Telemedicine: Maintaining The Control and Clinical Outcomes During COVID-19 Pandemic in an IBD South American Unit with Patient Centered Care

1. Abstract
1.1. Introduction: COVID-19 is a global challenge for health systems. The pandemic impacted traditional practice of our hospital's IBD program, favoring the implementation of telemedicine
appointments (TM).
1.2. Objectives: To describe and evaluate TM appointment effectiveness in a public IBD center in Chile during the pandemic.