Digital health and telehealth

Head-turning new tool for assessing whiplash patients
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Head-turning new tool for assessing whiplash patients


Physiotherapists looking to increase their knowledge of patient recovery after whiplash injury are now able to access a free digital evidence-based risk prediction tool, WhipPredict.



The tool was developed by Professor Michele Sterling, specialist research fellow by original contribution physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2009), and colleagues at the RECOVER Injury  Research  Centre at The University of Queensland.

Doing men’s health through telehealth
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Doing men’s health through telehealth


ONLINE HEALTH: University buddies Travis Monk and Eric Lecke have developed a video-based physiotherapy service specifically for men with prostate cancer-related issues.



Throughout their university education, and after both completing their Doctor of Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne, Travis Monk and Eric Lecke sought extra courses on male pelvic health through the University of Southern California so they could turn their focus to specifically treating men’s health-related issues.

Exercise prescription and progress tracking
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Exercise prescription and progress tracking


SOFTWARE REVIEW: Jasmin Cheah, APAM, reviews a software that creates exercise programs for patients and tracks their progress.



TrackActive is an exercise prescription software that sets up, creates and sends exercise programs to patients while allowing the clinician to simultaneously receive information from the patient for progress to be tracked.

Changing behaviours with AI
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Changing behaviours with AI


RESEARCH: APA Innovation Advisor Barry Nguyen discusses a research collaboration investigating whether artificial intelligence can help to change human behaviour to achieve better health outcomes.

New web-based education for CF physios
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

New web-based education for CF physios


Physiotherapists looking to update their knowledge in cystic fibrosis care are now able to access a website, designed by experienced physiotherapists, that delivers up-to-date, evidence-based education, writes Jenny Hauser.

First-aid injury chatbot
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

First-aid injury chatbot


Jasmin Cheah, APAM, reviews a chatbot that provides patients with simple first-aid advice after sustaining an injury.



Physio Phebe is a chatbot designed by APA member Phebe Liston to provide non-health professional consumers with general first-aid advice following an injury, while emphasising physiotherapy as the key contributor to injury management and rehabilitation.


PHYSIOPHEBE


Developer: Phebe Liston


Use it: via FB Messenger

Machine learning explained
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Machine learning explained


AI 101: APA Innovation Advisor Barry Nguyen gives a rundown of the most popular buzzword in health technology.

2020 membership
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

APA+U


The APA is advocating strongly to promote and improve access to physiotherapy services for all Australians. Two of the ways in which this can be achieved is through telehealth services and clear career pathways. InMotion speaks to two physiotherapists about their experiences in these areas.



Telehealth and you


APA member and online physiotherapist Karen Finnin gives wieghs in on the importance of advocating for telehealth services.

VIDEO: Teaching through new technologies
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

VIDEO: Teaching through new technologies


Swinburne University of Technology has invested $11 million in technology for the new generation graduate health profession degrees including physiotherapy—the first cohort, who started in August this year, are using the technology for their six-week human anatomy and biomechanics unit.

Offshore office help
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Offshore office help


Physiotherapists are using virtual assistants to free up time so they can focus on the care of their patients. Skye Mitchell reports on how APA members Hannah Edwards, Errol Lim and Stephen King are using virtual employees in their clinics.