Тelemedicine technologies in occupational health and pathology

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Introduction. The article provides legal, organizational, and medical reasons for the feasibility of introducing telemedicine technologies into the practice of occupational health and professional pathology to increase the effectiveness of preventive measures to preserve the health of the working population.

Material and methods. Analytical review of data of domestic and foreign literature on modern telemedicine technologies.

The aim of the study was to analyze the main directions of development and modern achievements of telemedicine to determine the possibilities for using this type of digital technology in improving the working conditions of workers and preventing professional pathology.

Results. The analysis showed that to optimize the search for managerial solutions aimed at preserving the health of the working population of Russia through the large-scale use of telemedicine and information technologies, it seemed necessary: the creation and integration into a single network of telemedicine centers based on professional pathology centers in most constituent entities of the Russian Federation with the head scientific institution - the Center for Occupational Pathology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation for operational coordination of activities; integrate research institutes and higher educational institutions specialized in the field of Occupational Health medicine in major medical centers. Telemedicine technologies make it possible to optimize information interaction and discussion of materials when preparing new regulatory and legal documents with the participation of the main stakeholders: the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labor, Federal Service for Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, the Social Insurance Fund, industry unions, etc.; ensure the participation of highly qualified narrow specialists in medical commissions when making expert decisions.

Conclusion. Mechanisms for improving the effectiveness of preventive work in Occupational Health using telemedicine technologies will be due to an increase in the quality of medical examinations of workers, an increase in personnel skills, an increase in information security and the speed of expert and managerial decisions, and economic feasibility.

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Sergey A. Saiganov

I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8325-1937
Russian Federation

Vadim I. Mazurov

I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University

Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0797-2051
Russian Federation

Viktor V. Shilov

I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University; North-West Public Health Research Center

Email: vshilov@inbox.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3256-2609

MD, Ph.D., DSci., Chief Researcher, Prof., I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Saint-Petersburg, 191015, St.-Petersburg, Russian Federation; North-West Public Health Research Center, Saint-Petersburg, 191036, St.-Petersburg, Russian Federation.

у-mail: vshilov@inbox.ru

Russian Federation

Sergey A. Gorbanev

North-West Public Health Research Center

Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5840-4185
Russian Federation

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