[Telecommunications and networks: perspectives and issues].
The transmission of images, audio, video and computed data provides new facilities in medicine. The uses of telemedicine include teleeducation, training, consulting, diagnostic or therapeutic assistance between remote medical teams, or consultation for remote patients without the need of displacement. Network, telemedicine technologies, perspectives for teaching, medical teams and patients, national legislation, current and new ethical problems raising from telemedicine applications are successively reviewed.
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Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, hôpital Rothschild, 33, boulevard de Picpus, 75571 Paris, France.
D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004501:Education, Medical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D019114:Remote Consultation; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence