Dr Trevor Russell
Co‐Director, Telerehabilitation Research Unit
Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy
Affiliate Lecturer, Centre for Online Health
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Queensland
Ph: +61 7 3346 9633
Fax: +61 7 3365 1622
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.uq.edu.au/telerehabilitation UQ Student Numbers
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UQ Staff (FTE)
• Total 5,250
• Academic 2,206
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Telerehabilitation Research Unit
Multidisciplinary group consisting of:
Telerehabilitation
Difficult to implement with telerehabilitation
High gain antenna
High quality
cameras
Echo cancelling
microphone
Robotic camera
control
Computer
Optical mouse
(stowed)
Storage
compartment
6
Rigid lockable
case
Main advantages of eHAB™ for rehabilitation
1. A truly mobile videoconferencing solution
2. A suite of objective measurement tools
3. Videoconferencing + Store-and-forward
features
4. A host of other value-adding features
A truly mobile videoconferencing solution
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Utilizes the 3G telecommunications network or a
high speed Ethernet connection
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Fully functional on battery power for up to 4hrs
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Portable ergonomic design
A suite of objective measurement tools
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Enable the measurement of physical parameters
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Joint range of motion
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Linear distance
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Standardized measurement sets
eHABTM : Motion Analysis
eHABTM : Measurement
eHABTM : Assessment Sets
Videoconferencing + Store-and-forward features
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Real-time videoconferencing
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High quality Store-and-forward function
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Video, Audio and Images
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VGA resolution video
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MPEG 4 compression
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Smart quality-of-service transfer
A host of value adding features and functions
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Remote camera control
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Echo cancelling microphone
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Media function
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Video, Audio, Image prompting
Secure VPN conferencing
Video Presentation
TRU: Summary of projects
Assessment projects
TRU: Assessment Projects
TRU: Assessment Projects
TRU: Assessment Projects
TRU: Assessment Projects
TRU: Assessment Projects
TRU: Assessment Projects
TRU: Assessment Projects
Treatment Projects
TRU: Treatment Projects
A randomized controlled trial of online rehabilitation
after total knee replacement
Russell T., Jull G., Wootton R.
TRU: Treatment Projects
Telerehabilitation: Service Rollout
Telerehabilitation: Exemplars
Cairns base hospital
Introduction of 6 eHAB™ units
Facility to facility model
Five rural facilities
Professional support / clinical
services
Telerehabilitation: Exemplars
Toowoomba base hospital
Introduction of 6 eHAB™ units
Facility to the home model
Support Transition Care placements
Allied health / nursing / medical
Cost benefit / clinical outcomes RCT to commence in
2008
Cairns – Number of calls
Toowoomba – Number of calls
Combined – Number of calls
Average call times
46 Files Average: 91 KB
235 Files Average: 29 KB
Telerehabilitation: Service Rollout
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Fair uptake with linear growth
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Evidence of some clinical champions emerging
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Good anecdotal feedback
Telerehabilitation Research Unit
Dr Trevor Russell
Co‐Director, Telerehabilitation Research Unit
Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy
Affiliate Lecturer, Centre for Online Health
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Queensland
Ph: +61 7 3346 9633
Fax: +61 7 3365 1622
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.uq.edu.au/telerehabilitation