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Joaquim Ferreira, EAN 2020 – Considering Future Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Part 1)

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Published Online: Jun 3rd 2020

A pleasure speaking to editorial board member, Joaquim Ferreira (Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, and Campus Neurológico Sénior, Torres Vedras, Portugal), as always! He shared his personal thoughts in these uncertain times on the likely long-lasting impact of COVID-19.

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1. What will be the lasting impacts on healthcare systems by the COVID-19 pandemic? (
0:05)
2. What are the biggest challenges faced by primary healthcare providers in the wake of the pandemic? (
2:50)
3. In what therapeutic areas will telemedicine continue to evolve and how? (
5:17)

Also see linked video: Joaquim Ferreira, EAN 2020 – Considering Future Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Part 2)

Speaker disclosure: Joaquim Ferreira has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media.

Filmed at the 6th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and 1st EAN Virtual Congress, May 2020.

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