OBJECTIVETo review the conceptual relationship between telehealth and translational
research.METHODSBibliographical search on telehealth was conducted in the Scopus, Cochrane
BVS, LILACS and MEDLINE databases to find experiences of telehealth in
conjunction with discussion of translational research in health. The search
retrieved eight studies based on analysis of models of the five stages of
translational research and the multiple strands of public health policy in
the context of telehealth in Brazil. The models were applied to telehealth
activities concerning the Network of Human Milk Banks, in the Telemedicine
University Network.RESULTS The translational research cycle of human milk collected, stored and
distributed presents several integrated telehealth initiatives, such as
video conferencing, and software and portals for synthesizing knowledge,
composing elements of an information ecosystem, mediated by information and
communication technologies in the health system.CONCLUSIONS Telehealth should be composed of a set of activities in a computer mediated
network promoting the translation of knowledge between research and health
services.