The Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria are pleased to announce Paediatric appointments are now available on the Flying Doctor Telehealth (FDT) platform. Dr Brian Timms joins the FDT service as a general paediatrician with over 30 years of experience, with expertise in neonatal Paediatrics. Dr Timms provides generalist paediatric appointments to suitable patients aged 17…
With beautiful sunshine across Victoria, many of us spent the first days of spring outside in the garden or out for a walk. Those affected by hay fever were also likely eyeing up the grasses and wattle flowers that signal the start of a wheezy season. But have you ever considered that it might not…
Image: Trevor Pearce and Scott Chapman (left to right) The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) is the peak Aboriginal health body representing 100% of Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) in Victoria. On 19 March 2019, Scott Chapman, RFDS Victoria CE and Trevor Pearce, VACCHO Acting CEO, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to renew…
Flying Doctor Telehealth reduces the burdens faced by patients needing to travel to access medical appointments. Not only does this travel have an impact on patients, it also affects the environment. RFDS are passionate about providing services to patients that are sustainable and accessible. Within the 2017-18 financial year Flying Doctor Telehealth saved patients approximately…
RFDS Victoria is currently undertaking two research projects to evaluate and improve the care we provide. A Human Research and Ethics Committee have approved our research projects. These projects may use non-identifying information for data analysis so that patients remain anonymous. Current research projects underway: Assessing if telehealth improves access for small rural Victorian communities…
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria does not accept patient information by email, including GP referrals and test results. RFDS is bound by the Privacy Act, including the Australian Privacy Principles. This policy directs how we collect, use, hold and disclose personal information about individuals. Standard unencrypted email is not a supported method of…
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria are very pleased to expand our number of specialists providing telehealth appointments on the Flying Doctor Telehealth platform. Dr Raymond Chan has recently joined us to provide Addiction specialist appointments via telehealth and assist with pain management support. Dr Chan is available to see patients with difficult chronic…
The Flying Doctor Telehealth (FDT) team have developed a health literacy resource. The resource aims to help patients get the most out of every telehealth appointment. What is Health Literacy? Health Literacy is the ability to obtain, process, navigate and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. RFDS Victoria want…
Flying Doctor Telehealth has a new specialist available for telehealth bookings, Dr Ramila Varendran will be providing geriatric telehealth appointments. Dr Varendran is located in Canberra and provides assistance with managing patients with multiple co-morbidities that result in functional decline associated with age. Ramila has a particular interest in dementia, osteoporosis, reducing polypharmacy and advanced…
Dr Paul Fogarty has been conducting telehealth appointments for patients that require an appointment with a Respiratory Physician. Dr Fogarty presents a case study, of one of his respiratory telehealth patients, to assist GPs with identifying patients to refer to the service. You can view the Flying Doctor Telehealth – respiratory case study here. Suitability of…