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Telemedicine, Anesthesia, and Global Health

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Telemedicine, the practice of medicine over a distance, is a potential tool to address the worldwide disparities in health care. The lack of anesthetic capacity in low-income countries contributes substantially to the worldwide toll of preventable deaths from surgical diseases. Distance anesthetic education between high- and low-income countries can supplement the existing educational institutions in low-income countries, as well as promote communities of practice dedicated to quality anesthetic care.

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Paul G. Firth

  2. Department of Anesthesia, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Sharma E. Joseph

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Firth, P.G., Joseph, S.E. Telemedicine, Anesthesia, and Global Health. Curr Anesthesiol Rep 7, 8–14 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40140-017-0191-z

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