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www.telehealth.net.au
www.telehealth.net.au
Telehealth TipsVideo conferencing without tears
Presented at;RMA- ACRRM Annual Conference 2011
Dr David AllenMBBS(Hons), DPH, FAFOEM(RACP)
Occupational and Environmental Physician
QOH and Telehealth Solutions Australia
• Think of VC as an addition to telephone consultation – if video fails then you always have a phone
• Learn basic functionality• Practice, practice, practice• Familiarise with features in casual use • Check that the system works well a few hours before consult• Get consent
How to approach it
• Have a lamp behind your monitor to illuminate you• Door locked and sign outside • Background behind you should be simple and appropriate –
consider framed degrees or plain background• Position the video image on the screen near the webcam• Avoid interruptions (if possible)
Housekeeping
• Using the telephone rather than the video conference telephony (more stable)
• Explain to the patient the limitations of the connection - ?blame someone else
• Slow the visual examination down• Reduce frame rate in software or system• Be patient – consultation may take longer, but
remember the saving in travel time
Internet connection poor or variable?
• Think of how you do the consultation examination – imagine patient is in same room behind a glass partition – how would you “examine” them?
• Considering PTZ cam? – adds complexity and cost• Have spare/second webcam on desk to show
patient/GP/RN how to position it whilst online• Consider special devices later
How to examine the patient