We are proud to present the next installment in the American Journal of Sports Medicine webinar series: Updates on Telemedicine in Sports Medicine. This live webinar is on June 27, 2022 at 7pm central time and will inlude discussion of the considerations for implementing telemedicine into a sports medicine practice, the current legal and regulatory considerations for orthopaedic telemedicine, the role of a virtual examination, and the current advances and future directions in the application of telemedicine in the field of sports medicine.  Moderator Miho J. Tanaka and panelists Robert Gallo, Richard Chad Mather III*, and Alfred Atanda will discuss the applications of orthopaedic telemedicine in a sports medicine practice.

The aim of the webinar is to update the viewer on current considerations in the rapidly evolving area of orthopaedic telemedicine.  Since the onset of the pandemic, the role of orthopaedic telemedicine has greatly expanded, yet the capabilities, utilization, and regulatory considerations continue to evolve.  Topics that will be discussed include: “What is the best way to implement telemedicine into my sports medicine practice?” and “What are the current regulatory considerations that I should know in doing so?” Furthermore, we will discuss the orthopaedic virtual examination as well as advances and future directions of the role of telemedicine in our field.  The audience will have the chance to ask questions on telemedicine and considerations for implementation to this experienced panel.

*Please note, the content of Dr. Mather's talk was given by Dr. Gallo 

Have a question for before the webinar? Email it to [email protected] and tune in to hear the answer!

Miho J. Tanaka, MD is Director of the Women’s Sports Medicine Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Robert A. Gallo, MD, MHA, (Professor, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine) has championed the Penn State Hershey Medical Center orthopaedic telemedicine service which covers majority of central Pennsylvania and whose geographic reach is > 100 miles.  He has moderated ICL "Telemedicine after COVID-19: Incorporating Virtual Visits into an Orthopaedic Practice" at past two AAOS annual meetings.  

Richard C. “Chad” Mather III, MD, MBA is the Medical Director of Optum Specialty Practices and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Duke University School of Medicine with faculty appointments in the Department of Population Health Sciences and Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. 

Alfred Atanda, MD is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, where he serves as the Chief of the Center for Sports Medicine, the Chief of Clinician Experience, and is also an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He is the chief editor on the world’s first textbook solely dedicated to telemedicine in orthopedic surgery.