Teleneurology

Dr. Randall J. Wright is the Director of the Brain Wellness and Sleep Program at Houston Methodist Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas. Dr. Wright also serves as clinical faculty for the EnMed Texas A&M University College of Medicine, College of Engineering, Houston, Texas, United States. Dr. Wright approaches his mission of improving the health of this world from the lenses of science, technology, and creative thinking. He received both a Physics degree from Xavier University of Louisiana and an Electrical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology before completing medical school at Emory University and finally Residency and a Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship from Baylor College of Medicine. Beyond his formal education, Dr. Wright developed his executive leadership skills by serving as Chief of Neurology at Conroe Regional Medical Center, Medical Director of the Conroe Regional Neurovascular Stroke Center, Medical Director of the Health South Rehab Stroke Unit, and Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurosurgery, UT School of Medicine. His community experience ranges from forming the first ever stroke support group in Montgomery County, Texas to working with Washington, DC affiliates of the American Heart Association to shape health policies affecting the nation. Dr. Wright continues to live out his mission to marry technology and science-backed principles of health with real-life implementation in order to dramatically evolve self-care and healthcare as we know it.

• 1. Responding to a crisis: A call to action2. The telemedicine exam general overview3. The TeleStroke evaluation4. Telemedicine for evaluation of clinical epilepsy5. The ophthalmologic exam6. Neuro-ophthalmology evaluation7. Teleneurology for Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders in the COVID-19 pandemic8. Introduction to tele-psychology during the pandemic9. Tele-neuropsychology: Bringing neuropsychology into the future of health care delivery10. Sleep telemedicine11. Neuromuscular evaluation12. General neurosurgery exam13. Neurosurgical spine care during COVID-19 pandemic: The Department of Neurological Surgery Houston Methodist experience14. System coordination and implementation15. Teleneurology in academics16. Telehealth laws, regulations, and reimbursement17. International teleneurology18. Future of telemedicine