Health tourism and genetic screening were among topics tackled at the International Healthcare Conference in Seville, report Carl Carter and Hannah Langfield
Telemedicine Roles, advantages and benefits of telemedicine across global boundaries - Lawrence Jones, director of telemedicine at the University of Texas. Describing the onset of telemedicine, Jones said technology is the easy part, but the business force driving it into the mainstream has been held back by human factors. Telemedicine, Jones said, is taking care of patients at a distance, with video conferencing a vital aspect of the process. After an initial face-to-face meeting, video conferencing allows doctors to treat patients in different places. The technology of telemedic...
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