UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media 6th Annual (Virtual) Conference
Telehealth & Remote Care in a Post-Pandemic World
Date: May 19-20, 2022 12:00 PM - 3:40 PM ET
Register here: https://mhealth.inchip.uconn.edu/chasm2022/
Telehealth utilization grew by 78 fold during the pandemic as the need for safe means to access and deliver healthcare was greater than ever. This rapid expansion of telehealth was enabled by regulatory changes, some temporary and some permanent, which expanded reimbursement for telehealth-delivered care. Given that patient and provider willingness to use telehealth and the skills to do so have increased, a roadmap is now needed for virtual care models that serve the goals of improving access to care, outcomes, and affordability.
This conference will feature keynote speakers and panelists who are studying and innovating virtual care models in medicine, mental health, physical therapy, pediatrics, underserved populations, and beyond. Topics including health equity, asynchronous interventions and care, and telehealth and the patient experience will be discussed and debated.
Keynote speakers include:
Todd Norwood, DPT, Director of Clinical Services at Omada Health where he built the first nationwide network of exclusively telehealth physical therapists
Dr. Kristin Ray, Associate Professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine who researches pediatric health system access, outcomes, and equity, with a focus on the use and impact of telehealth in pediatric care
Dr. Courtney Lyles, Associate Professor in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, who researches health inequities and telehealth
Dr. Jared Skillings, the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Chief of Professional Practice, who is leading the APA’s efforts to promote the practice of psychology and advocates for practicing psychologists through federal and state legislative advocacy and regulatory initiatives, including telehealth reimbursement for psychological services
The conference will feature two panel discussions as well, the first featuring a discussion on telehealth and the patient experience and the second featuring a discussion around asynchronous interventions.
Panel 1: Optimizing the Patient Experience in Telehealth Delivered Care
Telehealth has exploded in popularity during the COVID19 pandemic with so many patients relying on it to receive routine care. Telehealth may involve videoconferencing, telephone, email, mobile apps, and communication via patient portals. Regardless of modality, a positive patient experience is key to the success and sustainability of telehealth models of care. In this panel, we look forward to a discussion of key aspects of patient experience that clinicians and researchers should attend to, how to assess patient experience, and patient characteristics (e.g., digital literacy) that may influence their experience with telehealth delivered care. Our expert panelists will share insights learned from their research on patient experience in telehealth.
Panelists include:
Dr. Keren Ladin, an Associate Professor in the Departments of Occupational Therapy and Community Health at Tufts University. Her research examines questions of equitable allocation of health resources, shared decision-making, and disparities.
Dr. Jenny Lin, a Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. She has experience investigating patient-level factors associated with health disparities in cancer care, and patient and clinician factors affecting telemedicine use.
Dr. Rachel Talley, an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. She directs the Fellowship in Community Psychiatry, a post-residency training program that teaches administrative and leadership skills for psychiatric leadership.
Panel 2: Asynchronously Delivered Telehealth: Advantages, Challenges, and Opportunities
Asynchronous telehealth has advantages over traditional synchronous versions (e.g., videoconferencing, telephone) in that it may be more scalable, circumvent the barrier of low bandwidth/connectivity, and allow providers to see more patients. Asynchronous care might be delivered via email and messaging, social media groups, mobile apps, and chat bots. In this panel, we look forward to a discussion of the advantages, challenges, and opportunities of asynchronous care and to ask our expert panelists for their insights on a research agenda that would push the field of asynchronous care forward.
Panelists include:
Dr. Peter Yellowlees, a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Chief Wellness Officer at UC Davis Health. He has conducted research in the areas of psychiatry, telemedicine, health informatics and physician health.
Dr. Jingwen Zhang, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication, University of California, Davis. Her research interests include health promotion, social influence, and interventions utilizing innovative online communication platforms.
Register here: https://mhealth.inchip.uconn.edu/chasm2022/
For more information, contact: Center for mHealth & Social Media at mhealthcenter@uconn.edu