General guidelines and tools related to telemedicine and virtual care

Canadian Medical Association. Scaling up virtual care in Canada: CMA a key player in new national task force. February 2020. https://www.cma.ca/scaling-virtual-care-canada-cma-key-player-new-national-task-force

Canadian Medical Association. Virtual care guide for patients. June 2020. https://www.cma.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/Patient-Virtual-Care-Guide-E.pdf

Shaw J, Jamieson T, Agarwal P, et al. Virtual care policy recommendations for patient-centred primary care: findings of a consensus policy dialogue using a nominal group technique. J Telemed Telecare 2017;0(0):1–8. 2 Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada. FMRAC framework on telemedicine. Available: http://fmrac.ca/fmrac-framework-on-telemedicine/

TR-Telerehab Toolkit: https://kite-uhn.com/tools/tr-telerehab-toolkit

World Health Organization. Report on the second global survey on eHealth. 2010. https://www.who.int/goe/publications/goe_telemedicine_2010.pdf

Wechsler LR, Tsao JW, Levine SR, Swain-Eng RJ, Adams RJ, Demaerschalk BM, et al. Teleneurology applications: Report of the Telemedicine Work Group of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2013;80(7):670-6.

 

Articles related to medical assessment and management

Ellis MJ, Boles S, Derksen V, Dawyduk B, Amadu A, Stelmack K, et al. Evaluation of a pilot paediatric concussion telemedicine programme for northern communities in Manitoba. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2019;78(1):1573163.

Ellis MJ, Russell K. The Potential of Telemedicine to Improve Pediatric Concussion Care in Rural and Remote Communities in Canada. Frontiers in Neurology. 2019;10:840.

Ellis M, Mendez, Russell K. (2020). Preliminary clinical algorithm to optimize delivery of remote pediatric concussion care in Canada’s North. International Journal of Circumpolar Health (published online October 22, 2020) https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1832390

Vargas BB, Channer DD, Dodick DW, Demaerschalk BM. Teleconcussion: an innovative approach to screening, diagnosis, and management of mild traumatic brain injury. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2012;18(10):803-6.

Blue R et al.: Telemedicine in the era of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-10): a neurosurgical perspective. World Neurosurg 2020; 139; 549-557

Vargas BB, Shepard M, Hentz JG, Kutyreff C, Hershey LG, Starling AJ. Feasibility and accuracy of teleconcussion for acute evaluation of suspected concussion. Neurology. 2017;88(16):1580-3.

Wechsler LR. Advantages and limitations of teleneurology. JAMA neurology. 2015;72(3):349-54.

Wechsler LR, Tsao JW, Levine SR, Swain-Eng RJ, Adams RJ, Demaerschalk BM, et al. Teleneurology applications: Report of the Telemedicine Work Group of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2013;80(7):670-6.

Vierhile A, Tuttle J, Adams H, tenHoopen C, Baylor E. Feasibility of Providing Pediatric Neurology Telemedicine Care to Youth with Headache. Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners. 2018;32(5):500-6.

 

Articles related to telepsychiatry

Hubley S, Lynch SB, Schneck C, Thomas M, Shore J. Review of key telepsychiatry outcomes. World journal of psychiatry. 2016;6(2):269-82.

Nelson EL, Cain S, Sharp S. Considerations for Conducting Telemental Health with Children and Adolescents. Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America. 2017;26(1):77-91.

Roth DE, Ramtekkar U, Zekovic-Roth S. Telepsychiatry: A New Treatment Venue for Pediatric Depression. Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America. 2019;28(3):377-95.

 

Articles related to general tele-neuropsychology practice

Bilder RM et al. (2020). Inter organizational practice committee recommendations/guidance for teleneurology in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 34;1314-1334.

Cullum M. Teleneuropsychology: evidence for video teleconference-based neuropsychological assessment. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2014: 20; 1028-33

Brearly TW et al. Neuropsychological test administration by videoconference: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuropsychol Rev. 2017: 27; 174-186.

Grosch MC et al. Initial practice recommendations for teleneuropsychology. Clin Neuropsychol. 2011: 25; 1119-1133.

 

Articles related to general telerehabilitation

Tenforde AS, Hefner JE, Kodish-Wachs JE, Iaccarino MA, Paganoni S. Telehealth in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review. PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation. 2017;9(5S):S51-S8.