On the peak of the pandemic, medical doctors had been informed to shift their method to digital care, performing fundamental appointments over the telephone or in a video name. There have been glitches and delays—however two years later and plenty of workplaces have integrated the instrument into their practices.
And in keeping with a survey launched in the summertime of 2021, digital care could also be right here to remain.
About 70 per cent of medical doctors who participated in a Canadian Medical Affiliation survey stated they had been doing digital appointments and had been happy with the outcomes.
Nonetheless, whereas some physicians have stated that digital care permits for extra accessible routine appointments, others have acknowledged that a telephone name will not be sufficient for some sufferers. In October of final yr, Ontario’s high well being officers wrote a letter urging medical doctors to begin seeing sufferers in-person once more.
On this week’s episode of Life Unmasked, the crew speaks with Dr. Adam Kassam, the president of the Ontario Medical Affiliation, to learn the way physicians had been in a position to make the transition to digital care, what it's best used for and what the challenges might be sooner or later.
The crew additionally speaks with Daniel Warner, the CEO and co-founder of KixCare, an organization that launched final summer season and tailor-made its method to pediatric healthcare.
Life Unmasked airs first on the iHeart app each Tuesday morning earlier than turning into obtainable on different streaming platforms. You probably have questions for the podcast crew, or an thought for an episode, please electronic mail lifeunmasked@bellmedia.ca.
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