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Telemedycyna – wyzwanie bioetyczne XXI wieku
Telemedicine – the bioethical challenge of the 21st century

Author(s): Anna Paprocka-Lipińska
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Health and medicine and law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: telemedicine; bioethics, medical professions; new technologies; healthcare;

Summary/Abstract: Telemedicine is a relatively new phenomenon in health care, and its implementation generates many questions to which experts from various fields try to find an answer. There are no interdisciplinary scientific studies on the assessment of this new possibility in the context of the patient’s good. This article presents selected issues related to telemedicine, which are discussed in the literature. The author, being a practicing phisician, also draws attention to some practical aspects from the point of view of healthcare professional.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 135-150
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish