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The Ethics and Legality of Using Personal Smartphones to take Medical Photographs
Photography in the medical profession is an asset that may help during patients’ follow-up, monitoring the progression of diseases, getting a second opinion and in medical educational activities. Advances in technology, specifically smartphones, have enabled medical professionals to obtain high-qual...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, College of Medicine & Health Sciences
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6736259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31538006 http://dx.doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2019.19.02.003 |
| Sumario: | Photography in the medical profession is an asset that may help during patients’ follow-up, monitoring the progression of diseases, getting a second opinion and in medical educational activities. Advances in technology, specifically smartphones, have enabled medical professionals to obtain high-quality photographs with minimal effort and photography experience. This article discusses the ethics and legality of using personal smartphones in a medical professional setting for medical photography. Written informed consent should always be obtained from the patient and should include details about how the photographs will be used. |
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