Online Patient–Provider E-cigarette Consultations

Second opinions and online consultations

Consumers increasingly obtain direct consultations from experts, thanks to the prevalent use of Information Technology and the Internet. Motivated by the online consultation practices of reputed institutions such as Harvard University hospitals and the Cleveland Clinic, we develop a duopoly model and study the strategies of high-quality experts in business-to-consumer consultation markets. Expe...

The Maturing Concept of e-democracy: From e-Voting and Online Consultations, to Democratic Value Out of Jumbled Online Chatter

telederm.org: Freely Available Online Consultations in Dermatology

This is the introductory statement of a recent communication from the European Commission that produced the report “eHealth—Making Healthcare Better for European Citizens: An Action Plan for a European e-Health Area” [1]. Easy access to expert medical information and counseling independent of social, economic, ethnic, and regional factors is regarded as a major goal of medical policy today. The...

Electronic Cigarette (E-Cigarette) Using: Toxicological Aspects

INTRODUCTION Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), which can be as also called “personal vaporizer”, “vape pen”, “e-waterpipe”, or “e-cigarette”, have become increasingly popular in recent years (1). The supporters of ENDS argue that the users are exposed to lesser chemicals, and these systems help quit smoking, and thus, ENDSs are safer than cigarettes (2). E-cigarette is a product that...

General practitioners' use of online evidence during consultations

BACKGROUND Clinicians have many unanswered questions during clinical encounters which may impact on the quality and outcomes of decisions made. Provision of online evidence at the point of care is one strategy that provides clinicians with easy access to up-to-date evidence in clinical settings to support evidence-based decision-making. AIM To determine if and when general practitioners use a...