Telehealth
Video consults: when a picture is worth a thousand words
Friday, 7 August 2020
Picking up a telephone and calling your patient may seem the easier option for a telehealth consult, but it limits your well-developed ability to assess non-verbal communication clues, which is a cornerstone of face-to-face consults. Video consults don't replace...
Using telehealth for aged care ‘visits’
Monday, 3 August 2020
Australians living in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) are particularly vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19. Extra precautions are needed to minimise their risk of exposure. However, it is also essential that they continue to have access to medical services for...
Video consults make mental health services more accessible
Friday, 16 August 2019
Pictured: Dr Qusai Hussain from Cyber Clinic South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network has funded Cyber Clinic to provide a secure online platform for video mental health consultations as part of the already existing Accessible Psychological Intervention (API)...
Case study: video consultations reduce patient’s anxiety
Friday, 9 August 2019
After years of staying at home and experiencing the challenges of agoraphobia, a consumer was able to do what previously seemed too challenging: walking outside, through his own garden. Facts about the patient: Single, 20-year-old male Has a diagnosis of agoraphobia,...
Digital Health
Thursday, 8 December 2016
Digital Health team contact details digitalhealth@semphn.org.au | 03 8514 4460 My Health Record Our Health Vital IT resource has a number of articles to help you with My Health Record, including: Using My Health Record Patient information and...
Telehealth
Thursday, 1 December 2016
Telehealth support There is short, simple, and practice advice in our telehealth guidance in HealthVitalIT, covering video consultations, remote monitoring, and SMS. Any questions not answered by HealthVitalIT? Contact SEMPHN's Digital Health team:...
Events and Education See all
Course in Wound Closure
External events
Thursday, 25 February 2021
8:45 - 16:30
Frankston
Allied Health Professional, General Practitioner, Nurse - Practice Nurse...
Webinar: Aged care COVID-19 vaccine rollout
SEMPHN events
Thursday, 25 February 2021
11:00 - 12:00
Online via Zoom
General Practitioner, Medical Specialist, Nurse - Practice Nurse...
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