Novembre Dicembre 2016 - Articoli originali

Smart, Social, and Mobile: the future of Nephrology in the Era of Digital Health

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Francesco Iannuzzella

Francesco Iannuzzella1, Corrado Murtas2, Riccardo Bertolini1, Mattia Corradini1, Sonia Pasquali1

(1) S. C. di Nefrologia e Dialisi, IRCCS-Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia
(2) U.O. Nefrologia e Dialisi, ASL 5, Oristano

Corrispondenza a: Dr. Francesco Iannuzzella; IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Dipartimento di Specialità Mediche, Struttura Complessa di Nefrologia e Dialisi Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123 Reggio Emilia; Tel: +39 0522296492; Fax: +39 0522295008; E-mail: proarchia@yahoo.it

 

Abstract

Healthcare is in the middle of a digital revolution. Physicians are adopting mobile apps that make them more effective and patients are taking to ones that give them more control over their healthcare. Mobile technology is changing Medicine. A new movement for free open access medical education (FOAMed) is growing through Social Media. E-learning is increasing access to new and exciting learning opportunities, deeply changing the traditional concept of continuous medical education. What will be the future of Nephrology in the era of Digital Health?

Key words: eHealth, e-learning, FOAMed, mHealth, Social Medicine, SoMe

Full text of the article is available in Italian.