TeleHealth Education
ACRRM is in the process of developing a range of case studies and video vignettes demonstrating effective use of telehealth under the new MBS Telehealth arrangements. These case studies will be included in the online ACRRM telehealth Module (funded by the DoHA) which is currently under development.
The first case features a consultation between a rural GP and his patients and an orthopaedic surgeon.
This footage was shot at Bright in Victoria with Dr Paul Duff and simultaneously in Wangaratta with Dr Michael Falkenberg.
It features a real telehealth consultation with a consenting patient.
ACRRM extends its thanks to these doctors, practice staff and patients who donated their time and expertise to this project.
This is the first of a series of scenarios that we are developing for clinicians contemplating establishing telehealth services.
Please contact ehealth [at] acrrm [dot] org [dot] au for further information or to express on EOI to reserve a free place in our module (available May 2012)
ACRRM is currently developing a range of TeleHealth educational resources and educational opportunities for clinicians.
This work includes -
- Online module- Introduction to Telehealth for Clinicians on www.rrmeo.com- available May 2012
- F2F presentations/ workshops in partnership with Medicare Locals , NACCHO, Rural Workforce Agencies, Rural Doctors Associations
- Discussion groups via the forums on eHealth
- One-on-one consultations with clinicians systemised via the Requirements Analysis Process
- Conferences- ACRRM/RDAA annual conference, RACP, RANZCO
- See presentation by Dr David Allen delivered at the RMA conference in Alice Springs to an audience of rural and remote doctors
Updates will be posted to this page.
This work complements our successful store and forward Telehealth educational services:
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Tele-Derm and Radiology Online The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is pleased to announce that both Tele-Derm and Radiology Online is now available to all rural and remote doctors as part of a partnership with the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing under the Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program (MSOAP). Tele-Derm is an internationally recognised online resource designed primarily for rural doctors interested in obtaining practical advice on the diagnosis and management of skin disease in general practice. Through Tele-Derm, GPs are able to access online dermatological case studies, education opportunities, recommended links, and discussion forums where rural doctors from anywhere in Australia can electronically submit their own specific de-identified cases for assessment. Our resident Dermatologist, Dr Jim Muir, provides free advise on diagnosis and management of cases submitted to the forums. Radiology Online is a similar online resource designed for rural medical practitioners interested in obtaining radiology advice and education. Radiology Online is moderated by Dr Tony Lamont, Chief Radiologist at the Townsville Base Hospital in Queensland. Doctors enrolled in Radiology Online are able to submit digital x-ray images of cases and obtain personalised feedback from Dr Lamont. There are also online cases to work through, a condition index, recommended links to external sites, education resources and other discussion forums. Tele-Derm and Radiology Online are hosted through ACRRM's Rural and Remote Medical Education Online (RRMEO) [www.rrmeo.com] and are funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing under the Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program (MSOAP). |