The field of telemedicine has grown tremendously over the last few years. Telemedicine is defined as the use of telecommunication and online technologies for the provision of medical care. The already established benefits of telemedicine include cost-savings, patient convenience and decreased travel burden. Currently, telemedicine has become part of our daily burden and COVID- 19 has mandated its use. Moreover, surgical education is under thread during COVID-19 pandemic. As external medical rotations and exchanges have been suspended, several types of education and surgical training are needed to overcome this limitation. Telementoring is a telemedicine technique that involves the remote guidance of a treatment or a procedure where the caregiver has no or limited experience with the featured technique. Further studies are needed to validate and propose telementoring as a novel teaching resource.
The field of telemedicine has grown tremendously over the last few years. Telemedicine is defined as the use of telecommunication and online technologies for the provision of medical care. The already established benefits of telemedicine include cost-savings, patient convenience and decreased travel burden. Currently, telemedicine has become part of our daily burden and COVID- 19 has mandated its use. Moreover, surgical education is under thread during COVID-19 pandemic. As external medical rotations and exchanges have been suspended, several types of education and surgical training are needed to overcome this limitation. Telementoring is a telemedicine technique that involves the remote guidance of a treatment or a procedure where the caregiver has no or limited experience with the featured technique. Further studies are needed to validate and propose telementoring as a novel teaching resource.
