Telehealth: guides
There are a range of guides available to assist clinicians and service managers to understand the processes and supports required to implement, embed and sustain telehealth as an ongoing service delivery option.
A review of the evidence can also support this process.
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- Health Consumers Queensland: Queensland Digital Health Consumer Charter.
- Queensland Health Telehealth Service Guide (accessible by Queensland Health staff only).
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- Ahpra & National Boards: Telehealth guidance for practitioners.
- Allied Health Professions of Australia (AHPA): Telehealth guide for allied health professionals.
- Australasian Telehealth Society: Guidelines for developing telehealth services.
- Commonwealth Government - Rural and remote:
- Digital Health CRC Telehealth Hub:
- NSW Government: Agency for Clinical Innovation.
- University of Queensland
- Victorian Government
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- Cancer
- Clinical Oncological Society of Australia: Clinical practice guidelines for teleoncology
- Child development
- The University of Sydney: Telepractice for children with complex disability. Guidelines for quality allied health services.
- Cognition, perception and memory
- Australian Dementia Network: COVID19 Using telehealth for Memory Clinic consultations advice sheet.
- NSW Government: Agency for Clinical Innovation: Supporting psychogeriatric services using telehealth.
- Communication and hearing
- National Centre for Hearing Assessment and Management Utah State University™: A practical guide to the use of tele-intervention in providing early intervention services to infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- LaTrobe University: Aphasia CRE resources.
- Diabetes
- Australian Diabetes Society: Telehealth guide during COVID-19.
- Pain management
- NSW Government - Agency for Clinical Innovation: Telehealth consultations with Aboriginal people for pain management.
- Respiratory
- NSW Government - Agency for Clinical Innovation: Delivering pulmonary rehabilitation via telehealth during COVID-19
- Stroke
- Swallow and oromotor
- Queensland Health (iLearn log in required): Telepractice Dysphagia Assessment Service
- Queensland Health (iLearn log in required): Telepractice for the delivery of paediatric feeding services
- Cancer
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- Audiology
- Audiology Australia: Teleaudiology Position Statement
- Exercise Physiology
- Exercise and Sports Science Australia: Telepractice support
- Mental Health/ Psychosocial
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Dietitians Australia position statement
- Telehealth processes for dietitians. (accessible by Queensland Health staff only)
- Physiotherapy
- Australian Physiotherapy Association: Telehealth FAQs
- NSW Government - Agency for Clinical Innovation: Improving physiotherapy access using telehealth.
- Translating Research Evidence and knowledge (TREK): Musculoskeletal Telehealth Toolkit
- Podiatry
- Australian Podiatry Association: Telehealth for Podiatrists
- Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Therapy Australia: Telehealth Guidelines, Checklists and Consent form
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Speech Pathology
- Queensland Health (iLearn log in required): Telepractice Dysphagia Assessment Service
- Queensland Health (iLearn log in required): Telepractice for the delivery of paediatric feeding services
- Speech Pathology Australia
- Decision making framework for the introduction and sustainability of Adult Telepractice at Queensland Health facilities. (accessible by Queensland Health staff only).
- Audiology
If you know of any other useful resources that should be included in this database, please advise the Allied Health Professions’ Office of Queensland by email Allied_Health_Advisory@health.qld.gov.au.