Author/Editor		Geršak, Borut
Title		Drugo mišljenje - nova mogućnost za bolesnike i liječnike
Translated title		Second opinion - a new opportunity for patients and doctors
Type		članek
Source		In: Kurjak A, Richter B, editors. Telemedicina u Hrvatskoj: dostignuća i daljnji razvitak. Zagreb: Akademija medicinskih znanosti Hrvatske,
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 105-8
Language		cro
Abstract		Telemedicine is one of the youngest branches in medicine. It stands for transmitting and exchanging medical knowledge by distance using high technology telecommication devices. The usage of telemedicine exists in almost all branches of medicine. It is most oftenly used in teleradiology, which is the queen of telemedicine, followed by cardiology, dermatology, pshycology, urgent medicine, pathology and oncology. Teleradiology along with telenuclear medicine is currently the most specialized form of telemedicine. The task of the telemedicine network, established in 196 is to ensure acquirement of a second medical opinion with the assistance of specialists from the leading Health Care Centers in the USA, Europe and finally all over the world. The project is called Second Opinion and with it, a second opinion from top specialists is attainable to patients from all over the world. The Project uses the latest achievements of telemedicine and is organized as a telemedicine network with the Second Opinion Centers in: San Francisco, New York, Mexico, Caracas, Buenos Aires, Sao-Paulo, Paris, Ljubljana, London, Milano, Madrid, Varšava, Prag, Budimpešta, Bukarešt, Tel-Aviv, Alma-Ata, Nairobi, Casablanca, Johannesburg, Bombay, Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokio, Manila, Sydney.
Descriptors		TELEMEDICINE REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS