Telemedicine in Ukraine: A system to support frontline healthcare workers

<p>On this episode of the podcast, we speak with two Northwell leaders who have led the effort to create and deploy a 24/7 consultation and support service to Ukraine. This real-time, doctor-to-doctor platform is now offering health care workers a vital resource, particularly for those displaced by the ongoing hostilities in the country. <a href='https://www.northwell.edu/find-care/find-a-doctor/emergency-medicine/dr-eric-christopher-cioe-pena-md-11363430'>Eric Cioe-Pena, MD</a>, director of Northwell's Center for Global Health, and <a href='https://www.northwell.edu/find-care/find-a-doctor/emergency-medicine/dr-jonathan-zvi-berkowitz-md-11380631'>Jonathan Berkowitz, MD</a>, medical director for the Center for Emergency Medicine, discuss:</p> <ul><li>The benefits of telemedicine in a conflict</li> <li>Adapting existing infrastructure for Ukraine</li> <li>Reactions from doctors in Ukraine and Northwell</li> <li>How technology is driving Global Health forward</li> </ul> More from the experts <p><a href='https://www.northwell.edu/news/insights/extending-the-benefits-of-telemedicine-to-war-in-ukraine'>Read</a> more about standing up a telemedicine system in Ukraine from Dr. Cioe-Pena and Dr. Berkowitz.</p> <p>Listen to Dr. Berkowitz talk more about the overnight telemedicine platform, <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emergency-telehealth-avoid-a-trip-to-the-er/id1528414053?i=1000533076073'>ER on Demand</a>, which he helped to launch in summer 2021. </p> <p>Watch episodes of this health podcast on <a href='https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOylAPfMBafmhQIwY75QbOzNcQEpz5tEr'>YouTube</a>.</p> <p> </p>