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Remote healthcare has boomed since the COVID-19 pandemic, delivering clear benefits – but also highlights the need for better data.


A new report published by the OECD on 17 January looks to a new era in telemedicine, ‘The future of telemedicine and the COVID-19 pandemic‘.

Join the Commonwealth Fund, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London for a virtual discussion on the future of telemedicine, findings from the newly released report examining the effects of remote care in OECD countries, and the national policies that led to its widespread use.

Panel discussion on 31 January from 14.00 – 15.00 GMT (09.00 ET)

Speakers will discuss opportunities and challenges related to implementing and scaling virtual care, including: building the necessary data infrastructure, creating effective payment arrangements, ensuring care is centered on patient needs, and elevating key priorities for policymakers to consider in the future.

Panellists include

  • Francesca Colombo, M.Sc., Head, Health Division, OECD
  • Tiago Hashiguchi, M.Sc., Ph.D., Lead Author of OECD Report on Telemedicine
  • Niki O’Brien, M.Sc., Policy Fellow in Global Health, Centre for Health Policy, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London
  • Ana Luisa Neves, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D., Clinical Senior Lecturer in Digital Health, Director of the Global Digital Health Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London
  • Dimitra Panteli, M.D., M.Sc.P.H., Dr.P.H., Programme Manager, European Observatory
  • Ann Mond Johnson, M.B.A., M.H.A., CEO, American Telemedicine Association
  • Jelena Malinina, M.Sc., Patient Data Director, EURORDIS

Moderated by Reginald D. Williams II, Vice President of International Health Policy and Practice Innovations at the Commonwealth Fund.

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