Remote Consultation in Primary Care, Gebunden

Blurb

This book provides useful information on dealing with remote consultation, exploring the most frequent clinical scenarios and offering guidance on managing patients. It represents a comprehensive manual on remote consultation, whether conducted by phone or video, structured in 4 sections. The first section presents the need for a paradigm shift and describes the epidemiology of remote consultation. It also addresses the feasibility and features of remote consultation in rural and low-income settings. The second part guides the reader through the various steps of a consultation, emphasizing the significance of considering those phases as consequential and all having paramount importance. It also showcases different models for triage and consultation. The third part of the book presents the most frequent clinical scenarios encountered. Finally, the fourth part explores the future landscape of consultation.

This book will be a valuable tool for Family Physicians, any other physician involved in remote consultation, and nurses.