Adapting non-medical applications for medical use: Ethical limits, coverage, and validation.
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Authors
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Giordano, Vincenzo1
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Kojima, Kodi Edson2
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Valderrama-Molina, Carlos Oliver3
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Azi, Matheus Lemos4
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Bidolegui, Fernando5
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Pires, Robinson Esteves6
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Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Prof. Nova Monteiro, Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Clínica São Vicente, Rede D'or São Luiz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: [email protected].
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(Brazil)
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Trauma Service, Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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(Brazil)
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Sección Ortopedia y Traumatología, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia.
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(Colombia)
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Manoel Victorino Hospital, Secretary of Health for the State of Bahia Conselheiro Almeida Couto square S/N, 40050-410, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
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(Brazil)
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Departamento de Ortopedia y Traumatologia, Hospital Sirio Libanes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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(Argentina)
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Departamento de Ortopedia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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(Brazil)
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Injury
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May 01, 2023
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54 Suppl 3
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DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.12.017
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PMID: 34920873
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Medline
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English
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Abstract
The widespread adoption of smartphones and other mobile devices amongst healthcare providers opened new possibilities arising from the use of non-medical apps, social media, meeting platforms, and non-medical devices with intended medical purposes, thus expanding the communication and imaging chat systems between these professionals and their patients, as well as amongst healthcare professionals. However, adapting non-medical applications, social media, videoconference platforms and devices for medical use present potential limitations, barriers, and risks, which should be fully recognized to reduce crossing the fine line between ethical and unethical. In the herein study, we analyse the ethical limits, coverage, and validation of non-medical applications adapted for medical use. Level of evidence: IV (evidence from well-designed case-control or cohort studies). Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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