Telehealth
Telehealth enables consultations between clinicians and families where there are challenges to 'in person' clinics. Telehealth in rheumatology poses challenges as the physical examination is an integral part of clinical assessment.
We provide pdf downloads below with the following resources to support clinicians in the preparation and delivery of telehealth clinics:
- Guidance for Telehealth / Remote consultations (for the Clinician Provider) covering technical considerations, administration tasks, suggested examination routine and preparing families.
- Information handout about Telehealth / Remote consultations for families.
- Electronic Medical Record Dot Phrases for Telehealth / Remote consultations and suggested Consent format.
- Recording clinical consultation proforma (in the absence of Electronic Medical Record).
- V-pGALS checklist (text) and guide (graphic) - which can be sent to parents in advance of the consultation.
- A publication to describe telehealth in paediatric rheumatology.
We provide (below) the link to a webinar about telehealth in the context of paediatric rheumatology.
CARRA Telehealth Power Hour 2021
We acknowledge the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) and the ongoing Arthritis Foundation financial support of CARRA for making this telehealth Power Hour session and recording possible. The CARRA Telehealth Power Hour 2021 webinar includes a review of the literature, results of a telemedicine survey describing some common barriers faced by physicians and identifying the pGALS as a tool with widespread use, an overview of v-pGALS development and a live demonstration of v-pGALS. Any questions about the included content should be directed to CARRA at info@carragroup.org.
