Telemedicine with special focus on allergic diseases and asthma—Status 2022: An EAACI position paper

Sylwia Smolinska; Florin Dan Popescu; Elena Izquierdo; Darío Antolín-Amérigo; Oliver J. Price; Alberto Alvarez-Perea; Ibon Eguíluz Gracia; Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos; Oliver Pfaar; Filippo Fassio; Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber; Stephanie Dramburg; Ioana Agache; Marek Jutel; Helen A. Brough; João A. Fonseca; Elizabeth Angier; Cristina Boccabella; Matteo Bonini; Audrey Dunn Galvin; Peter G. Gibson; Radoslaw Gawlik; Farah Hannachi; Ömer Kalayci; Ludger Klimek; Rebecca Knibb; Paolo Matricardi; Tomás Chivato

doi:10.1111/all.15964

Telemedicine with special focus on allergic diseases and asthma—Status 2022: An EAACI position paper

Sylwia Smolinska^*
, Florin Dan Popescu
, Elena Izquierdo
, Darío Antolín-Amérigo
, Oliver J. Price
, Alberto Alvarez-Perea
, Ibon Eguíluz Gracia
, Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos
, Oliver Pfaar
, Filippo Fassio
, Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber
, Stephanie Dramburg
, Ioana Agache
, Marek Jutel
, Helen A. Brough
, João A. Fonseca
, Elizabeth Angier
, Cristina Boccabella
, Matteo Bonini
, Audrey Dunn Galvin

Peter G. Gibson, Radoslaw Gawlik, Farah Hannachi, Ömer Kalayci, Ludger Klimek, Rebecca Knibb, Paolo Matricardi, Tomás Chivato

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Psychology

Wrocław Medical University
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
University CEU San Pablo
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
University of Leeds
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Gregorio Marañón Health Research Institute
Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de Malaga (IBIMA-Plataforma BIONAND). RICORS “Inflammatory Diseases”
University of Athens
University Hospital Marburg
Centro Studi Allergie ETS
Medical University of Vienna
Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin
Transylvania University Brasov
“ALL-MED” Medical Research Institute
Evelina London Children's Healthcare
King's College London
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto
University of Southampton, Faculty of Medicine
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
National Heart and Lung Institute
University College Cork
University of Newcastle, Australia
Medical University of Silesia
Hospital Centre of Luxembourg
Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Center for Rhinology and Allergology

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Abstract

Efficacious, effective and efficient communication between healthcare professionals (HCP) and patients is essential to achieve a successful therapeutic alliance. Telemedicine (TM) has been used for decades but during the COVID-19 pandemic its use has become widespread. This position paper aims to describe the terminology and most important forms of TM among HCP and patients and review the existing studies on the uses of TM for asthma and allergy. Besides, the advantages and risks of TM are discussed, concluding that TM application reduces costs and time for both, HCP and patients, but cannot completely replace face-to-face visits for physical examinations and certain tests that are critical in asthma and allergy. From an ethical point of view, it is important to identify those involved in the TM process, ensure confidentiality and use communication channels that fully guarantee the security of the information. Unmet needs and directions for the future regarding implementation, data protection, privacy regulations, methodology and efficacy are described.

Original language	English
Journal	Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Early online date	1 Dec 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/all.15964
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 1 Dec 2023

Funding

The Telemedicine task force group within the Research and Outreach Committee (ROC) was supported by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI).

Funders
European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Keywords

e-health
m-health
telecare
telehealth
telemedicine

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Smolinska, S., Popescu, F. D., Izquierdo, E., Antolín-Amérigo, D., Price, O. J., Alvarez-Perea, A., Eguíluz Gracia, I., Papadopoulos, N. G., Pfaar, O., Fassio, F., Hoffmann-Sommergruber, K., Dramburg, S., Agache, I., Jutel, M., Brough, H. A., Fonseca, J. A., Angier, E., Boccabella, C., Bonini, M., ... Chivato, T. (2023). Telemedicine with special focus on allergic diseases and asthma—Status 2022: An EAACI position paper. Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.15964

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