaktion des Kompetenznetzes Pädiatrische Onkologie -

Abstract

1. The need for further detailed information on implementation and for help in technical realization of telemedicine applications was expressed by all participants. 2. The majority expected practical advantages from telemedicine communication and anticipated that telemedicine will increase quality in treating children with cancer. 3. Expert consultation (study chairman, reference radiologists) is stated as to be most important. 4. Thirty-three of 46 physicians (72 %) believe that telemedicine will reduce costs in medical care within the next years. 5. It is anticipated that the introduction of telemedicine is time consuming. 6. The lack of available medical informatics competence and manpower was regarded as the most important obstacle. 7. Data security and standardization, transfer speed and transmission quality are considered most important. 8. Most of the institutions (91 %) use computers in the management of patients. Fourty-four (96 %) are connected to the Internet. 9. Thirty-seven of 46 institutions were prepared to invest in the implementation of telemedicine. This analysis demonstrates that the use of telemedicine is expected to become standard in pediatric oncology, while the existing infrastructure and status of information regarding this subject at present are insufficient. The most pressing practical need for telemedicine applications is seen in the field of electronic expert consultation. Hence, the Telemedicine-Project of the GPOH Competence Net will focus on this aspect first.

Point of view of the Italians pediatric scientific societies about the pediatric care during the COVID-19 lockdown: what has changed and future prospects for restarting

“…However, the advantages by "telemedicine" reported by various societies are in agreement with those already described in the literature [15][16][17][18]. These advantages were represented primarily by a reduction in travel and emergency care costs, better use of resources, secondary improved monitoring of chronic patients, and finally reduced risk of infection and hospital overcrowding.…”

“…Not applicable. 17 Società Italiana di Urologia Pediatrica, Rome, Italy. 18 Società Italiana di Allergologia e Immunologia Pediatrica, Milan, Italy.…”