Telehealth refers to the provision of personalised health care over a distance. It includes consultation by phone, instant messaging, video, text message, or web-based services.

Telehealth consists of three main elements:

1. The patient provides data about their health;
2. Data is transferred to the healthcare professional electronically;
3. Healthcare professional uses their clinical skills and judgment to provide personalised feedback to the patient.

This Special Collection includes Cochrane Reviews about using telehealth to provide carer and parent support as well as empowering patient self...

The World Health Organisation defines telehealth as:

The use of telecommunications and virtual technology to deliver health care outside of traditional health-care facilities.

Well-designed telehealth schemes can improve health care access and outcomes, particularly for chronic disease treatment and for vulnerable groups. 

During this particular time, where movement and face to face contact between patient and practitioner is restricted, used effectively, telehealth can help people receive the care they need without putting them in further danger.

This publication defines telehealth and...

El 14 de abril de 2020, el capítulo chileno de ISSUP en colaboración con ISSUP global organizó un webinar sobre 'Telemedicina: Desafíos en la práctica de la salud mental'.

Presentadora: Viviana Guajardo Tobar

Médico psiquiatra de la Universidad de Chile, Doctora en Salud Pública y Magister en Epidemiología. Jefe de la Unidad de Psiquiatría Comunitaria de la Clínica Psiquiátrica Universitaria de la Universidad de Chile y realiza docencia universitaria, para pre y postgrado.

Psiquiatra del Hospital El Pino encargada de investigación y docencia.

Ha participado en varios proyectos de...