Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2022 Award Recipient for Telemedicine Reports

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The Rosalind Franklin Society (RFS), in partnership with Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, enthusiastically congratulate our distinguished recipient of the 2022 annual RFS Award in Science for this journal, which recognizes the outstanding research and published work of women and underrepresented minority scientists, physicians, and engineers. Tearsanee Carlisle Davis, et al., ?Long-term Effects of Remote Patient Monitoring in Patients Living with Diabetes: A Retrospective Look at Participants of the Mississippi Diabetes Telehealth Network Study,? Telemedicine Reports 3, no. 1 (December 2022): 130?136, http://doi.org/10.1089/tmr.2022.0009. Abstract Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has demonstrated value as a tool to aid patients in management of their chronic illness in the home. Although the Mississippi Diabetes Telehealth Network Study (MSDTNS) was successful in reducing HbgA1c levels for patients participating in RPM in the Mississippi Delta, the long-term effect of RPM on patients and how to support patients to maintain the treatment effect after discharge remain unclear. A retrospective review of medical records of patients who completed all phases of the MSDTNS from 2014 to 2016 was performed over a period of 6 months. Of the 31 participants, African Americans displayed a significant difference in HbgA1c values compared with Caucasians since the end of the MSDTNS. No significant effect of other variables, such as income, marital status, insurance coverage, or age, on the change in HbgA1c values was detected. More investigation is needed to identify ways to reduce their risk and equalize the long-term effects of RPM on clinical outcomes of patients in rural or underserved communities. Biosketch Tearsanee C. Davis, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, is the director of clinical programs and strategy for the Center for Telehealth at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She provides clinical insight for telehealth operations that include remote patient monitoring (RPM) for chronic disease management, telemental health, corporate telehealth, specialty telehealth, and store and forward services. With over 20 years of nursing experience, she has worked in various healthcare settings, including private practice, community health, emergency medicine, and academia. The University of Mississippi Medical Center has been a pioneer in telehealth for 20 years; the program has grown exponentially in the 10 years that Dr. Davis has been a member of the team and is now a Telehealth Center of Excellence as designated by Health Resource Services Administration. In addition to representing the Center for Telehealth at various professional organizational meetings and committees, Dr. Davis serves as principal investigator for various research projects.