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Annual Education Report 2015-2016 Page 24 of 31 Tele-Education Tele-health services at Baycrest offer continuing education for health care professionals, clinical consultations and patient education to recipients distant to the hospital. This allows high- quality health care and education to be made available to remote areas. Specialist consultations for patients and residents at remote sites are provided in the areas of Tele-psychiatry, Tele- neurology, Pain Management, Addiction and Geriatric Telemedicine. Baycrest is a partner in the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN). Baycrest maintains its reputation as a leader in Tele-education through our premiere international program the Behavioral Neurology International Video-Teleconference Rounds. In partnership with the World Federation of Neurology, these international rounds have expanded to include Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal and Canada and this year expanded to also include Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria. 15/16 has seen an expansion of the Baycrest Geriatric Medicine Rounds with 20 hospitals in Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick and Florida and the addition of a new and innovative approach using a personal laptop/Ipad/computer form of video conferencing (PCVC) within the OTN cloud. It allows health professionals to provide clinical consultation and group therapy remotely in off-hours in the convenience of their offices. Telehealth Activity Table 1 shows overall Telehealth activity by fiscal year and Table 2.1 and Table 2.2 show the types of educational programs produced and received at Baycrest. Increased Tele-education events produced at Baycrest demonstrates our educational reach and is a key performance indicator (KPI) for the Centre for Education. Table 1 Telehealth Activity 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 Clinical Events* 519 1022 1233 1412 Administrative Events 69 36 9 15 Educational Events 212 213 209 164 Total 800 1271 1451 1591 *Clinical events are when a remote patient is seen by a Baycrest healthcare professional Table 2.1 Tele-Education Programs Produced by Baycrest Program # Sessions Avg # Sites Avg # International Sites Behavioural Neurology Rounds 32 19 7 Dysphagia 4 25 - Rotman Research Rounds 17 2 + webcast - Baycrest Geriatric Mental Health 6 18+ webcast 8 DMHSOAP 9 3 group site - Visiting Professor Lecture Series* 4 18 +webcast - Baycrest Wellness Library 1 3+ webcast - Individual Education Programs 15 -

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