[Teleconsultation : a doctor-patient communication tool or a revolution in medical practice ?]

Modern communication technologies have opened up new perspectives for modern medicine. Developed and used in many countries since the 1990s, teleconsultation responds to societal change. It facilitates communication between doctors but also between doctors and patients. It helps to improve access to care and reduce health costs. The studies showing its interest in practice are numerous as for example: follow-up of chronic diseases, psychiatric follow-up or post-operative follow-up in outpatient surgery, etc. Teleconsultation is increasingly popular with patients but still encounters cultural and other obstacles by calling into question certain fundamental aspects of the doctor-patient relationship.