"Providing or receiving an in-person doctor visit became a challenge for the clinician and office staff and patient, respectively, when social distancing and stay-at-home policies were endorsed..." This Editorial explores telemedicine's role after COVID-19 https://t.co/iBKFLUTFrm
"I have had CKD for more than 3 decades and have been on dialysis multiple times. There have been many times in my past when a telehealth visit would have been incredibly helpful." This Patient Voice provides a firsthand account of telehealth experiences https://t.co/8JmPCJWb6K
Video-based telemedicine provides an alternative health care delivery model for patients with CKD. This study highlights the use of video-based telemedicine for kidney disease care https://t.co/r5sQt2yJhU
@DrRonWald
Patients with CKD are at risk for adverse drug reactions, but effective community-based preventive programs remain elusive. This study compares the effectiveness of two digital applications designed to improve outpatient medication safety https://t.co/ip3zUN54Bi
An easy-to-use smartphone app is helping patients manage their chronic kidney disease (#CKD) – an important intervention, especially with the increased demand for #VirtualCare platforms during #COVID19.
Read more → https://t.co/6W62fV0GoT
Excellent report and thanks to @OntarioCofC (how to permanently and broadly integrate virtual care into our healthcare system) Features a nice case study of
@UHN, and Nephrology Division @NephrologyatUhn eConsult implementation and eKidneyCare App!
Read the @OntarioCofC's latest report, 'Realizing the Full Potential of #VirtualCare in Ontario.’ The report provides recommendations to ensure virtual care is permanently integrated into our #healthcare system and is more equitable & widely adopted. https://t.co/JMP0Y5OrRK
I enjoyed this #axethefax column from @picardonhealth https://t.co/GVCSrCn92x
Well past time to #axethefax, especially since we've had access to secure e-mail for years.
Any health care professional in Ontario can sign up here: https://t.co/vbGI7wzZ3M
Great to see all the enthusiasm to #axethefax. But where are the tangible commitments to change? Calling on govt, LHINs, hospitals, primary care orgs, clinics, and yes, individuals. #ONhealth#cdnhealth
.@Picardonhealth is right! Time to embrace #innovation to improve patient care. This will be central to the inaugural #CMAHealthSummit. Join us in these crucial discussions to make change happen: https://t.co/B78yqpXwQk https://t.co/AY6aYb3nx8
A very special evening for the eHI team, @UHN and digital health. Team lead, Joseph Cafazzo, announced as the inaugural Wolfond Chair in Digital Health!