Dr Luke Davies – How to improve patient outcomes with telehealth

Physio Foundations

Dr Luke Davies is a musculoskeletal physiotherapist, educator and researcher in the School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash University. His research focuses on telehealth for physiotherapy clinical practice and education. In this episode, we discussed how telehealth can be used within your clinical practice, and Luke’s tips for effective clinical care, in-person, or through technology. Thanks, Luke for a great conversation.

In this episode:

• 0:00 About this episode and welcome Luke
• 1:12 Welcome to Physio Foundations
• 2:40 Hands on and Hands off physiotherapy
• 3:17 What is telehealth?
• 4:32 Who can telehealth be helpful for?
• 5:50 Rural and remote healthcare
• 6:40 What parts of care are easier to do in person?
• 8:40 Getting started with telehealth in private practice
• 9:50 How much should you charge for telehealth vs in-person care
• 11:15 Setting up curriculum for universities and systems for using telehealth in clinics
• 22:10 The most important knowledge and skills for a physiotherapist – communication, therapeutic alliance, building relationships between patients and therapists, lifelong learning – ask questions
• 24:20 Communication skills online – a core competency for our profession
• 26:55 Final thoughts – don’t be afraid to use telehealth, give it a go.

Read more about Luke here: https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/luke-davies

Read Luke’s research here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3ELSw1QAAAAJ&hl=en

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