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Comment
. 2021 Dec:20 Suppl 3:47-48.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2021.08.023. Epub 2021 Sep 11.

Telehealth after the pandemic: Will the inverse care law apply? (Commentary)

Rebecca J Calthorpe  1 , Alan R Smyth  2
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Comment

Telehealth after the pandemic: Will the inverse care law apply? (Commentary)

Rebecca J Calthorpe et al. J Cyst Fibros. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of telehealth within the cystic fibrosis (CF) community to deliver CF care. The article by Solomon and colleagues exploring the patient and family experiences of telehealth care delivery, as part of the CF chronic care model in the US, is therefore timely. In this commentary, we discuss how the US experience of telehealth care compares with reports from CF centres in other parts of the world. We highlight the potential challenges, including whether the inverse care law will apply in this new era of CF telehealth.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cystic fibrosis; Telehealth; Telemedicine.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest R.C has no conflicts of interest. Outside the submitted work, A.S reports grants from Vertex and reports speaker honoraria and expenses from TEVA and Vertex. A.S reports membership of the US CF Foundation therapeutic development network data safety monitoring board. A.R. Smyth has a patent “Alkyl quinolones as biomarkers of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and uses thereof” issued.

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