Best Practices for Building Interprofessional Telehealth: Report of a Conference

Authors

  • Lynda B. Ransdell College of Health and Human Sciences, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois, USA
  • M. Elizabeth Greenberg Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
  • Emi Isaki Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
  • Alan Lee Department of Physical Therapy, Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Janet P. Bettger Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, School Of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
  • Goris Hung Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
  • Amy Gelatt Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
  • Ambur Lindstrom-Mette University of Arizona, College Of Nursing, Tucson, Arizona, USA
  • Jana Cason Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy, Spalding University, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2021.6434

Keywords:

Future implications, Nursing, Occupational therapy, Physical therapy, Speech-language pathology, Telemedicine, Telepractice

Abstract

The Arizona Biomedical Research Centre (ABRC) has funded a series of workshops and conferences since 2016 to build the capacity of local, tribal, and state agencies, healthcare delivery organizations, and non-governmental organizations to engage in meaningful research related to health disparities. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telehealth has dramatically increased, particularly in nursing, occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), and speech-language pathology (SLP). The purpose of this paper is to summarize the presentations and discussion from the conference titled “Telerehabilitation and Telepractice: An Interprofessional Conference to Build Connections and Best Practices,” held remotely on March 4-5, 2021. Terminology and concepts from the conference were debated, modified, and refined, based on an interprofessional audience. Presenters at the conference, all leaders in their field, discussed the current status of telehealth in their professions, including best practices, challenges, future trends, and research needs.

  

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2021-12-01

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Ransdell, L. B., Greenberg, M. E. ., Isaki, E., Lee, A., Bettger, J. P. ., Hung, G., Gelatt, A., Lindstrom-Mette, A., & Cason, J. (2021). Best Practices for Building Interprofessional Telehealth: Report of a Conference. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2021.6434

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