This special panel discussion includes three leading professionals including Dr. Jonathan Whiteson, Dr. Tamara Bushnik, and Michelle Smith. Dr. Whiteson is Medical Director of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation at Rusk. His research interests include: cardiac rehabilitation for patients with advanced congestive heart failure and after left ventricular assist device placement. His medical degree is from the University of London and he did his residency at NYU Medical Center in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation where he also completed a fellowship in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation. Dr. Tamara Bushnik is the Director of Research at Rusk. She oversees the activities, research, and administration of the Research Department, including responsibility for teaching roles for the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation residents and allied health care professionals. Her PhD in Neuroscience is from the University of Ottawa and she has completed post-doctoral work at Stanford University. Michelle Smith is an Assistant Research Scientist. at Rusk. She received her Masters of Public Health from Columbia University with a focus on health promotion. Her background and interests are in health communication with the goal to provide vital information to patients as a means of improving their health status. In this two-part interview, the three panel members discuss the future of mobile technology and tele-monitoring in cardiac rehabilitation as well as specific aspects of an out-patient study being conducted by the interviewees.
