COVID‐19—A Guide to Rapid Implementation of Telehealth Services

Pediatric telerehabilitation medicine: Making your virtual visits efficient, effective and fun

“…However, telemedicine is not new. To date, telemedicine has been tried and even regularly used in a variety of clinical situations such as stroke evaluation [6], psychiatric care [7], newborn resuscitation [8], multidisciplinary care [9], There are many resources available to guide some aspects of a telemedicine visit, including the American Telemedicine Association "Operating Procedures for Pediatric Telehealth" [15], an overview on adult rehabilitation telemedicine visits [16], telemedicine for pediatric gastroenterologists [17], and a how-to for the adult telemedicine musculoskeletal exam [18]. While these resources can help a PRM provider with telerehabilitation medicine visits for certain diagnoses or clinical scenarios, these resources do not provide specific guidance for pediatric telerehabilitation medicine.…”

Impact of COVID‐19 on Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow Training in North America

“…4 The ACGME accelerated its implementation of telemedicine guidance to make them effective Association and specific applications in pediatric gastroenterology. 9 The ACGME also has recognized the reduced clinical volume and potential for trainees not achieving recommended numbers of cases or procedures and has left decisions about determining whether a graduating resident/fellow is "prepared for unsupervised practice to program directors with consideration of the program's Clinical Competency Committee". 4 PDs for Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowships received a letter April 13, 2020 from the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) with corollary guidance for PDs as they submit Verification of Clinical Competence forms for graduating fellows.…”

Anthropometric assessment in ambulatory nutrition amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Possibilities for the remote and in-person care

“…Telehealth, a strategy that incorporates electronic and telecommunications technologies to provide healthcare when distance separates professional and patient [ 28 ], rapidly gained visibility and acceptance among health practitioners when physical distancing measures were imposed [ [29] , [30] , [31] ]. Such remote encounters can occur as telehealth visits (an appointment with real-time communication using an audio and visual telecommunications system), virtual check-ins (a brief communication via telephone, audiovisual applications, secure text messaging, e-mail) or as e-visits (a communication through an online patient portal).…”