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| The Stirk Medical Group, where I have worked for
the past 11 years, works in a paperless fashion, using Broadband technology to connect the
three surgeries. We download pathology and radiology results, receive some specialist letters
directly into the clinical software and scan in any paper based correspondence. Administrative
staff book appointments, deal with accounts, etc, all through the PractiX software package.
There is Internet access on every doctors’ desk and we have our own website. The website was
designed and is maintained by myself. Although getting a little ‘dated’ in appearance, it is
functionally effective and is a useful adjunct for patients seeking information relating to
the practice. |
| I have completed a Graduate Diploma in Computing
Studies. I believe that the area of computers in health
delivery systems is vital and will be a challenging aspect of the delivery of health care, in the years
to come. This ongoing interest has seen me ‘put my hand up’ for involvement in any of the RACGP
and profession activities, relating to the ehealth sector. |
| More recently I have become involved in the Telehealth
arena, initially at the RACGP, and then (more practically) with the Stirk Medical Group's
use of video consultations for patients at our practice. Having been involved in
the ehealth Working Group at the RACGP and also the National Standing Committee for Standards
for General Practice, I was asked to Chair the Telehealth Taskforce, at the RACGP. This Taskforce was
commissioned to produce Clinical Standards for those practices wishing
to offer video consultations. These Clinical Standards were released at the RACGP GP11 Conference, in October 2011,
in Hobart. I was also involved with the production of the RACGP Telehealth Implementation
Guidelines. |
| With the increasing cost of health care delivery, world
wide, and our own National Health Reform agenda, there is little doubt that to address some of
these challenges, there is going to have to be greater use and availability of ehealth
and telehealth technologies. How these technologies integrate with the work that we do in
general practice and the recognition of the pivotal role that GPs have in this whole process, I
see as one of the most important challenges for any of our profession's leaders, particularly
the President of the RACGP. |
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Dr Michael S Civil. RACGP number: 530636. Stirk Medical Group, 8 Canning Road, Kalamunda, WA 6076