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Tumors: oncologists, ‘rules on teleconsultation are needed for use that will be ordinary’

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Rome, April 14 (beraking latest news Salute) – Teleconsultation and television are tools, which have become more familiar in the pandemic, which could have an important use in the near future of oncology and hematology. But not only are technological tools needed to increase these possibilities, we also need rules that formalize their use. It is one of the elements that emerged from the dialogue on the future developments of cancer care in Italy during the presentation of the ‘Switch on’ project, promoted by Sanofi, which was discussed in an online meeting dedicated to the challenges and opportunities that they will have to be addressed in the near future.

“During last year’s hard lockdown – underlines Giordano Beretta, national president of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (Aiom) and head of oncology of Humanitas Gavazzeni in Bergamo – oncological examinations in the presence have been completely suspended and replaced by telephone visits or from telemedicine, for those who already had such supports “.

“Of all this activity – he complains – there is nothing left. If you wanted to have documentation of what was done in my ward in that period, only the people who came for therapy would appear. This is a problem because having a correct report of the dedicated hours makes it possible to organize the patient’s entire journey. I remember that a telemedicine visit often takes the same time, if not more, than a face-to-face visit “.

According to Beretta, in a technological future, face-to-face visits will continue to exist: “they will be fewer because it will be possible to support the patient, talking with him when he is at home and having an interaction system with local medicine that allows him to reach him. easily”. A possibility of great importance, according to Mario Boccadoro of the University of Turin, who recalled how today “we hematologists are fortunate to have many patients who recover. And, for this reason, they crowd hospitals for follow-up. ‘hospital is not their place. Technology will help us organize better. However, we need national platforms and a national network “.

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For Paolo Corradini, hematologist of the Irccs National Cancer Institute of Milan, fundamental is “the possibility of formalizing teleconsulting with ad hoc tools,” a unique technology recognized by the national health system, with precise characteristics, is needed. a formal and not just an emergency implementation “.

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