Developments in Telerehabilitation [PDF 8.68MB]
Dr Trevor Russell Co‐Director, Telerehabilitation Research Unit Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy Affiliate Lecturer, Centre for Online Health School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Queensland Ph: +61 7 3346 9633 Fax: +61 7 3365 1622 Email: t.russell@shrs.uq.edu.au Web: www.uq.edu.au/telerehabilitation UQ Student Numbers • Total 36,980 • Postgraduate 10,313 UQ Staff (FTE) • Total 5,250 • Academic 2,206 UQ Teaching & Research • Courses offered 4,000 • Programs offered 380 Telerehabilitation Research Unit Multidisciplinary group consisting of: Telerehabilitation Difficult to implement with telerehabilitation High gain antenna High quality cameras Echo cancelling microphone Robotic camera control Computer Optical mouse (stowed) Storage compartment 6 Rigid lockable case Main advantages of eHAB™ for rehabilitation 1. A truly mobile videoconferencing solution 2. A suite of objective measurement tools 3. Videoconferencing + Store-and-forward features 4. A host of other value-adding features A truly mobile videoconferencing solution • Utilizes the 3G telecommunications network or a high speed Ethernet connection • Fully functional on battery power for up to 4hrs • Portable ergonomic design A suite of objective measurement tools • Enable the measurement of physical parameters • Joint range of motion • Linear distance • Standardized measurement sets eHABTM : Motion Analysis eHABTM : Measurement eHABTM : Assessment Sets Videoconferencing + Store-and-forward features • Real-time videoconferencing • High quality Store-and-forward function • Video, Audio and Images • VGA resolution video • MPEG 4 compression • Smart quality-of-service transfer A host of value adding features and functions • Remote camera control • Echo cancelling microphone • Media function • • Video, Audio, Image prompting Secure VPN conferencing Video Presentation TRU: Summary of projects Assessment projects TRU: Assessment Projects TRU: Assessment Projects TRU: Assessment Projects TRU: Assessment Projects TRU: Assessment Projects TRU: Assessment Projects TRU: Assessment Projects Treatment Projects TRU: Treatment Projects A randomized controlled trial of online rehabilitation after total knee replacement Russell T., Jull G., Wootton R. TRU: Treatment Projects Telerehabilitation: Service Rollout Telerehabilitation: Exemplars Cairns base hospital Introduction of 6 eHAB™ units Facility to facility model Five rural facilities Professional support / clinical services Telerehabilitation: Exemplars Toowoomba base hospital Introduction of 6 eHAB™ units Facility to the home model Support Transition Care placements Allied health / nursing / medical Cost benefit / clinical outcomes RCT to commence in 2008 Cairns – Number of calls Toowoomba – Number of calls Combined – Number of calls Average call times 46 Files Average: 91 KB 235 Files Average: 29 KB Telerehabilitation: Service Rollout • Fair uptake with linear growth • Evidence of some clinical champions emerging • Good anecdotal feedback Telerehabilitation Research Unit Dr Trevor Russell Co‐Director, Telerehabilitation Research Unit Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy Affiliate Lecturer, Centre for Online Health School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Queensland Ph: +61 7 3346 9633 Fax: +61 7 3365 1622 Email: t.russell@shrs.uq.edu.au Web: www.uq.edu.au/telerehabilitation
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