Free AHRQ Web Conference on Telehealth June 9

Free AHRQ Web Conference on Telehealth June 9

Register Now for June 9 Web Conference on How Telehealth Can Increase Access to Care and Improve Healthcare Quality

Register now for a 90-minute AHRQ web conference about how telehealth can increase access to care and improve healthcare quality. There is no charge for the web conference, which will be held on June 9 from 2-3:30 p.m. ET.

Presenters will discuss their work on the effectiveness of telepsychiatry, the impact of telemedicine on chronic disease management, and the factors that help or hinder the use of telemedicine in urban areas. The web conference will also cover the evidence about how telehealth can be used routinely and during public health emergencies such as a pandemic.

Speakers will include:

• Glen Xiong, M.D., a  clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California at Davis.
• Elizabeth Ferucci, M.D., M.P.H., a clinical rheumatologist and researcher at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
• Kenneth McConnochie, M.D., M.P.H., a professor emeritus at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Buffalo, NY.

The panel will be moderated by U.S.P.H.S. Commander Derrick L. Wyatt, R.N., M.S.N., from AHRQ’s Division of DigitalHealthcare Research.

Participants can earn up to 1.5 CE/CME contact hours. Learn more and register.

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