Medical Consultations - Importance and Process

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What is a doctor consultation?

A doctor consultation is a broad term meaning a meeting between a patient and a health practitioner to discuss the patient’s health. It can take place in various settings, such as a GP clinic, emergency department or hospital ward.

What is a telehealth consultation?

In these guidelines, we use the term ‘telehealth consultations’ to refer to consultations that use technology as an alternative to in-person consultations between a patient and a medical practitioner (doctor).1 It can include video, internet or telephone consultations, transmitting digital images and/or data, and prescribing medications.

What are the key words of a clinical consultation?

KEYWORDS: Clinical consultation, misdiagnosis, clinical reasoning, patient outcomes, patient experience During a new patient consultation the clinician is firstly trying to work out whether the patient is ill. Then the clinician is trying to answer ‘What is the diagnosis?’ so that the appropriate investigations, treatment and review can be planned.

What are the different types of medical consultations?

Read about the Types of Consultations; register as a member; it's FREE! or Login here Share This Article... Types of Consultations There are three main types of medical consultations, in person where you attend a clinic or a medical personal attends your home as well as telehealth consultations, which are conducted remotely via telephone or video.

What are the guidelines for technology-based patient consultations?

The guidelines aim to inform registered medical practitioners and the community about the Board’s expectations of medical practitioners who participate in technology-based patient consultations.

What Is Medical Consultations

1. https://www.patients.org.au/doctor-consultations/
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6899233/
3. https://www.ahpra.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD23%2f32933%5bv2%5d&dbid=AP&chksum=7zFFTXILG9uVdu8aPuOC%2b5kdXLtl1NCmE9YxeHwlDcw%3d
4. https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2022/may/teaching-the-art-of-general-practice-consultation
5. https://www.medicalboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Policies/Telehealth-consultations-with-patients.aspx
6. https://www.bmj.com/content/324/7353/1567
7. https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2007/05/seeking-and-giving-consultation

Medical Consultations Information

1. https://www.racgp.org.au/clinical-resources/covid-19-resources/telehealth-1/telehealth-guides/guide-to-providing-telephone-and-video-consultatio/principles-for-conducting-telehealth-consultations
2. https://my.gov.au/en/services/health-and-disability/seeking-medical-help/seeing-a-health-care-provider-or-going-to-hospital
3. https://tego.com.au/guidelines-for-technology-based-patient-consultations-in-australia/