ILC VIDEOCONFERENCING PROGRAMME 2008

What is Videoconferencing?

Videoconferencing uses video cameras and microphones to transmit images and sound between two or more locations.

The remote locations are connected via ISDN lines (128k, 256k and 384k bandwidth) or IP on the Department of Health network which allow transmission of audio and video images - viewed from a monitor or TV screen.

It allows for real-time exchange of information and communication between two or more sites.

How can you use it?

 

Education Sessions:

Who:

  • Home and Community Care (HACC) Service Agencies
  • Family carers
  • Health Professionals
  • GP’s
  • Health Service Providers

What:

  • The ILC offers a number of sessions on various equipment-related topics. These provide information about a range of equipment areas and topics related to use of equipment. The ILC’s role in providing these sessions is to provide support to agencies and others for the service provision to clients by offering information and advice about specific client’s equipment needs.

For example:

  • Equipment Toolkits
  • Wheelchairs
  • Seating
  • Lifting and Transferring Equipment
  • Personal Hygiene
  • Mobility Aids
  • Pressure Management
  • Equipment and Software for Computer Access
  • How to use ILC Hire Service
  • Sit Right at Work
  • Continence Equipment
  • Communication Aids and Strategies
  • Paediatric Equipment
  • Manual Handling and Transfer Equipment
  • Personal Care for Carers
        .... Plus many others
Please contact the ILC as follows to make a booking, discuss any queries and find out about the cost of participating:

Telephone:        1300 885 886

Fax:                    (08) 9381 0611

Email:                country@ilc.com.au

To find out if there is a Videoconferencing service in your local area, please go to the links below:

Dept of Health: http://www.wacountry.health.wa.gov.au/default.asp?documentid=408.

Telecentres:     www.telecentres.wa.gov.au/videoconferencing/#location

 

Clinical Consultations:

Who:

  • Person with a disability or issue affecting their ability to function in everyday life
  • Family and/or caregivers
  • Allied Health Professionals
  • GP’s
  • Advocates
  • Anyone involved in the care or service provision of a person who needs equipment and/or aids to enhance or enable function in everyday activities.

What:

  • Client specific consultations are conducted with an Occupational Therapist and/or Speech Pathologist at the ILC, and the client(s), care providers, family and anyone else involved, at the rural or remote site. This enables the real-time exchange of information, and the rural site is able to view the relevant equipment being discussed. These consultations provide information about using equipment, and provide targeted advice and solutions for equipment-related issues for people with specific disabilities.

How:

  • This process must be conducted through the local health provider or hospital, as this is generally where the facilities for videoconferencing may be located in your local community.
  • A booking will need to be made with your local health provider and the Independent Living Centre.
  • Please contact the ILC to discuss details or any questions you may have.

Contact details:

Telephone:        1300 885 886

Fax:                    (08) 9381 0611

Email:                country@ilc.com.au

To find out if there is a Videoconferencing service in your local area, please go to the links below:

Dept of Health: www.telehealth.health.wa.gov.au/map/index.cfm

Telecentres:     www.telecentres.wa.gov.au/videoconferencing/#location

Facility/Equipment Hire:

Who:

  • Anyone who needs to use videoconferencing in the Perth metropolitan area

What:

You can hire the room and videoconferencing equipment for:

  • Meetings
  • Interviews
  • Professional Development
  • Training
  • Education
  • Reviews
  • Face-to-face contact with remote sites
  • .... And more

How:

Please contact the ILC as follows to find out about our very competitive rates and make a booking:

Telephone:        1300 885 886

Fax:                    (08) 9381 0611

Email:                country@ilc.com.au

To find out if there is a Videoconferencing service in your local area, please go to the links below:

Dept of Health: www.telehealth.health.wa.gov.au/map/index.cfm

Telecentres:     www.telecentres.wa.gov.au/videoconferencing/#location

To find out what videoconferencing services exist outside Western Australia you will need to contact your State’s Telehealth Service.

 

Please contact us for any further information, or to discuss any of the ways mentioned that you can use the videoconferencing service at the ILC.

Telephone:        1300 885 886

Fax:                    (08) 9381 0611

Email:                country@ilc.com.au