Distance and Telemedical Consultation in the Midst of COVID19

Staying a distance from the patient when patient comes for consultation can be called distance medical consultation.

Such is illustrated in this picture:

Physician adequately protected from COVID19

With the shield separating the physician and the patient, it somehow approximates distance medical consultation - with IT, it becomes a telemedical consultation.

Distance education is and can also be called tele-education.

Thus, distance medical consultation is and can also be called telemedical consultation.

In the midst of COVID19 pandemic, to protect patients and physicians, as much as possible and when feasible, distance medical consultation and telemedical consultation should be promoted and encouraged.

ROJ@20apr6