A videoconsultation can be done anywhere - at home, in the office, in the garden, on the other side of the world. When there is no availability to go to Hospital da Luz and for a consultation in person,a videoconsultation is a clinically safe solution and where the time with your doctor will be well spent. Videoconsultation is an innovative and practical way to start monitoring your health or be followed by your doctors, whether your family doctor or other specialties, for example in the case of chronic patients. In some medical specialties, it is also a practical way to discuss test results that were prescribed in consultations. At Hospital da Luz, videoconsultation is also available for urgent situations, both for adults and children, when advised by LUZ 24. For family doctors, videoconsultation facilitates adequate follow-up of their patients As the specialist in General and Family Medicine at Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Bruno Dinis , explains, with videoconsultations he can ensure attendance at appointments for my patients who need more regular monitoring, like those who have chronic diseases. Clearly, his patients benefit greatly from this easier control. Through a videoconsultation, it is possible the the patient in all specific circumstances, see test results and, above all, maintain a very close relationship , ensuring that they do not have any difficulty in their follow-up, he concludes. Many patients, who simply need to review test results with their doctor, make medication arrangements or ensure regular monitoring of their chronic illness, are grateful not to have to come to the hospital in person, being able to do all of this in a videoconsultation. And if the doctor, during the video consultation, thinks that, after all, it will be necessary to carry out a physical observation and exam, he will be able to schedule it directly. Videoconsultations at Hospital da Luz At Hospital da Luz this form of online medicine: Allows you to quickly access a doctor in urgent situations; Facilitates contacts with the attending physician; Replaces some trips to the hospital or clinic that would otherwise be necessary; Allows you to start your health monitoring whenever a physical examination is unnecessary. On the previously scheduled day and time, the videoconsultation can be done anywhere through MY LUZ using: Smartphone; Tablet; Computer. Videoconsultations are available with doctors from the Hospital da Luz network in more than 50 specialties . When the first consultation with a doctor is a videoconsultation, and the doctor considers an in-person consultation necessary to have additional information or confirm a diagnosis, Hospital da Luz guarantees this consultation within the period requested by the doctor and which can be booked immediately. Prepare your videoconsultation Use MY LUZ and prepare everything you need to discuss with your doctor. In the My Health – Health Cards and External Documents area, you can register health data on cards, make notes and attach documents . Find out the Videoconsultations available at Hospital da Luz network and make your appointment. Our Health Guide contents have an information purpose, are intended for the general public and may not be up to date. They do not replace the information, opinion and individual advice of a doctor or other healthcare professional in their areas of expertise.
