Giordano V, Kojima KE, Valderrama-Molina CO, Azi ML, Bidolegui F, Pires RE. Adapting non-medical applications for medical use: Ethical limits, coverage, and validation.
Injury 2021:S0020-1383(21)01003-2. [PMID:
34920873 DOI:
10.1016/j.injury.2021.12.017]
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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).
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