Background: Resources to improve antimicrobial stewardship (AS) are limited, but a
telestewardship platform can enable capacity building and scalability. The Alberta …

Since the creation of the NATO Telemedicine Expert Panel (now renamed the TMED Expert
Team) in 2000, when few nations had deployed telemedicine systems to support military …

Introduction: The Pacific Asynchronous TeleHealth (PATH) system is an asynchronous
provider-to-provider teleconsultation platform utilized by military medical facilities throughout …

Background Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a well-established and
effective way of delivering and monitoring patients requiring long-term IV antibiotics1-2 …

The rapid growth of telehealth services has brought about direct-to-consumer telemedicine
platforms, enabling patients to request antibiotics online without a virtual or face-to-face …

The use of telehealth and telemedicine offers powerful tools for delivering clinical care,
conducting medical research, and enhancing access to infectious diseases physicians. The …

Background Recent studies suggest that early post-discharge follow-up for patients
receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) reduces readmission rates. We …

Introduction Health systems are increasingly implementing direct-to-consumer telemedicine
for unscheduled acute care, however quality of care may be variable. Acute respiratory …

Background. Isolation is needed for the safe care of patients with potentially highly
contagious and virulent infectious agents (eg Ebola, MERS-CoV). We hypothesized that …

Background Shortages of infectious disease (ID) physicians is an identified workforce
problem. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this care gap, leaving many …