Topic: Addressing Health Inequity
Remote care: Distance may not be the biggest challenge
Frederic Seifer, MD, FCCP
St. Lawrence Health System
Access to healthcare services is a perennial challenge for remote communities, particularly patients with chronic respiratory conditions. However, through the advent of telehealth technologies, care providers are now able to remote monitor their patients and bring them back into the health system. Dr. Frederic Seifer discusses how this technology is now transforming the doctor-patient relationship.
