Can telehealth provide an equally insightful physical assessment as a clinic visit? How complicated is it to perform a virtual head and neck assessment? In this course, we’ll be focusing on protocols and practical tips to conduct a reliable head and neck assessment remotely. We’ll build on the clinical knowledge you already possess and give helpful ways to modify your practice to suit the constraints of a telehealth video visit.



Telehealth: Head and Neck Assessment
This course is part of Telehealth: Essentials, Teamwork, and HEENT Exam Specialization


Instructors: Daniel Ostrovsky
Access provided by SGCSRC
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What you'll learn
Perform physical assessments of the head and neck remotely
Guide patients to use physical assessment tools that maximize accuracy of results
Identify head and neck complaints that can be reasonably diagnosed via telehealth
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There is 1 module in this course
Welcome to the course! First, we’ll introduce some basics of Coursera and then move onto the telehealth strategies for head and neck physical assessment. This module reviews the logistics of performing a virtual video assessment of the head, eyes, ears, nose, throat, and neck, providing practical tips for both modeling and assisting the patient with exam maneuvers and camera placement.
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2 videos9 readings1 assignment3 discussion prompts
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