Digital health and telehealth

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.

A prescription for exercise
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

A prescription for exercise


Jasmin Cheah, APAM, reviews an app that creates an evidence-based exercise program for clients based on their health information.



IPRESCRIBE EXERCISE


Developer: Physiotherapists Carron and Lewis Manning

Get it: App Store

Price: Free

Merging mind and machine
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Merging mind and machine


They may sound like something from a science fiction movie, but they are slowly becoming a reality, writes APA Innovation Advisor Barry Nguyen.

Indexing diagnostic test accuracy
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Indexing diagnostic test accuracy


A new database is helping physiotherapists more easily access research through a website to inform their clinical practice.



The Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DiTA) database builds on the premise of the already established Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) to maximise the effectiveness of physiotherapy services, by enabling clinicians, researchers and patients to easily access information on the accuracy of diagnostic tests used by the profession.

Taking the travel out of stroke recovery
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Taking the travel out of stroke recovery


A pilot project underway in Western Australia is having a huge impact on helping acute stroke patients stay close to home in their rural community. Melissa Mitchell reports.