Abstract

FERNANDEZ GUTIERREZ, C Floirán. Las nuevas tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones en salud. Educ Med Super [online]. 2002, vol.16, n.2, pp. 128-139. ISSN 0864-2141.

The impact of the New Information and Communications Technologies on the health sector is described, making emphasis in those areas related to the performance of all the professionals and technicians of this sector. Reference is made, among other things, to health news, telemedicine, Virtual Health University, Virtual Health Library, Health Sciences Subject Headings, Virtual Clinic, health surveillance, telesurgery, health research, and international cooperation in the health field. The novel aspects of these technologies are stressed as well as practical advices to incorporate them to the daily work of academic or health assistance institutions. Due to its nature, this paper serves to improve the knowledge and the cultural level of any reader.

Keywords : USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; TELEMEDICINE [methods]; EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEILLANCE; RESEARCH PERSONNEL.

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