Medical Student Training in eHealth: Scoping Review

EN BREF ...

"In 2018, a survey by the Canadian Medical Association showed that approximately “75% of Canadians believe new technologies could solve existing issues in [the] health care system” [1]. In reality, such technologies are continually being developed to address health care needs in diverse fields. For instance, remote medical interventions can enable access to health care in rural areas as well as support diabetes management [2,3]. Medical mobile apps can enhance asthma management [4]. Artificial intelligence (AI) can measure cancer risk or predict mental health outcomes [5,6]. The concept that is defined by the use of such technologies in health care is termed eHealth [7]. As the COVID-19 pandemic challenges health care systems worldwide, eHealth technologies enable physicians to continue to provide medical consultations while maintaining social distancing. In this context, clinicians must “conduct more virtual consultations than before, while uncertain about how to do so effectively.” This crisis also highlights the need for innovative approaches in health care [8]. eHealth encompasses many technologies and is not limited to remote medical interventions." En bref issu de l'étude.