Multiple sclerosis patient management during the COVID-19 pandemic: Practical recommendations from the Portuguese Multiple Sclerosis Study Group (GEEM) (8 March 2021)

Summary

The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic presented significant challenges in the management of patients with chronic diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS). This article in Frontiers in Neurology looks at how telemedicine was used as an alternative to face-to-face consultations with MS patients during the pandemic. Recognising the variation in care that occurred as different centres adopted telemedicine, they make a series of recommendations for the use of telemedicine in managing MS patients.

Content

Recommendations are based around the following stages and aspects of care:

• Triage
• Appointment
• Follow-up
• Nursing
• Communication