Technology, science and research … But above all, the patient
In the March-April 2020 edition of Alberta Doctors' Digest, the AMA proudly Shines A Light on Dr. Remo Panaccione.
Described as “a true patient advocate” and “a very thoughtful and conscientious physician,” Dr. Remo Panaccione credits what he has learned from his patients through the years for helping him be a better doctor.
A wearer of many lab coats, Dr. Panaccione is a gastroenterologist at the Foothills Medical Centre; a professor of medicine at the University of Calgary; Director of the U of C’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic; Director of GI Research; and Director of Admissions, Cumming School of Medicine.
“I think telemedicine is the future,” says Dr. Panaccione, adding, “Our nurses do quite a bit of telemedicine through the IBD clinic. We are also working with five other IBD clinics across the country on a large study (funded by Crohn’s Colitis Canada) of the application of telemedicine to the IBD patient population,” he continues.
Nominated for recognition by the AMA’s Shine A Light program by colleague Dr. Rabiya Jalil (family physician and Medical Director, AIMG Program; and Associate Director of Admissions, Cumming School of Medicine), Dr. Panaccione discovered his interests in gastroenterology from an early mentor, and his desire to delve into further research into IBD with a subsequent mentor.
Continue reading Dr. Panaccione's Shine A Light profile (Alberta Doctors' Digest, March-April 2020)