Telemedicine: Implementation, Communications, and Implications for TC

Speakers

Jessica Lynn Campbell
Sales/Marketing Operations Manager, Geo-Med, LLC

Start

April 4, 2018 - 2:00 PM

End

April 4, 2018 - 3:00 PM

Telemedicine: Implementation, Communications, and Implications for TC

Telemedicine, also known as telehealth, is a fairly new, modern medical system within the e-health field, whereby the delivery of medical consultation, diagnosis, and treatment is provided via telecommunication (computational technology). Telemedicine has the potential to offer significant affordances to all individuals on a global level, including providing advanced medical treatment to individuals with physical limitations or remote geographical locations; modern health and medical education to minority populations who would not otherwise receive it; as well as more convenient and less expensive routine, non-emergency medical consultations to the general consumer population.

Despite the benefits of telemedicine, there are several barriers to implementation: ethical considerations, universal standards and procedures, limited communications, and lack of patient and consumer uptake or acceptance. Given that many of the processes involved in telemedicine delivery are facilitated through communication (physician to physician, physician to patient, patient to physician, physician to technology, etc.), in many different mediums, technical communicators are uniquely positioned to embed themselves in this nascent health and medical field in order to optimize telemedicine processes and create and deliver more effective health and medical communications.

The universal goal of technical communication is to create and deliver comprehensible, usable information in an easily accessible medium. Medical literacy is key to consumers’ knowledge of alternative medical interventions, patients’ understanding and ability to execute treatment, as well as overall individual quality of life, and user experience is critical in the design, development, and delivery of health and medical communications. Technical communicators’ combined understanding of usability, context, and audience, in addition to the ability to personalize, localize, and create effective content, enables technical communicators to serve in many different roles within the e-health field. This presentation will discuss key research on the implementation of different telemedicine systems, challenges in the field, and technical communicators’ areas of impact in telemedicine communications. Specific scholarly studies will be used as evidence and examples in the presentation.

Frequently Asked Questions

When do education events take place?

Webinars are held every Wednesday afternoon from 2-3 PM EDT/EST (GMT-4/5).

A majority of online courses are held Tuesdays-Thursdays between 10:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT/EST (GMT-4/5), as to not conflict with webinar times.

When will I receive the GoTo Webinar instructions for an event?

Registered attendees will receive the GoTo Webinar instructions three (3) hours before the webinar begins, approximately at 11:00 AM EDT/EST.

Registered attendees will receive the GoTo Webinar instructions one (1) day before the online course begins.

To participate in a webinar and an online course, you must be able to access GoTo Webinar, STC's online meeting space.  GoTo Webinar is a standard web seminar tool (no separate download required) and all you need is a reliable Internet connection and phone line, or a computer with VoIP capabilities.

I registered for an online course, what are my next steps?

Once you register for an online course, you will receive a confirmation receipt that day. A majority of our online courses uses Moodle, STC's course management site, which attendees will receive the login instructions two (2) days before the course begins.

If you cannot access Adobe Connect and/or Moodle (as needed), then you will not be able to successfully complete an online course.

I registered for a webinar, but will be unable to attend. Will a recording be available?

If a registered attendee is unable to attend a webinar that day, they will receive an email with a link to the recording, and an evaluation link along with the PDF of the presentation.

I registered for a webinar and/or an online course, but cannot attend at that time. Will I receive a refund?

If a registered attendee is unable to attend a webinar and/or an online course, the cost is transferable to a future event, but is not refundable. Online registration closes one-two business days before the education event begins.

I want to take a specific course that isn't listed online. Will it be offered in the future?

STC rotates its courses every year as we try to offer the most popular ones within the first half of the year. Online courses are subject to change or are offered more than once per quarter. If a course is not listed, STC will offer it again in the following year.

Have an Education Question? Contact Us!

MORE DETAIL

Career Center

Find your next job/contract opportunity here! Look at the STC Job Bank and get 14-day advance access to the newest employment opportunities.

Publications

Access to our industry-leading publications: Intercom, Technical Communication journal, STC’s Notebook blog, newsletters, and the Body of Knowledge (TCBOK).

Education

The educational opportunities that STC members gain access to offer a breadth of continuing education knowledge in a variety of formats including webinars, online courses, Summit sessions, and more.

Community

Leverage the power of members from around the world. Build relationships, advance your career through STC’s global community of technical communicators.

Contact

Society for Technical Communication
Phone: +1 (703) 522-4114 | Fax: +1 (703) 522-2075
3251 Blenheim Boulevard | Suite 406 | Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Email: STC | Map it!

About

The Society for Technical Communication advances technical communication as the discipline of transforming complex information into usable content for products, processes, and services.

TOP