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Integrating Digital Health into the Curriculum—Considerations on the Current Landscape and Future Developments

The intercession of widespread Internet access and use of mobile devices and wearables has increased the attention to the field of digital health as a novel means of providing patient care. Although substantial advancements have been made toward the development of novel technologies and identificati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Aungst, Timothy Dy, Patel, Ravi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6971961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32010795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2382120519901275
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Sumario:The intercession of widespread Internet access and use of mobile devices and wearables has increased the attention to the field of digital health as a novel means of providing patient care. Although substantial advancements have been made toward the development of novel technologies and identification of therapeutic areas of impact, the issue remains of how to educate future health professionals to work in an era of digital tools. This perspective piece seeks to highlight areas of concern related to subset areas of the digital health environment and provide potential educational pathways to prepare students.