Has your healthcare practice implemented remote consultations?

Are you unsure of the foundations of good telemedicine practice?

This course will help you to understand the principles of a safe and effective remote consultation.

Key Words: Telemedicine, Telehealth.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course each student is expected to be able to:

A. Subject Knowledge and Understanding

• LO1. Define telemedicine and it’s limitations.

B. Cognitive Skills (Thinking Skills)

• LO2. Assess the criteria necessary to conduct a remote consultation.

C. Subject Specific Practical/Professional Skills

• LO3. Recognize the risks involved in remote consultations and the measures that can be taken to protect patients in emergency situations.
• LO4. Recognize how to gain consent in a remote consultation.
• LO5. Define which categories of medication are not suitable for remote prescription.

D. Other Skills (e.g. Key transferable)

• LO6. Identify vulnerable patients who may seek and misuse dangerous medications.

Curriculum Outline

The key themes covered by the course and their indicative weighing:

• Defining Telemedicine (50%)
• Patient Safety, Remote Prescribing and Emergency Procedures (50%)

Online Certificates

Students successfully completing their course and assessments will be entitled to a digital badge. A digital badge is a connected, verifiable electronic imagery credential which reflects the achievement of the learning outcomes on their course.

Students may read more information about digital badges at:

• www.info.badgr.com
• www.academicstudio.org