Virtual Care

Virtual Care Resources

Virtual care is the use of any form of communication or technology (e.g., telephone, private messaging, videoconferencing) by health care providers to facilitate or increase patient care.1,2 Virtual care may also be referred to as telehealth, telemedicine and telerehabilitation or telerehab.2,3,4

One virtual care option is offered at the Telerehab Centre for Acquired Brain Injury, which provides online, group educational programs and therapies to individuals across Ontario living with the enduring effects of acquired brain injury. Please visit them online to learn more and/or download their referral form.

Additional resources to guide and evaluate the delivery of virtual care include the following:

 

References

  1. Canadian Medical Association. (2019). Virtual Care in Canada: Discussion Paper. https://www.cma.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/News/Virtual_Care_discussionpaper_v2EN.pdf
  2. McMaster University. (2018). Rapid Synthesis: Understanding the Use of and Compensation for Virtual-care Services in Primary Care. https://www.mcmasterforum.org/docs/default-source/product-documents/rapid-responses/understanding-the-use-of-and-compensation-for-virtual-care-services-in-primary-care.pdf?sfvrsn=2
  3. Bettger, J.P. & Resnik, L.J. (2020). Telerehabilitation in the Age of COVID-19: An Opportunity for Learning Health System Research. Physical Therapy, 100 (11), 1913-16. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzaa151
  4. Toronto Rehab Institute. (2020). TR-Telerehab Toolkit: The Toronto Rehab Telerehabilitation Toolkit for Outpatient Rehabilitation Programs, 1st