Integrating Neurology and Pharmacy Through Telemedicine: A Novel Care Model

Overview

Journal J Neurol Sci

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Neurology

Date 2021 Dec 16

PMID 34915405

Citations 2

Authors

Hanlin Li

Imama A Naqvi

Sarah E Tom

Barbara Almeida

Yuliya Baratt

Christina M Ulane

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Abstract

Teleneurology had been best studied in acute stroke care, but the Coronavirus (COVID)-19 pandemic has highlighted applicability in outpatient practice. Telepharmacy is a convenient method for pharmacists to provide medication management to enhance care. Studies in the outpatient space suggest non-inferiority of teleneurology to increase access to specialized care for patients in rural locations. The role of telemedicine based interdisciplinary collaborations in a metropolitan and under-resourced setting has not been explored. We describe our approach to a teleneurology-telepharmacy collaboration at an urban academic medical center. Since its implementation pre-COVID, the program has expanded and transformed to serve the community further.

Citing Articles

Telehealth After Stroke Care Pilot Randomized Trial of Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring in an Underserved Setting.

Naqvi I, Strobino K, Cheung Y, Li H, Schmitt K, Ferrara S Stroke. 2022; 53(12):3538-3547.

PMID: 36314123 PMC: 9698100. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.041020.

TASC (Telehealth After Stroke Care): a study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial of telehealth-enabled multidisciplinary stroke care in an underserved urban setting.

Naqvi I, Cheung Y, Strobino K, Li H, Tom S, Husaini Z Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022; 8(1):81.

PMID: 35410312 PMC: 8995696. DOI: 10.1186/s40814-022-01025-z.

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