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- Title
THE PANDEMIC'S SILVER LINING: A VIRTUAL CARE REVOLUTION IN RESPIRATORY MEDICINE.
- Authors
Gupta, Samir
- Abstract
After years of tentative and incremental progress towards more patient-friendly models of care that leverage technology, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been an unprecedented catalyst for accelerating uptake of digital healthcare technologies across medicine. Virtual care has been adopted in respiratory medicine as it has in other disciplines, and limitations in pulmonary function testing capacity have accelerated the adoption of home-based lung function monitoring technologies. However, this unique requirement to monitor lung function, particularly in asthma and COPD, presents a specific challenge to virtual chronic disease management in respiratory medicine. In this talk, we will discuss emerging strategies for virtual management of the respiratory patient, with a focus on airways diseases. This will include technologies for remote lung function monitoring and the role of mobile health apps, smart devices, and wearables for disease monitoring and rehabilitation. We will also address emerging provider- and patient-facing technology for optimizing care and enabling patient self-management both efficiently and virtually.
- Subjects
CHRONIC diseases; CONFERENCES &; conventions; RESPIRATORY therapy; MEDICAL practice; COVID-19 pandemic; TELEMEDICINE; DISEASE management
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, 2021, Vol 57, p38
- ISSN
1205-9838
- Publication type
Article