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Teledentistry, Mishael Almukhalafi, Sharon C. Stull

College of Health Sciences Posters

Problem Statement: Healthy People 2030 strategic goals and objectives are focused on increasing health access and quality of care yet, millions of individuals still experience shortages of available oral health care services, limited oral health care providers, and living in rural areas, geographically distant from oral health care centers, all compounded by a current global pandemic.

Purpose: Investigate literature related to the role of teledentistry during a global pandemic and its associated benefits, effectiveness, and barriers on patient oral healthcare access and quality of care outcomes and to identify oral healthcare providers' knowledge, attitude, and perceptions on the utilization of …

Influence Of Telephone Preoperative Evaluations On Patient Medication Compliance On Day Of Surgery, Emmanuel Magsino, Michael Jung, Olga Suarez Md

Graduate Research Posters

Patient compliance with medication instructions on day of surgery (DOS) is an important part of the preoperative assessment, as failure to comply with these may lead to serious perioperative consequences. Prior studies have shown that compliance increases with multimodal interventions. However due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, many in-person visits transitioned to telephone visits and providers had to rely on patients to follow solely verbal instructions.

To determine medication compliance, this study compared the medication instructions provided by the VCU Preoperative Assessment Communication and Education Clinic, per chart review, with each patient’s own report of which medications they took on …

Studying Emotions In Tele-Palliative Care, A Small Formative Study, Eric Anderson, Rebecca Hutchinson, Mollie Ruben, Noah Manning, Kathleen Walsh, Robert Gramling, Paul Han

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021

Can emotional connection be formed in virtual consults?

Exploration Of Telemedicine For The Delivery Of Substance Use Disorder Treatment During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Rebecca Bell, Hannah Loeb, Michael Kohut, Eric Anderson, Kinna Thakarar, Rebecca Hutchinson

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021

No abstract provided.

Telemedicine Consultation To Assess Neonatal Encephalopathy In Rural Community Hospitals, Rachel Coffey, Misty Melendi, Anya J. Cutler, Alexa K. Craig

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021

We studied the feasibility of tele consults in community hospitals for neonatal encephalopathy evaluation.