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By Dr. Chetan Ginigiri,MBBS(JIPMER), MD (PGIMER) Fellowship PICU (Kings College London), Head of Dept – Paediatric & Neonatal services, Aster CMI Hospital
Healthcare facilities across the world have been more or less compromised due to the COVID-19 outbreak, necessitating countries, including India, into a lockdown. The government instructs the hospitals to put off elective surgeries. It also advises the people should avoid going to hospitals for usual monthly medical checkups. This will put non-COVID patients in a tight spot. Many innovative technical options are rising in India to compensate for this gap. These online platforms make sure the patients get access to medical advice and care amid the lockdown.
As COVID-19 situation insists the people to stay indoors, the numbers of users accessing online medical consultation platforms are found to increase markedly. In online consultation, the patients can connect with the respective specialists by means of video conferencing platform, smartphone apps, and online management systems; the doctors can talk with the patients, see their medical records, diagnose the issue, and prescribe medicines
Usually, in an online consultation platform, there will be a panel of doctors specialized in different fields. Different online apps or service providers follow different methods to consult the patients. Typically,
There are a few protocols to follow while you are heading for an online consultation.
We are moving fast towards a digital revolution – s few basic manners will go a long way of reducing the stress of not meeting the doctor physically.
Stay home … Stay safe.
Dr Chetan Ginigeri is an experienced Pediatric Intensivist with national and international training. With 15 years of experience, he is one among very few Intensivists in India trained to take care of children who need/had organ transplants. He has been responsible for coordinating the Pediatric Organ Transplant program.Read more.
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MBBS(JIPMER), MD (PGIMER) Fellowship PICU (Kings College London), Head of Dept – Paediatric & Neonatal services, Aster CMI Hospital
A passionate Child Health Advocate, Paediatric Emergency and ICU consultant, Child Safety Expert, Author, and Teambuilder – Dr. Chetan Ginigeri wears different hats according to the role necessitated at the time.
Having trained in India’s best medical Schools (JIPMER Puducherry & PGI Chandigarh) and advanced training in Pediatric and Transplant Intensive care at Kings College Hospital London – Dr. Chetan’s journey has encompassed all setups in Indian healthcare to NHS.
He previously heads the Children’s ICU at Narayana Health Bangalore and was one of the co-founders of PeopleTree Hospitals Yeshwantpur. Currently, he heads a large multidisciplinary team of Paediatricians at Aster CMI Hospital Hebbal Bangalore.
Child safety and prevention of unintentional injuries in children is very dear to him. PLAYFUL – An ultimate Guide to Child Safety is a book authored by him and has already sold more than 10,000 copies. This online platform is an ongoing attempt to address this new Public Health problem.