Disrupting the paradigm of oncology care in Canada: the triumphs, challenges and future implications of telemedicine
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Aug 26, 2021
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Telemedicine, cancer, patient care
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2. Grasselli G, Greco M, Zanella A, et al: Risk Factors Associated With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19 in Intensive Care Units in Lombardy, Italy. JAMA Intern. Med. 2020; 180: 1345–1355.
3. Larson JL, Rosen AB and Wilson FA: The Effect of Telehealth Interventions on Quality of Life of Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Telemed. J. e-health Off. J. Am. Telemed. Assoc. 2018; 24: 397–405.
4. Sirintrapun SJ and Lopez AM: Telemedicine in Cancer Care. Am. Soc. Clin. Oncol. Educ. book. Am. Soc. Clin. Oncol. Annu. Meet. 2018; 38: 540–545.
5. Daggubati LC, Eichberg DG, Ivan ME, et al: Telemedicine for Outpatient Neurosurgical Oncology Care: Lessons Learned for the Future During the COVID-19 Pandemic. World Neurosurg. 2020; 139: e859–e863.
6. Boehm K, Ziewers S, Brandt MP, et al: Telemedicine Online Visits in Urology During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Potential, Risk Factors, and Patients’ Perspective. Eur. Urol. 2020; 78: 16–20.
7. Trabjerg TB, Jensen LH, Søndergaard J, et al: Cross-sectoral video consultations in cancer care: perspectives of cancer patients, oncologists and general practitioners. Support. care cancer Off. J. Multinatl. Assoc. Support. Care Cancer 2021; 29: 107–116.
8. Prasad A, Brewster R, Newman JG, et al: Optimizing your telemedicine visit during the COVID-19 pandemic: Practice guidelines for patients with head and neck cancer. Head Neck 2020; 42: 1317–1321.