A rural doctor’s telehealth training program during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr Alan Taylor

qualifications: PhD, CEng MIET, RPEng (IT&T)

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Associate Lecturer

Dr. Alan Taylor served as Vice President of the Australasian Telehealth Society, 2016 to 2020 and has led the preparation of the international guidelines on telehealth services for the International Organisation for Standardisation. He has led numerous initiatives to improve access to healthcare using ICT and is currently researching the sustainability of telehealth services. He is the author of a Palgrave book on Australian and Brazilian telehealth services, “Healthcare Technology in Context: Lessons for Telehealth in the Age of COVID-19”.

Ms Jane Connolly

qualifications: BSc

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Coordinator Digital Health

A/Prof Christopher Pearce

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Critical revision

position: Chair, ACRRM Digital Health Committee