Gynecology Conference-NWGC 2026

Telemedicine and e-health transformed the profession of nursing through new ways of delivering care, easier access to patients, and means of communication through digital platforms. Nurses have had a great deal in helping ensure the virtual consultations, monitoring chronic conditions, and giving support to patients through remote. This session will present some of the key guidelines of telemedicine and e-health for nurses, including best practices on integrating digital health, strategies on virtual care, and approaches for using the technology of e-health in order to improve care outcomes.

Telemedicine allows nurses to care by telecommunications, perhaps an easier-to-reach alternative for patients not in position to visit their practitioners. However, the care still has to be conducted by nurses remotely by assessing the patient virtually using video calls and phone consultations with secure messaging or follow communication principles, monitoring the symptoms, providing education in health, and encouragement. This is especially good for chronic diseases: telemedicine gives caregivers opportunities to follow up and intervene before problems occur, then help the patient stay on track with treatment. For instance, diabetes or hypertension patients can use devices to monitor their blood glucose levels or blood pressure and send this data in real-time to their nurses, who might modify care plans accordingly.

E-health tools, namely electronic health records (EHRs), mobile health applications, and other remote monitoring devices, all add further to the telemedicine plan of action in the nursing practice. With EHRs, a nurse is able to maintain patient histories and develop and document care plans while communicating with other healthcare providers in an all-inclusive manner that ensures continuity and coordination of care. The ability to offer the patient health information, reminders, and self-management tools through mobile health applications empowers the patients. Therefore, remote monitoring devices will allow the nurse to collect data and analyze it concerning patients' issues such as heart rate, blood glucose, and the levels of oxygen, which will help in understanding their health-related problems before they become serious. The data-driven care meets the safety, and satisfaction of patients offered by using these tools as provided by the nurses.

From a communication perspective, telemedicine and e-health nursing demand communication. Patients need to feel comfortable while using digital tools, so nurses ensure that they get answers to questions in due time and are made conversant with the technical process. Nurses further educate patients on digital health privacy and why security platforms matter to protect sensitive health information. The nurse develops digital literacy for the patient, so he or she can be more proactive in his or her care, receiving information on which to base informed decisions.

This session will describe best practices for telemedicine and e-health in nursing, which will include virtual assessment techniques, approaches to the use of digital health tools, and methods of educating patients in a virtual environment. It will address protection of data and applicable ethics, as well as integration of telemedicine into daily healthcare practice workflows. This guideline will thus ensure that nurses can offer accessible effective care that addresses the ongoing changes of patients in the digital world.

The guidelines will outline the role of the committed nurses in telemedicine and e-health, which will serve to support the work of nurses in delivering innovative, patient-centered care while embracing digital health technologies.