Welcome back to Rehab Gab! This latest episode is all about Telehealth - we shed some light on the history of virtual care, talk about some of the work the Rehab Robotics Lab, and reveal Nathan's big surprise news! If you're interested in learning more about our Tele-Rehab 2.0 project, please visit www.telerehabilitationcollaboration.com!

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References:

Board on Health Care Services; Institute of Medicine. The Role of Telehealth in an Evolving Health Care Environment: Workshop Summary. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2012 Nov 20. The Evolution of Telehealth: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207141/

Hale, M. & Kvedar, J. Privacy and Security Concerns in Telehealth. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(12):981-985. Available from: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/privacy-and-security-concerns-telehealth/2014-12

OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19). " The future of telemedicine after COVID-19" January 20, 2023. Available from: https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/the-future-of-telemedicine-after-covid-19-d46e9a02/

Fitzpatrick, K.M., Ody, M., Goveas, D. et al. Understanding virtual primary healthcare with Indigenous populations: a rapid evidence review. BMC Health Serv Res 23, 303 (2023). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09299-6

"Health equity in telehealth" from Telehealth.HHS.com, an official website of the United States government. Available from: https://telehealth.hhs.gov/providers/health-equity-in-telehealth