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How to Conduct a Telehealth Wheelchair Assessment (EN)
by Ana Brown & Shannon Rothschild, Independent Rehabilitation Services
October 01, 2020
TYPE OF TOOL: Practical Guide.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of how to conduct a Telehealth wheelchair assessment including links to instructional videos.
Management of dysphagia in the patient with head and neck cancer during COVID-19 pandemic: Practical strategy (EN)
This article concludes that screening and assessment of swallowing function can still be possible through telehealth using various noninstrumental methods. Such assessments can help to mitigate risks associated with dysphagia and to triage those patients most in need of instrumental evaluation.
Protocol for Administering Telehealth Home (PATH)Assessments (EN)
by McBride, C., Story, S., et al.
May 11, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Assessment Protocol.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians doing home assessments.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a detailed protocol for completing telehealth assessments, including consent, preparedness checklists, and guidelines.
The Telemedicine Musculoskeletal Examination (EN)
by Edward R. Laskowski, et al.
Developed by the Mayo Clinic, this tool provides the medical practitioner with a specific set of guidelines during virtual MSK evaluations. In addition to photographs, accompanying videos are included to facilitate and demonstrate specific physical examination techniques that the patient can self-perform.
The Telemedicine-Based Pediatric Examination of the Neck and Upper Limbs: A Narrative Review (EN)
by Boisvert-Plant, V., Noustsios, C.D. et al.
October 11, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Narrative Review Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Review focused on children aged 3 to 18.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of the feasibility, validity, and reliability of performing remote examinations, as well as comments on the use of smartphone applications measuring joint range of motion.
The use of telemedicine in burn care: development of a mobile system for TBSA documentation and remote assessment (EN)
by D. Parvisi, et al.
The use of BurnCase 3D could have a true impact on the quality of treatment in burns. In the acute care setting for burn injuries, telemedicine has great potential to help guide decisions regarding triage and transfer based on TBSA, burn depth, patient age and injury mechanism.
