Using Virtual Care to Support Patients with Kidney Disease: Just 3 Questions with Carolyn Light

At UCSF, remote patient monitoring and/or virtual care are currently being used to monitor symptoms and support patients who have received lung transplants external site (opens in a new window) as well as patients who have inflammatory bowel disease external site (opens in a new window) (IBD).

The kidney transplant program recently deployed another innovative use with a small cohort of patients who are not yet on a waitlist for a kidney transplant. Using a chat developed in collaboration with Conversa Health external site (opens in a new window) , patients receive information about living donors along with other health recommendations. The director of the program, Carolyn Light, shares her vision with Just 3 Questions.