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Virtual care for patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias during the COVID-19 era and beyond

Paula J. Gosse, Charles D. Kassardjian, Mario Masellis and Sara B. Mitchell
CMAJ March 15, 2021 193 (11) E371-E377; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201938
Paula J. Gosse
Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Charles D. Kassardjian
Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Mario Masellis
Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Sara B. Mitchell
Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 193 no. 11 E371-E377
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201938
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33722828
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  • Published online March 15, 2021.
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  1. Paula J. Gosse, BSc,
  2. Charles D. Kassardjian, MD MSc,
  3. Mario Masellis, MD PhD,
  4. Sara B. Mitchell, MD MPH
  1. Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Sara Mitchell, sara.mitchell{at}sunnybrook.ca

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