I came across an iPhone article (well, lets be honest – promotion) but it demonstrates how new applications help doctors monitor their patients’ condition remotely and keep lines of communication open 24/7.
New technology emerges everyday that increases the speed at which information is transferred. These new technologies allow people to keep up with their jobs in more efficient ways than ever imagined. With the advent of these tools more time can be dedicated to addressing patients whose primary method of interaction is online.
Even today many doctors take weeks off work to do voluntary rotations in less privileged environments. For those who don’t have the time resources to leave their jobs for days at a time perhaps a new outlet for social responsibility could be their weekly participation in such online discussion. The trend towards “corporate social responsibility” is readily leaking into the non-profit sector affecting hospitals, clinics and even individual doctors. Involvement in medical fora appears to be a perfect marriage in “skills based volunteering” a concept now heavily funded by large corporations looking to donate to a cause (e.g. Johnson & Johnson).
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