Experiences of the Telemedicine and eHealth Conferences in Poland—A Cross-National Overview of Progress in Telemedicine
The progress in telemedicine can be observed globally and locally. Technological changes in telecommunications systems are intertwined with developments in telemedicine. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has expanded the potential of teleconsultations and telediagnosis solutions in all areas of medicine....
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| author | Rafał J. Doniec Natalia J. Piaseczna Karen A. Szymczyk Barbara Jacennik Szymon Sieciński Katarzyna Mocny-Pachońska Konrad Duraj Tomasz Cedro Ewaryst J. Tkacz Wojciech M. Glinkowski |
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| description | The progress in telemedicine can be observed globally and locally. Technological changes in telecommunications systems are intertwined with developments in telemedicine. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has expanded the potential of teleconsultations and telediagnosis solutions in all areas of medicine. This article presents: (1) an overview of milestones in the development of telecommunications systems that allow progress in telemedicine and (2) an analysis of the experiences of the last seven conferences of telemedicine and eHealth in Poland. The telemedicine and eHealth conferences have grown steadily in Poland since their inception in the late 1990s. An exemplary conference program content was used to assess the scientific maturity of the conference, measured by the indices of research dissemination and the impact of publications. The overview presents progress in selected areas of telemedicine, looking at local developments and broader changes. The growing interest in telemedicine in the world’s medical sciences is demonstrated by visibility metrics in Google Scholar, Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science. National scientific events are assumed to raise interest in the population and influence the creation of general policies. As seen in the example of Poland, the activity of the scientific community gathered around the Polish Telemedicine Society led to novel legal acts that allowed the general practice of telemedicine during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Local scientific conferences focusing on telemedicine research can be a catalyst for changes in attitudes and regulations and the preparation of recommendations for the practice of telemedicine and electronic health. On the basis of the results of this study, it can be concluded that the progress in telemedicine cannot be analyzed in isolation from the ubiquitous developments in technology and telecommunications. More research is needed to assess the cumulative impact of long-standing scientific conferences in telemedicine, as exemplified by the telemedicine and eHealth conferences in Poland. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a3f14c111bd4355992a62f4c8e908a62023-11-16T14:59:02ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-12-0113158710.3390/app13010587Experiences of the Telemedicine and eHealth Conferences in Poland—A Cross-National Overview of Progress in TelemedicineRafał J. Doniec0Natalia J. Piaseczna1Karen A. Szymczyk2Barbara Jacennik3Szymon Sieciński4Katarzyna Mocny-Pachońska5Konrad Duraj6Tomasz Cedro7Ewaryst J. Tkacz8Wojciech M. Glinkowski9Department of Biosensors and Processing of Biomedical Signals, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, PolandDepartment of Biosensors and Processing of Biomedical Signals, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, PolandDepartment of Biosensors and Processing of Biomedical Signals, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, PolandThe Polish Telemedicine and eHealth Society, Targowa 39A/5, 03-728 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Biosensors and Processing of Biomedical Signals, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, PolandDepartment of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Faculty of Medical Science, Medical University of Silesia, Pl. Akademicki 17, 41-902 Bytom, PolandDepartment of Biosensors and Processing of Biomedical Signals, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, PolandThe Polish Telemedicine and eHealth Society, Targowa 39A/5, 03-728 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Biosensors and Processing of Biomedical Signals, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, PolandThe Polish Telemedicine and eHealth Society, Targowa 39A/5, 03-728 Warsaw, PolandThe progress in telemedicine can be observed globally and locally. Technological changes in telecommunications systems are intertwined with developments in telemedicine. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has expanded the potential of teleconsultations and telediagnosis solutions in all areas of medicine. This article presents: (1) an overview of milestones in the development of telecommunications systems that allow progress in telemedicine and (2) an analysis of the experiences of the last seven conferences of telemedicine and eHealth in Poland. The telemedicine and eHealth conferences have grown steadily in Poland since their inception in the late 1990s. An exemplary conference program content was used to assess the scientific maturity of the conference, measured by the indices of research dissemination and the impact of publications. The overview presents progress in selected areas of telemedicine, looking at local developments and broader changes. The growing interest in telemedicine in the world’s medical sciences is demonstrated by visibility metrics in Google Scholar, Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science. National scientific events are assumed to raise interest in the population and influence the creation of general policies. As seen in the example of Poland, the activity of the scientific community gathered around the Polish Telemedicine Society led to novel legal acts that allowed the general practice of telemedicine during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Local scientific conferences focusing on telemedicine research can be a catalyst for changes in attitudes and regulations and the preparation of recommendations for the practice of telemedicine and electronic health. On the basis of the results of this study, it can be concluded that the progress in telemedicine cannot be analyzed in isolation from the ubiquitous developments in technology and telecommunications. More research is needed to assess the cumulative impact of long-standing scientific conferences in telemedicine, as exemplified by the telemedicine and eHealth conferences in Poland.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/1/587e-healthtelemedicineinformation systemspublication impactCOVID-19 pandemictelehealth |
| spellingShingle | Rafał J. Doniec Natalia J. Piaseczna Karen A. Szymczyk Barbara Jacennik Szymon Sieciński Katarzyna Mocny-Pachońska Konrad Duraj Tomasz Cedro Ewaryst J. Tkacz Wojciech M. Glinkowski Experiences of the Telemedicine and eHealth Conferences in Poland—A Cross-National Overview of Progress in Telemedicine Applied Sciences e-health telemedicine information systems publication impact COVID-19 pandemic telehealth |
| title | Experiences of the Telemedicine and eHealth Conferences in Poland—A Cross-National Overview of Progress in Telemedicine |
| title_full | Experiences of the Telemedicine and eHealth Conferences in Poland—A Cross-National Overview of Progress in Telemedicine |
| title_fullStr | Experiences of the Telemedicine and eHealth Conferences in Poland—A Cross-National Overview of Progress in Telemedicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experiences of the Telemedicine and eHealth Conferences in Poland—A Cross-National Overview of Progress in Telemedicine |
| title_short | Experiences of the Telemedicine and eHealth Conferences in Poland—A Cross-National Overview of Progress in Telemedicine |
| title_sort | experiences of the telemedicine and ehealth conferences in poland a cross national overview of progress in telemedicine |
| topic | e-health telemedicine information systems publication impact COVID-19 pandemic telehealth |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/1/587 |
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