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Teleheath Training & Support

 > Remotely caring for your patients via telehealth technologies is now a realistic option in Australia

Telehealth refers to the use of telecommunications technologies to provide distance care to patients.  Telehealth can provide an extremely time efficient way to compliment your ongoing patient care, particularly in the aged care, disability and rural health sector.

There are currently MBS items for GP assisted Patient to Specialist Telehealth consultations and we anticipate in the near future the possibility of new telehealth MBS items numbers for direct GP to patient remote care, especially for patients in aged care facilities or patients with disabilities.

"Even if you don’t see the need now, why not be aware and prepared for this future in healthcare."
 

> Telehealth Training + CPD points

Healthfirst Network™ can help you understand Telehealth technologies  and how it can assist with patient care by offering you a Telehealth training session, including CPD points. GPs, Specialists, Practice Nurses, Practice Managers/staff, Aged care staff, and other health professionals can participate. These will be available at various venues throughout South Australia. See our website below for all event venues.

Healthfirst Network™ have developed a three hour Telehealth training module, covering basic aspects of Telehealth, equipment characteristics and integration into your practice processes. Part of the three hour training module will be available online in the near future.

See our Events Calendar for upcoming sessions.

In some cases it will be possible to run the training at your general practice or aged care facility. Please call us directly to book these special events.


For further information please contact > Healthfirst Global ™ 
p > 08 8404 3400    e > telehealth@healthfirst.org.au
 

> Telehealth Competency Units (Skill Set)

Healthfirst Training Australia™ has also developed a Telehealth skill set comprising of three competency units.

The new skill set will also be submitted to the National Training Authority for accreditation. They offer a more in-depth knowledge of Telehealth and its applications.
 

Healthfirst Training Australia™ are taking ‘EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST’ from organisations, health professionals and support staff who wish to undertake the Telehealth skill set. 
 

Contact > Healthfirst Training Australia ™ 
p > 08 8404 34004    e > contact@healthfirsttraining.org.au


  For more information on telehealth, please see the following links:

RACGP Telehealth Implementation Guidelines and Standards:

The standards are an addendum to the RACGP Standards for general practices (4th edition) and include additional explanatory material for existing criteria which have particular significance for safety and quality in a telehealth context.

Ozdocsonline

If you are not ready for telehealth video-consulting but would like to do some e-consulting, then have a look at Ozdocsonline:  https://www.ozdocsonline.com.au/
 
Ozdocsonline is an eHealth solution that assists with streamlining non-urgent clinical practice administration (eg practice patients can book an appointment, request a repeat prescription, receive test results or request a referral).  It also facilitates e-Consulting for non-urgent matters with the practice doctors - though not in real-time.

 Contact 

Name:

Eve Southasee

Name:

Ross Vivian

Position:

Project Manager

Position:

Telehealth Support & Training Officer

Email:

eve.southasee@healthfirst.org.au

Email:

ross.vivian@healthfirst.org.au

Phone:

08 8404 3403

Phone:

08 8404 3433

Fax:

08 8404 3499

Fax:

08 8404 3499

 

 

 

 

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