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This introductory course equips health care professionals with essential knowledge and strategies to deliver telehealth services that are person-centered, equitable, accessible, integrated, and coordinated. Participants will explore best practices for adapting telehealth to meet needs of aging populations, ensuring high-quality, inclusive care.

Using 2021 survey data, this study compared telehealth availability and use between Medicare Advantage (MA) and Traditional Medicare (TM) beneficiaries. Researchers analyzed differences by modality (phone, video, both) and examined disparities in technology access and internet use that may affect telehealth engagement.

In this webinar, Dr. Dallas Nelson and Dr. Suzanne Gillespie, Associate Professors of Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, shared strategies for delivering telehealth services to older adults in post-acute and long-term care settings.

In this webinar Dr. Laurie Archbald-Pannone, Medical Director, and Anthony Nappi, Nurse Liaison of Virginia IMPACT at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, outlined approaches to strengthening telehealth delivery and care coordination for older adults with complex needs. A panel discussion followed with Dr. Christine Ritchie, Chair in Geriatrics and Director of Research in the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Kristin Rising, Executive Director of the Jefferson Center for Connected Care and Professor at Thomas Jefferson University. The panel offered key perspectives on advancing equitable care for this vulnerable population.