Title
Teleproctoring in Surgery
Document Type
Book Section
Publication Date
1-21-2012
Publication Title
The SAGES Manual of Quality, Outcomes and Patient Safety
Publisher
SAGES
Edition
1
First page number:
513
Last page number:
517
Abstract
The disucssion of teleproctoring in surgery requires defining the taxnomy of various telemedical applications. Telemedicine is the umbrella term describing the use of audio-visual technology, at any distance, to facilitate patient care, administration, or education related to the field of medicine. Many variations or modes of telemedicine have been described, such as telerobtics, telestration, telediagnosis, teleoncology. However, the most significant modalities describe the most pertinent applications to survery: teleproctoring, telementoring, and telesurgery. Teleproctoring is the use of audio-visual technology at any distance to offer examinations or certifications between proctors and examinees. Telementoring refers to using the same technology to provide mentoring or teaching, such as an expoert laparoscopist taking a less experienced surgeon through a laparoscopic Nissen fundplication between two different countries. Telesurgery refers to the remote performance of an operation at a distance, usually through robotic technology. Although these terms are often used interchangeably, they deserve distinction. This chapter describes telemedical applications that utilize these and other modalities to improve surgical education, patient safety, and quality.
Keywords
Teleproctoring in surgery; Telemedicine; Audio-visual technology; Field of medicine; Surgery; Practical applications
Disciplines
Health Information Technology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Telemedicine
Language
English
Repository Citation
Tsuda, S.
(2012).
Teleproctoring in Surgery.
The SAGES Manual of Quality, Outcomes and Patient Safety
513-517.
SAGES.