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COVID-19 and information and communication technology in radiation oncology: A new paradigm
Due to coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, there has been a major reallocation of resources that has impacted the treatment of many diseases, including cancer. The growing use of information and communication technologies (ICT), together with...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7769716/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33437658 http://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v11.i12.968 |
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author | Fernández, Castalia Ruiz, Virginia Couñago, Felipe |
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description | Due to coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, there has been a major reallocation of resources that has impacted the treatment of many diseases, including cancer. The growing use of information and communication technologies (ICT), together with a new approach to work aimed at ensuring the safety of health care professionals and patients alike, has allowed us to maintain the quality of care while ensuring biosecurity. The application of ICT to health care (eHealth) aims to significantly improve the quality, access to, and effectiveness of medical care. In fact, the expanded use of ICT has been recognized as a key, cost-effective priority for health care by the World Health Organisation. The medical speciality of radiation oncology is closely linked to technology and as a consequence of coronavirus disease 2019, ICT has been widely employed by radiation oncologists worldwide, providing new opportunities for interaction among professionals, including telemedicine and e-learning, while also minimizing treatment interruptions. Future research should concentrate on this emerging paradigm, which offers new opportunities, including faster and more diverse exchange of scientific knowledge, organizational improvements, and more efficient workflows. Moreover, these efficiencies will allow professionals to dedicate more time to patient care, with a better work-life balance. In the present editorial, we discuss the opportunities provided by these digital tools, as well as barriers to their implementation, and a vision of the future. |
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spelling | pubmed-77697162021-01-11 COVID-19 and information and communication technology in radiation oncology: A new paradigm Fernández, Castalia Ruiz, Virginia Couñago, Felipe World J Clin Oncol Editorial Due to coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, there has been a major reallocation of resources that has impacted the treatment of many diseases, including cancer. The growing use of information and communication technologies (ICT), together with a new approach to work aimed at ensuring the safety of health care professionals and patients alike, has allowed us to maintain the quality of care while ensuring biosecurity. The application of ICT to health care (eHealth) aims to significantly improve the quality, access to, and effectiveness of medical care. In fact, the expanded use of ICT has been recognized as a key, cost-effective priority for health care by the World Health Organisation. The medical speciality of radiation oncology is closely linked to technology and as a consequence of coronavirus disease 2019, ICT has been widely employed by radiation oncologists worldwide, providing new opportunities for interaction among professionals, including telemedicine and e-learning, while also minimizing treatment interruptions. Future research should concentrate on this emerging paradigm, which offers new opportunities, including faster and more diverse exchange of scientific knowledge, organizational improvements, and more efficient workflows. Moreover, these efficiencies will allow professionals to dedicate more time to patient care, with a better work-life balance. In the present editorial, we discuss the opportunities provided by these digital tools, as well as barriers to their implementation, and a vision of the future. Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2020-12-24 2020-12-24 /pmc/articles/PMC7769716/ /pubmed/33437658 http://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v11.i12.968 Text en ©The Author(s) 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. |
spellingShingle | Editorial Fernández, Castalia Ruiz, Virginia Couñago, Felipe COVID-19 and information and communication technology in radiation oncology: A new paradigm |
title | COVID-19 and information and communication technology in radiation oncology: A new paradigm |
title_full | COVID-19 and information and communication technology in radiation oncology: A new paradigm |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 and information and communication technology in radiation oncology: A new paradigm |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 and information and communication technology in radiation oncology: A new paradigm |
title_short | COVID-19 and information and communication technology in radiation oncology: A new paradigm |
title_sort | covid-19 and information and communication technology in radiation oncology: a new paradigm |
topic | Editorial |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7769716/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33437658 http://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v11.i12.968 |
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