Course Title: Applied Telehealth and Virtual Care
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Applied Telehealth and Virtual Care
Credit Points: 12.00
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
MEDS2196 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Internet |
JulDec2021 (All) |
MEDS2196 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Internet |
JulDec2022 (All) |
MEDS2196 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Internet |
JulDec2023 (All) |
Course Coordinator: Dr. Mary Lam
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925
Course Coordinator Email: mary.lam@rmit.edu.au
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Assumed Knowledge
An understanding of the fundamental concepts of telehealth and its typical uses.
Course Description
Health services are being and will increasingly be delivered differently in digital societies, including through different channels. Telehealth and virtual care capabilities have existed for quite some time, but their usage has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic and is unlikely to retreat. Applied Telehealth and Virtual Care contextualises and analyses features of telehealth and virtual care models. You will analyse the nature and scope of contemporary telehealth and virtual care and explore emerging developments in the field. You will appraise recent innovations through a series of case studies and examine the implications for patient, consumer and citizen engagement, health outcomes and health service delivery.
Topics include investigation of issues associated with the use of telehealth and virtual care including human connection, privacy and security, ethics and governance. You will be able to draw from their professional experience (in areas such as mental health, chronic disease management, and professions such as medicine, nursing, allied and complementary health) to complete the learning activities and assessment tasks.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for GC191 Graduate Certificate in Digital Health:
- PLO 3 - Analyse contextual considerations, including regulation, policies and standards, socio-economic, socio-technical and cultural sensitivities, funding, workforce and other capabilities, to the provision of digital health services.
- PLO 4 - Design an effective strategy for implementing digital health initiatives in two core socio-technical domains - electronic health records and virtual care delivery - using reflective leadership.
On successful completion of this course you should be able to:
- Analyse the evidence for the efficacy of telehealth and virtual care including telephones, internet, AI, wearables and biosensors in your chosen healthcare setting.
- Apply knowledge of safety and quality, risk and information governance to telehealth and virtual care implementations.
- Recommend effective uses of telehealth and virtual care to enhance and integrate clinical care and patient and consumer experiences.
- Analyse the factors associated with the successful adoption of telehealth and virtual care.
Overview of Learning Activities
You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.
You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Vodcast and rationale
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 2
Assessment Task 2: Telehealth patient experience plan
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3 & 4
Assessment Task 3: Implementation report
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3 & 4
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.