Article and Video CATEGORIES
Dr. Jack West is a medical oncologist and thoracic oncology specialist who is the Founder and previously served as President & CEO, currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE)
In April of 2020, GRACE Board Members Dr. H. Jack West, Dr. Jared Weiss and Dr. Ben Levy had a candid discussion regarding telemedicine in the time of the current pandemic.
In this time of social distancing and limiting clinic exposure, the sudden need for telemedicine and web consults is perhaps changing the future of medicine on a faster pace than we have previously thought possible.
In this three part series the doctors discuss a wide range of topics surrounding the use of telemedicine and potential challenges for providers and patients alike.
- Does this new process create new helpful tools?
- How does the informality of online visits affect the Doctor/Patient relationship?
- Are there limitations to telemedicine - when and who is it good for, does it disrupt the ritualization of doctor/patient visits, and the ability to assess the patient?
- Is it sustainable?
Please scroll down for parts 2 and 3 of this series.
Part two:
Part three:
To join the conversation, visit https://cancergrace.org/forum.
Please feel free to offer comments and raise questions in our
discussion forums.
Related Content
Forum Discussions
Hi Amber, Welcome to Grace. I'm so sorry you're going through this scare. It could be a recurrence. It also is as likely to be the contrast creating a better view. ...
Hi Blaze,
As much as I hate to say it, Welcome back Blaze. It sounds like you're otherwise feeling good and enjoying life which is a wonderful place to be. ...
Waiting for my appointment with oncologist this morning. Thank you for the response. It helps. <3
It sounds like you’re thinking of this in a very appropriate way. Specifically, it sounds like the growth of the nodule is rather modest, though keep in mind that the change...
Hi and welcome to GRACE. I'm sorry your mom is having this difficulty. An indwelling catheter is used when the pleura space continually fills and the catheter is always there to...
Hi and welcome to Grace. Wow, I don't know why you can't get in to see your doc but I'd find a way or find another doc who can walk you...