{"id":9004111222083404,"date":"2024-04-18T07:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T11:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.devcct.ca\/?post_type=actualites&#038;p=9004111222083404"},"modified":"2024-12-18T11:46:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T16:46:43","slug":"all-about-teleconsultation","status":"publish","type":"actualites","link":"https:\/\/telesantequebec.ca\/en\/news\/all-about-teleconsultation\/","title":{"rendered":"All about teleconsultation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A healthcare professional is offering you a teleconsultation and you&#8217;d like to find out more about this activity? You now have access to comprehensive information to help you prepare for this encounter! The page <a href=\"\/en\/patient\/patient-virtual-meeting\/\">Participate in a teleconsultation as a patient<\/a>\u00a0guides you, step by step, to make this experience as profitable as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Teleconsultation is also known as a virtual meeting or virtual consultation. This telehealth activity enables a real-time, remote exchange between a patient and a healthcare professional. Teleconsultation differs from other modes of communication such as telephone or face-to-face meetings in several ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>takes place at home;<\/li>\n<li>allows people to hear and see each other;<\/li>\n<li>is carried out using a computer, tablet or smartphone;<\/li>\n<li>uses a secure video calling application (free).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who is it for?<\/h2>\n<p>Teleconsultation is a booming business, but it&#8217;s not suitable for all specialties and types of healthcare follow-up. For example, it is obviously not suitable when a physical examination is required. It can, however, be particularly useful when travel is a problem for the patient, or when the patient has infectious symptoms or is at particular risk of contracting an infection.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to offer teleconsultation therefore rests with the professional. He or she must ensure that the technological conditions are right, and that it meets the needs of his or her clientele. When this option is available, the professional can discuss it with the patient. The patient then has the opportunity to accept or opt for a face-to-face or telephone consultation (if available).<\/p>\n<div class=\"rqt-global-text rqt-bckg-blue\">\n<h3>The benefits of teleconsultation<\/h3>\n<p>The fact that appointments take place from home rather than in a healthcare facility saves time, energy and money.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, teleconsultation&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>is <strong>free<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>improves <strong>access<\/strong> to services;<\/li>\n<li>facilitates the <strong>participation of a loved one<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>is <strong>secure<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>is <strong>easy<\/strong> to use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>A step-by-step guide<\/h2>\n<p>The page <a href=\"\/en\/patient\/patient-virtual-meeting\/\">Participate in a teleconsultation as a patient<\/a>\u00a0is your starting point for familiarizing yourself with teleconsultation. Its interactive nature allows you to target the steps that interest you in preparation for your virtual meeting. A downloadable and printable version is also available on the page.<\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/teleconsulation-steps.webp\" alt=\"Page visual Participate in a teleconsultation as a patient\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6_tb_body bg-txt-leyend et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">The first steps of the support guide.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Promoting access to healthcare services<\/h2>\n<p>An increasing number of initiatives using information and communications technologies are being implemented in Quebec. These technologies, known as &#8220;telehealth&#8221;, are used to complement conventional services. Care teams use telehealth to promote access to services and ensure a fair level of care for all.<\/p>\n<p>Teleconsultation is one of the means used to facilitate access to services. If you are interested in this type of consultation as part of your health follow-up, discuss it with your healthcare professional. He or she will be able to see if he or she can offer it to you.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this short information video produced in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, but still relevant today: <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/427128957\/3e7794fa9e\">It\u2019s time for <span class=\"rqt-nbsp\">telehealth!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rqt-external-link-img\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/divi-child-cct\/icons\/lien-externe.svg\" alt=\"Open an external link\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rqt-editorial-date-section rqt-global-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rqt-editorial-date\">Last update: December 19, 2024 <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":9004111222083395,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-9004111222083404","actualites","type-actualites","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/telesantequebec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualites\/9004111222083404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/telesantequebec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualites"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/telesantequebec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/actualites"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telesantequebec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/telesantequebec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualites\/9004111222083404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9004111222088208,"href":"https:\/\/telesantequebec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualites\/9004111222083404\/revisions\/9004111222088208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telesantequebec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9004111222083395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/telesantequebec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9004111222083404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telesantequebec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9004111222083404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}