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Online Treatment Enhancement – developments and possibilities
Ray Stephens – Online Project Leader
The future is here
Remote barriers
• < 18 y.o. male• Youth outreach worker fortnightly• Requires inpatient youth detox• Lives in Corryong
Accessing detox 1
• Wodonga via bus• 1 bus (1.5 hrs) each way / day
• Assessment withdrawal nurse• Phone assessment Williams House• Back to Corryong• Full day out• 3 week waiting list• 2nd daily phone contact with Wodonga
Accessing detox 2
• Bed comes up• Bus to Wodonga (1.5 hours)
• Meet withdrawal nurse
• Melbourne via train (4 hours)• Cab to hotel• Overnight in hotel• Next day cab to Williams House
Completed withdrawal program
Cost
3 bus trips Albury to Corryong $ 93
Train to Melbourne $ 32
Cab to hotel $ 20
Hotel$ 80
Cab to Williams House$ 10
Total$235
To get to resi-withdrawal
Cost
Cab to city $ 20
Train Melbourne to Wodonga $ 32
Cab to hotel$ 10
Hotel$ 80
Bus Albury to Corryong $ 31
Total$173
Total travel cost = $408
To get to home
Gaps
Cost of transport
Time in travelling
Separation from family
Multiple workers involved
= engagement?
Accessing detox
• Wodonga via bus• 1 bus (1.5 hrs) each way / day• Assessment withdrawal nurse
• Phone assessment Williams House• Back to Corryong• Full day out• 3 week waiting list
• 2nd daily phone contact with Wodonga
• Video assessment
TelehealthPortable kiosks
An estimated 1.8 million patients will be treated through telehealth worldwide by 2017.
Telehealth
One more thing…..