Bart M. Demaerschalk
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5
Total Citations
241
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5
About
Bart M. Demaerschalk is a pioneering figure in teleneurology, whose research has fundamentally reshaped acute stroke care and neurocritical assessment. His work centers on breaking down barriers to specialist access, particularly through robotic telepresence and telemedicine in emergency and intensive care settings. A landmark study, "Barriers to Telemedicine: Survey of Current Users in Acute Care Units" (179 citations), uniquely identifies the motivational factors and obstacles faced by clinicians, providing a crucial roadmap for telemedicine implementation. Demaerschalk’s major contributions include validating the reliability of robotic telemedicine for assessing critically ill patients using the FOUR Score and Glasgow Coma Scale, and demonstrating that robotic telepresence is as efficient as standard in-person supervision for stroke alert teams. He has also innovatively applied teleneurology to medical education, showing that robotic telepresence can effectively facilitate faculty supervision of neurology trainees. Through these achievements, Demaerschalk has proven that technology can bridge geographic gaps without compromising clinical speed or accuracy, establishing him as a key architect of modern, accessible neurological care.
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- 1Barriers to Telemedicine: Survey of Current Users in Acute Care Units179 citations · 2011
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- 5Telemedicine in 2010: robotic caveats5 citations · 2010