Consultation in General Surgery

The consultation in general practice.

TODAY is a stimulating time for general practice because, more than ever before, doctors and related workers are thinking how this branch of medicine must progress and develop in the next few years. There are those who are sceptical of any need for change, and yet we imagine very few general practitioners are entirely satisfied with the state of affairs as it exists today. And if we are not sat...

General Practitioners and Online Consultation

Introduction: Internet and online services are part of everyday life. We perceive as normal their use in various activities. It’s normal for healthcare and medicine to use them. Aim: To investigate e-mail use for online consultation by GPs. Materials and methods: Written questionnaire. Results: Physicians don’t have business e-mail and don’t use their personal one for online consultation. Desir...

Consultation length in general practice: a review.

Although there is evidence that consultation length has increased in the UK over the last 20 years, it is still short by international standards, and is blamed in part by both general practitioners and the public for failure to deliver high quality care. Consultation length is determined by both doctor and patient variables and these need to be looked at when interpreting observational studies ...

Surgical competence in general surgery assistance: a brief report

Telesurgical presence and consultation for open surgery.

When telemedicine emerged in the late 1950s, the innovative and sophisticated technology used at the time was quite expensive. Historically, the use of telemedicine applications was limited to institutions that either had funding through government-sponsored grants or could afford the cost of the technologic tools. This hindered the broad use and expansion of telemedicine. Today, the use of thi...