Prioritizing educational initiatives on emerging technologies for Italian pediatricians: bibliometric review and a survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging technologies have demonstrated outstanding potential in improving healthcare, yet their full integration remains a challenge for all medical specialties, including pediatrics. To support the swift implementation of technologies, we identified the current trends through a bibliometric review, and we conducted a survey on Italian pediatricians to gauge educational needs and willingness to integrate technologies into clinical practice.

Methods

A working group of pediatricians representing various backgrounds designed and coordinated the study. To identify relevant topics for educational strategy development, we focused on virtual reality, telehealth, natural language processing, smartphone applications, robotics, genomics, and artificial intelligence. A bibl

SUBMITTER: Tozzi AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10478260 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature