Prereq: Current students must have completed RHB 730 with a grade of C or higher. Post-baccalaureate students must hold a graduate and/or professional degree in a health care profession and have completed RHB 730 with a grade of C or higher, or demonstrate proof that content from RHB 730 has been previously acquired (e.g., professional development activities, experience using telehealth).
This distance learning course uses a systems-based approach to discuss the various iterations of telehealth across the lifespan and within diverse settings. Influencers to the adoption and implementation at the consumer, provider, organization, community and policy levels will be discussed with special attention paid to cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic influencers. A model for developing, implementing and evaluating a telehealth program will be presented. Practices promoting interprofessional practice will be highlighted. Course lectures will be supplemented with hands-on experience using telehealth.
This distance learning course uses a systems-based approach to discuss the various iterations of telehealth across the lifespan and within diverse settings. Influencers to the adoption and implementation at the consumer, provider, organization, community and policy levels will be discussed with special attention paid to cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic influencers. A model for developing, implementing and evaluating a telehealth program will be presented. Practices promoting interprofessional practice will be highlighted. Course lectures will be supplemented with hands-on experience using telehealth.