Abstract
Although some centres have successfully integrated remote clinics into their paediatric urological practice, for many, remote clinics have developed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One UK-based institution has integrated remote clinics in their practice for over two years and has developed guidelines considering which conditions may be suitable for remote consultations. These guidelines have been appraised by the European Association of Urology Young Academic Urologists paediatric working group. Through practical experience and anticipated difficulties, we have discussed considerations that paediatric urology departments should ponder when integrating remote clinics into their practice as we move forward from the pandemic.
Highlights
We consider the successful integration of paediatric urology remote clinics and consider how to move forward with remote clinics following the pandemic
All group members agreed with the United Kingdom (UK) centre guidelines and value initial face-to-face consultations as fundamental since important factors such as physical examination, family understanding and dynamics can be recorded
Within Young Academic Urologists (YAU), most centres get paid more for face-to-face consultations; one receives approximately quadruple the fee for patients seen in person
Summary
Keywords Remote clinics; Pediatric urology; Outpatient clinics; Pandemic Telemedicine, including remote telephone and video consultations, has been utilised in some areas of paediatric medicine for many years [1]. COVID-19 has been the driving force towards rapidly integrating remote clinics into practice.
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