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Evolution of Telepsychiatry: From Alternative Backup Modality to Mainstream Necessity

By: | Tags: , , , | August 29th, 2022

TeleSpecialists psychiatrist Dr. Kristina Bedynerman discusses the transformation of telepsychiatry from an alternative form of psychiatric care to a mainstream necessity utilized across the field. Dr. Bedynerman will review data that validates telepsychiatry as a significant tool of the present and an essential component of psychiatric care in the future.

Learning Objectives:

  • Compare efficacy, satisfaction, treatment outcomes, and cost of virtual psychiatric care models to in-person care models
  • Analyze the virtual and in-person psychiatric care models across different settings, demographics, and clinical diagnoses
  • Identify potential challenges of telepsychiatry

Our Continuing Education activities now offer complimentary CME credits. This course is now available on-demand. Registration is required on our new platform, TeleSpecialists Learning Center.

Presenter Biography:

Dr. Kristina Bedynerman was born in Belarus and grew up in New York City. She received her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the State University of New York at Albany and her Medical Degree from The American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Psychiatry at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Bedynerman is Board Certified in Psychiatry by The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a Fellow of The American Psychiatric Association. Over the past 13 years of practice, Dr. Bedynerman has practiced psychiatry within multiple clinical and administrative settings, including Emergency Psychiatry, Consultation Liaison Services, Outpatient Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, and as a Lead Psychiatrist for the Lee Health Medical System. WIth the expanding interest and demand for Telepsychiatry, Dr. Bedynerman has spent time providing TelePsychiatry services in various clinical settings, including both clinical and administrative capacities in the delivery of collborative psychiatric care to the underserved, medically complex HIV positive population. Dr. Bedynerman resides in Fort Myers, Florida with her husband and daughter. She joined TeleSpecialists in 2021 as the TelePsychiatry Medical Director, working to develop and implement exceptional standards of psychiatric care, while expanding and expediting quality psychiatric care delivery.

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Emergency Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Live activity: Learners will receive 1 contact hour on attendance to educational activity and completion of evaluation. Enduring activity: Learners will receive 1 contact hour on completion of the course, evaluation, and pass post-test. Enduring course expires September 9, 2023.

**Please review the Accreditation and Designation Statements and Disclosure Report here.

Nattasha Acevedo, MD

Dr. Acevedo received her medical degree from the Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico and did her neurology residency at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. She went on to do a clinical neurophysiology fellowship at Emory School of Medicine in Atla nta, Georgia and then joined private practice in Fort Myers, Florida. She currently resides in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She likes running, paddle boarding and spending time with family.
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Bernadette Borte, MD

Dr. Borte received her medical degree from St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine in Grand Cayman. She completed her neurology residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Her areas of interest include inpatient neurology and acute stroke. When not working, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family. Dr. Borte joined the TeleSpecialist family in March of 2019.
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Mazen Almidani, MD

Dr. Almidani is board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics and board certified in epilepsy, as well as neurology with special  qualification in child neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.  Dr. Almidani is happily married with 4 children. His oldest son has autism and his daughter has complicated seizures; both were a drive for him to become a neurologist. Dr. Almidani enjoys soccer, running and spending time with his family. He is very involved with his sons’ therapy and helping with daily challenges. He is double board certified in Pediatric and Adult Neurology and Epilepsy. He sees children and adults. He also participates in charities for children in Syria who may be underprivileged and/or affected by the war. Dr. Almidani joined TeleSpecialists in August 2020.
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Amanda Cheshire, MD

Dr. Cheshire received her medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. She completed her neurology residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. She did a fellowship in neurophysiology at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Cheshire is double board certified in neurology and clinical neurophysiology. She enjoys traveling, reading and music. She currently resides in Viera, Florida.  Dr. Cheshire joined TeleSpecialists in June 2019.
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Jessica Floyd, MD

Dr. Floyd completed her neurology residency at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida followed by fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology with focus in EEG and epilepsy at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. She has particular interest in hospital neurology and patient education as well as the blossoming specialty of lifestyle medicine. She strives to take advantage of every encounter with patients and medical staff to empower them to do their own research into how daily thoughts, choices, and habits can add up to create greater and longer-lasting brain and neurologic health for ourselves and our loved ones. She lives in Florence, South Carolina with her awesome husband of 13 plus years and three beautiful children. She is an avid yogi, astrologer, and lover of food and all things neurology! Dr. Floyd joined the TeleSpecialist family in July 2017.
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Nancy Futrell, MD

Dr. Futrell received her medical degree from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. She also did her neurology residency at the University of Utah as well as a research fellowship in cerebral vascular disease at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. She currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has authored 2 books and 50 peer reviewed papers. 
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Rebecca Jimenez-Sanders, MD

Dr. Jimenez Sanders received her undergraduate degree from Emory University, and her medical degree from the San Juan Bautista School of Medicine in Puerto Rico. She completed her neurology residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, where she also did a specialized headache medicine and facial pain fellowship. She currently resides in Tampa, Florida with her husband and her two daughters. She is also fluent in Spanish and Italian languages, and enjoys photography, baking, boating, and biking.
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Cory Lamar, MD

Dr. Lamar received his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed his internship and residency at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Following residency, he completed a clinical fellowship in neurophysiology, with a concentration in epilepsy. He currently resides in Florida and enjoys outdoor activities.
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Clifford Meyers, MD

Dr. Meyers received his medical degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and his MBA from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. He completed his neurology residency at the University of Rochester, where he also did a neurophysiology fellowship. Dr. Meyers resides in Webster, New York with his wife and daughter. When not doing teleneurology, he enjoys playing sports with his wife and daughter.
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Tao Tong, MD

Dr. Tong received her medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. She completed her neurology residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, where she also did a neuromuscular/EMG fellowship.  She currently resides in College Station, Texas. Dr. Tong is married with two boys. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and reading.
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Shubhangi Chumble, MD

Dr. Chumble attended BJ Medical School. She is a board certified neurologist with a subspeciality interest in sleep medicine. Dr. Chumble did her residency at Howard University in Washington DC and has practiced neurology since 2001 in private and corporate settings. She lives in Melbourne, Florida and loves the sunshine state. Her hobbies include yoga, meditation, cooking , traveling and meeting new people. She also loves to do stained glass, pottery and painting. She joined TeleSpecialists in June 2019.
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