Acute Virtual Consult Training

In-person consultation remains the option of choice for hospitalized patients. Telemedicine consultation (Acute Care Virtual Consults) for hospitalized and emergency department patients may be used as a supplemental tool to complete a consultation in a timely manner when the consulting physician’s specialty/sub-specialty is constrained due to a limited number of credentialed physicians, pandemic/disaster conditions, remote clinical location, or for an important patient/hospital need.

With previous evaluation and approval by the Medical Executive Committee, telemedicine consultation can be used in special circumstances. This course was designed to inform and educate credentialed Baptist Health South Florida healthcare practitioners on the Acute Care Virtual Consult process and expectations as a standard for conducting a telemedicine consultation for hospitalized and emergency department patients.

Target Audience

Baptist Health medical staff seeking to obtain acute care virtual consult privileges.  

Please submit the certificate of completion to your affiliated Medical Staff Office.

Learning Objectives

  • Initiate, conduct and document a scheduled and ad hoc virtual consult in adherence with Baptist Health telemedicine policies.
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Schwartz, D. A., & DeMasi, M. (2021). The Importance of Teaching Virtual Rapport-Building Skills in Telehealth Curricula. Academic Medicine, 96(9), 1231–1232.
  • Jumreornvong, O., Yang, E., Race, J., & Appel, J. M. (2020). Telemedicine and Medical Education in the Age of COVID-19. Academic Medicine, 95(12), 1838–1843.
  • Tiperneni, R., Patel, S., Heis, F., Ghali, S., Du, D., Ghali, W., Russo, L., & Granet, K. (2022). HCAHPS: having constant communication augments hospital and patient satisfaction. BMJ open quality, 11(4), e001972.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 General certificate of attendance
Course opens: 
10/09/2025
Course expires: 
10/08/2028

Faculty

Yvonne Johnson-Phillips, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, South Miami Hospital
Baptist Health South Florida
South Miami, Florida

Jacinth S. Wilson, MHSA
Executive Assistant to Yvonne Johnson-Phillips, M.D.
Baptist Health
South Miami, Florida

Zulma Berrios, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Baptist Health
Miami, Florida

Yvonne Johnson-Phillips, M.D., conference director, of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Zulma Berrios, M.D. and Jacinth S. Wilson, content contributors and reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and have indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

 

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
              
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 General certificate of attendance
Please login or register for a Baptist Health CME account to take this course.

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