Telemedicina a través de redes sociales durante la pandemia de COVID-19

Resumen

Se comentan las ventajas que ha habido a través del uso de las redes sociales durante la pandemia por COVID-19 que han actuado como medios para ejercer la telemedicina; sin embargo, también se debate que, al hacer mal uso de ellas, podemos caer en infodemia, la cual ha favorecido la diseminación de información errónea a través de redes sociales, por lo que se invita a usar las redes sociales como medio para la telemedicina siempre por profesionales con profesionalismo y objetividad.

PALABRAS CLAVE: Telemedicina; red social; coronavirus; infodemia.

Abstract

The advantages that have been had through the use of social networks during COVID-19 pandemic that have acted as means to exercise telemedicine are discussed; however, it is also debated that, by misusing them, we may be falling into an infodemic which has favored the dissemination of erroneous information through social networks, so you are invited to use social networks as a means of telemedicine, always by professionals with professionalism and objectivity.

KEYWORDS: Telemedicine; Social networking; Coronavirus; Infodemic.