Episode 16 | Curovate and The Future of Virtual Health Care (With Nirtal Shah, PT)

Join us in our next episode featuring Nirtal Shah, physiotherapist and creator of Curovate, a mobile app that guides you through your total joint replacement or ACL surgery rehabilitation and helps you keep track of your progress. Learn what goes into creating a virtual app, its benefits in rehabilitation, and how virtual care fits into the current (and future) health care model in Canada. You won’t want to miss this one.

[0:00] intro. [2:50] What inspired you to create the app Curovate? And where did the idea come from? [5:20] who is this app intended for?. [6:10] How does the app work? [8:00] Can this app be used for the general public, outside of total joint replacements and ACL surgery? [9:45] What goes into the backend of developing the Curovate app? [12:06] What are some of the challenges you faced when developing and designing the Curovate app? [14:30] What are your opinions on telehealth and virtual care? And How do you think the virtual care plays a role in patient care? [17:22] What can you do with the virtual option of the Curovate app? [20:28] How do you ensure the protocols in the Curovate app are specific to the individual? And how do you ensure there is patient adherence to the rehab program? [23:23] how can Physios use “badges” and “rewards” to increase patient adherence in person? [26:05] How do you implant a biopsychosocial approach into a virtual app? [29:48] How does the app take different stages of healing into account? [33: 20] With current trends, how do you think this virtual care model will continue to process? And how will the virtual care model will fit into the future of healthcare? [39:50] Waleed’s secret question.