Will virtual doctor appointments continue when the COVID-19 pandemic is over?

In this week’s episode of Life Unmasked, the team explores how doctors transitioned to virtual care and what that could look like in the future.

And according to a survey released in the summer of 2021, virtual care may be here to stay.

About 70 per cent of doctors who participated in a Canadian Medical Association survey said they were doing virtual appointments and were satisfied with the results.

However, while some physicians have said that virtual care allows for more accessible routine appointments, others have acknowledged that a phone call may not be enough for some patients. In October of last year, Ontario’s top health officials wrote a letter urging doctors to start seeing patients in-person again.

In this week’s episode of Life Unmasked, the team speaks with Dr. Adam Kassam, the president of the Ontario Medical Association, to find out how physicians were able to make the transition to virtual care, what it is best used for and what the challenges could be in the future.