The Technology 

Presentation prepared by Warren Frost

IntroductionTelehealth connects patients to specialists using telecommunications, which makes location irrelevant and eliminates the need for travel for rural residents when faced with medical problems.

"Telehealth" is the method of video conferencing for health professionals to provide consultations to their patients/clients, regardless of their location.

What equipment do you need?1 - Head Phones or Speakers2 - TV, Monitor or Laptop3 - Microphone4 - Web Cam5 - High Speed Internet6 - Web Meeting Host Service

Setup Types Available

Issues to Consider» Expectation Levels

» Acceptable Quality

» System Management

» Usage Concept

» Available Bandwidth

» Number of Participants

» Location of Participants

» Installation & usage Costs

Setting Up a Video Conference

» Select a video conferencing program

» Select a space for your video conferencing

» Equip your video conferencing space with a camera, microphone and speakers or headset

» Set up a time for your video conference and send invitations to your attendees. Establish how you will link

» When the appointed time arrives, connect to your video conferencing service and begin your conference

Types of Connections

ISDN Networks

IP or Data Network

Public Internet Video Calls

Public Internet Video Calls

FirewallsFirewall issues should be addressed, because you must open a range of ports on your firewall when placing or receiving a call over the public internet.

For most organisations, this is a security breach. Consider a firewall traversal device for protection. Speak to your IT Support people to ensure you have safeguards in place

Video Conferencing Applications

Technical Challenges

The diverse approaches and levels of integration across LHDs

Level of understanding by users

The confused video conferencing solutions marker – there is no Standards Based

Training – Internal and external site stakeholders

A need to co-ordinate Telehealth solutions

Reduce travel costs Improve use of time Speed up decision-making Keep meetings brief and more focused than face-to-

face meetings Quickly and effectively communicate in multiple

locations Provides an effective way of delivering cost-efficient

training to individuals without the requirement to consistently travel to central locations

Benefits of using Video Conferencing

MBS items – attracts interest to participate

Questions and discussion