ABOUT SOCIETY for TELEMEDICINE and e-HEALTH in NIGERIA
Telemedicine has been defined as the use of telecommunications to provide medical information and services. (Perednia and Allen, 1995). It may be as simple as two health professionals discussing a case over the telephone, or as sophisticated as using satellite technology to broadcast a consultation between providers at facilities in two countries, using videoconferencing equipment. The first is used daily by most health professionals, and the latter is used by the military and some large medical centers. It is the practice of telemedicine somewhere in between those two which will be described in this article.
