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数字技术如何在公共卫生中应对COVID-19
2020-08-11 18:30

英国伦敦大学学院Rachel A. McKendry研究团队总结了数字技术如何在公共卫生中应对COVID-19。相关论文于2020年8月7日在线发表于《自然—医学》。

据研究人员介绍,利用数字技术来支持全球对COVID-19的公共卫生响应,包括人口监测、病例识别、接触者追踪以及基于流动性数据和与公众交流的干预措施评估。这些快速响应利用了数十亿部手机、庞大的在线数据集、连接的设备、相对低成本的计算资源以及机器学习和自然语言处理方面的进步。
 
研究人员评论了捕捉数字创新的广度,以应对全球对COVID-19公共卫生的应对措施及其局限性和实施障碍,包括法律、道德和隐私方面的障碍,以及组织和劳动力方面的障碍。公共卫生的未来可能会变得越来越数字化,并且研究人员审查了一系列的需求,包括对国际战略进行调节、评估和使用数字技术以加强大流行病管理以及对COVID-19和其他传染病的未来准备工作。
 
附:英文原文

Title: Digital technologies in the public-health response to COVID-19

Author: Jobie Budd, Benjamin S. Miller, Erin M. Manning, Vasileios Lampos, Mengdie Zhuang, Michael Edelstein, Geraint Rees, Vincent C. Emery, Molly M. Stevens, Neil Keegan, Michael J. Short, Deenan Pillay, Ed Manley, Ingemar J. Cox, David Heymann, Anne M. Johnson, Rachel A. McKendry

Issue&Volume: 2020-08-07

Abstract: Digital technologies are being harnessed to support the public-health response to COVID-19 worldwide, including population surveillance, case identification, contact tracing and evaluation of interventions on the basis of mobility data and communication with the public. These rapid responses leverage billions of mobile phones, large online datasets, connected devices, relatively low-cost computing resources and advances in machine learning and natural language processing. This Review aims to capture the breadth of digital innovations for the public-health response to COVID-19 worldwide and their limitations, and barriers to their implementation, including legal, ethical and privacy barriers, as well as organizational and workforce barriers. The future of public health is likely to become increasingly digital, and we review the need for the alignment of international strategies for the regulation, evaluation and use of digital technologies to strengthen pandemic management, and future preparedness for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an accelerated development of applications for digital health, including symptom monitoring and contact tracing. Their potential is wide ranging and must be integrated into conventional approaches to public health for best effect.

DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-1011-4

Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-1011-4

Nature Medicine:《自然—医学》,创刊于1995年。隶属于施普林格·自然出版集团,最新IF:87.241
官方网址:https://www.nature.com/nm/
投稿链接:https://mts-nmed.nature.com/cgi-bin/main.plex


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