Friday, June 18, 2021 – Researchers from CHIPTS and Friends Research Institute in collaboration with the AETC Pacific hosted a virtual mini-conference entitled, “Delivery of Telehealth in Clinical Care and Research Interventions: Challenges, Barriers, Successes, and Future Considerations. The mini-conference discussed the challenges and successes of telehealth delivery in clinical care and research settings.

The featured speakers from partnering organizations shared important lessons learned and best practices to reach key populations especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The complete list of speakers and their corresponding presentation slides are provided below.

The telehealth mini-conference was attended by 90 individuals. CHIPTS Combination Prevention Core Director,  Cathy Reback, PhD and Co-Director, Raphael Landovitz, MD, MSc gave the opening remarks, and Brian R. Wood, MD, set the foundation for the conference by providing an informative in-depth presentation around access and equity to telehealth services. Speakers, Miguel Bujanda, MEd, Gifty Maria-Ntim, MD, MPH, and David Solomon, MD presented on a panel discussing experiences and lessons learned from providing telehealth service in the clinical and non-clinical setting. The research panel included Ruanne Barnabas, David Boulware, and Kimberly Kisler, PhD who discussed lessons learned around implementing research interventions during the pandemic. The discussant, Rosemary Veniegas, PhD provided a concise but in-depth summary of the discussion, with an emphasis on future considerations and steps towards achieving equity in healthcare and research studies.

Event agenda: Delivery of Telehealth Mini-Conference - Agenda

Event flyer: Delivery of Telehealth Mini-Conference - Flyer

Event program: Delivery of Telehealth Mini-Conference - Program

Presentations for download:

Keynote Presentation:

Brian R. Wood, MD, University of Washington

Slides:  The Intersection of Telehealth & Health Equity: Risks and Opportunities - Slides

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Panel Discussion: Telehealth in Clinical and Non-Clinical Care

1. Miguel Bujanda, MEd, REACH LA

Slides: Non-Clinical CBO Telehealth PrEP Programing - Slides

2. Gifty-Maria J. Ntim, MD, MPH, University of California Los Angeles

Slides: Delivery of Telehealth in UCLA Primary Care Practice - Slides

3. David Solomon, MD, Venice Family Clinic

Slides: Telehealth Experience at a Federally Qualified Health Center in Los Angeles - Slides

Panel Discussion: Telehealth in Research Studies

4. Ruanne V. Barnabas, MBChB, MSc, DPhil, University of Washington

Slides: Hydroxychloroquine for Post-exposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection: A Randomized Trial - Slides

5. David R. Boulware, MD, MPH, University of Minnesota

Slides: Running Efficient and Cost-Effective Online Trials Utilizing Patient Reported Outcome - Slides

6. Kimberly A. Kisler, PhD, MPH, California State University Los Angeles

Slides: The Trials and Tribulations of Using Telehealth for Building Brothers Up (2BU) - Slides

 

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