RealTime Health

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RealTime Health

• Speaking From Experience
• The Human Atlas

A video database of patient and carer
experiences and 3D animations
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What is the RealTime Health e-resource?

• An extensive database of patient and
  carer experiences and 3D animations addressing a
  broad range of illnesses
• Delivered as online video
• Endorsed by 22 peak health support groups
• Patient and carer experiences peer reviewed and
  endorsed by the Medical Journal of Australia and
  the Australian Medical Association

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What is the RealTime Health e-resource?

• Patient and carer experiences
• The Speaking From Experience library comprises
  32 topics and 280 individual video clips.
• Topics include
• Heart disease, anxiety disorders, arthritis,
  asthma, Alzheimers disease, cancer, depression
  and diabetes.
• 3D animations
• Forty-five 3D animations, produced by Blausen
  Medical Communications, complement the Speaking
  From Experience library, providing visually rich
  medical explanations about each illness.

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Endorsing organisations
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RealTime Health audience

• Patients, carers and families
• Students secondary and tertiary
• Health professionals

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Benefits to patients, carers and families

• Access to the health experiences of others
  provides benefits to patients, carers and
  families by
• addressing fears and uncertainty
• reinforcing the concept that they are not alone
  in dealing with the illness
• providing an opportunity for the patient or carer
  to compare their own experiences to those of
  others, and
• providing management strategies

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Benefits to students and health professionals

• The RealTime Health e-resource is relevant to
  the Psychology and Health and Human Development
  curriculum in secondary school. It is a valuable
  resource for students undertaking these subjects.
• Patient and carer narratives are a valuable
  resource for health professionals. They have been
  used to inform the development of
  patient-centred educational interventions for
  multidisciplinary teams. Narratives highlight the
  complexity and uniqueness of patient experience.

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Testimonials

• We have very recently subscribed to your site
  and I find it superb. As a professional and
  friend of someone with recently diagnosed
  prostate cancer this site has provided more than
  simple data, it has offered the human touch. I
  of course refer to the video clips, they are well
  presented, technically and provide great honesty
  and a real touch of caring. My hat is off to the
  creators of this site. 11/12/07
• The Speaking from Experience clips on OCD are
  fantastic. I was diagnosed earlier this year and
  have been feeling very alone, even though I have
  the support of my family, friends and health
  professionals. Listening to the stories of real
  people with OCD has made me feel a little less
  crazy and not so alone. Thank you!! 10/12/07
• Videos brilliant! My husband has been diagnosed
  with Alzheimers and I found your site
  fascinating. Thanks 2/9/07

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Access

• The e-resource is hosted by RealTime Health
• Secure access is provided by authenticating the
  user against the IP address or referring URL of
  the subscribers proxy server, or via password.
• Implementation takes approximately 72hrs.

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Enquiries

• If you would like to subscribe to Speaking from
  Experience and The Human Atlas collections or
  would like to receive further information, please
  contact your local library supplier-
• James Bennett Pty Ltd
• Andrew Pentecost, Electronic Services Executive
• Locked Bag 537, Frenchs Forest NSW 2086
• Ph 61 2 9986 7074
• Fax [phone]
• Email apentecost_at_bennett.com.au
• Visit our website for further information-
  www.bennett.com.au