Telehealth

Di Jiang, team lead for connected health at National Research Council Canada, says remote patient monitoring and digital cognitive health tools are two big areas of interest as Canada seeks improvements to its nationwide health system.

Portugal has been involved in telehealth since the 1990s and leading initiatives have spread throughout the country. In order to maximize their potential, the government has just launched a flagship plan that will help draw a national strategy for the next three years, by placing patients at the center of consultations and building on the experience in telemonitoring.

Rashmi Patel, Fulbright Scholar at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, says active monitoring can ask questions while sensors can go deeper into mood and anxiety levels.

Lisa Suennen, chair of the strategic advisory board of the Translational Research Institute for Space Health, details how entrepreneurs can apply for grants to help accelerate product development.

NHS Trust will implement telehealth solution to provide patients remote physical examinations in their homes. 

Technology adoption is revamping personal health education and support, says Malinda Peeples, VP of clinical services, programs and research at WellDoc. 

In 12 months at Penn State Health, telemedicine has resulted in travel savings of more than 8,780 miles, high patient satisfaction and reduced burden, and expansion of specialty care management programs.

The department has innovated and expanded its uses of telehealth, advanced data centers to improve its healthcare offerings for veterans.

Amy Bantham, DrPH candidate at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, describes translating her research on physician-prescribed exercise referral programs for cardiac rehabilitation into real-world solutions.

Space health can learn from global health, says Danielle Carroll, postdoctoral scholar and orthopaedic surgeon at UCSF.