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Certificate of Advanced Studies in Clinical Telemedicine & Digital Medical Practice
Online CPD Course | 39 CPD Learning Hours | 4-Week Recommended Access Period
OUS Academy London offers the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Clinical Telemedicine & Digital Medical Practice, an online professional development course designed for healthcare professionals, clinical managers, telemedicine service coordinators, digital health project managers, and healthcare quality or compliance staff.
The course provides structured learning in safe telemedicine, remote consultation workflows, digital medical practice, patient communication, data protection, clinical governance, digital records, remote monitoring, and quality improvement. It is delivered online through structured self-study, guided asynchronous content, case exercises, a knowledge test, an applied task, and tutor feedback
Course Overview
Telemedicine is now an important part of modern healthcare delivery. Many healthcare services use video consultations, phone consultations, remote monitoring tools, digital records, e-prescribing systems, and clinical decision support tools. These developments create new opportunities, but they also require careful attention to clinical safety, privacy, documentation, communication, and professional responsibility.
This course helps learners understand how telemedicine can be used responsibly within professional scope, local law, employer policy, and clinical governance requirements. It does not replace medical licensing, clinical registration, or employer-specific authorisation.
Who Should Study This Course?
This course is recommended for:
Licensed healthcare professionals
Clinical managers
Telemedicine service coordinators
Medical practice leaders
Digital health project managers
Healthcare quality and compliance staff
Healthcare administrators involved in digital health services
Learners who are not clinically licensed may study the course for service management, administration, quality assurance, or digital health implementation purposes only.
The CAS in Clinical Telemedicine is the specialized second step for healthcare professionals and technologists. If you are just starting your journey, please complete step one first: Discover the Training Certificate in Hospital Technology and Telemedicine Systems.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, learners should be able to:
Explain the main models of telemedicine and their appropriate professional use cases.
Plan a safe remote consultation workflow, including patient identity checks, consent, privacy, escalation, and documentation.
Recognise clinical safety risks in remote care and apply triage and escalation principles within professional scope.
Apply patient-centred communication techniques for video, phone, and asynchronous clinical interactions.
Identify data protection, confidentiality, record-keeping, and cybersecurity considerations in digital medical practice.
Evaluate the role and limitations of remote monitoring, e-prescribing, digital records, and clinical decision support tools.
Design a quality improvement plan for a telemedicine service using feedback, incident learning, and measurable indicators.
Reflect on professional, ethical, and legal responsibilities in digital healthcare delivery.
Course Structure
The course includes 39 CPD learning hours, divided into 23 guided online learning hours and 16 independent or applied learning hours. The recommended learning access period is 4 weeks.
The course is structured around the following study areas:
1. Foundations of Telemedicine and Digital Medical Practice
Learners are introduced to telemedicine definitions, delivery models, professional responsibilities, and the limits of digital healthcare practice.
2. Remote Consultation Workflow
This module explores identity checks, consent, privacy, patient location, documentation, and safe workflow design.
3. Clinical Safety, Triage, Red Flags and Escalation
Learners study case-based scenarios and consider how to recognise risk, respond to red flags, and escalate according to professional and local protocols.
4. Communication Skills for Digital Care
This module focuses on patient-centred communication for video, phone, and asynchronous care, including clear explanations, safety-netting, and follow-up instructions.
5. Data Protection, Confidentiality, Cybersecurity and Digital Records
Learners examine data flows, confidentiality duties, secure platforms, record-keeping, and legal responsibilities.
6. Remote Monitoring, E-Prescribing and Digital Clinical Tools
This module reviews the use and limitations of remote monitoring, digital records, e-prescribing, and other digital tools.
7. AI, Decision Support and Professional Accountability
Learners consider the benefits and risks of AI and clinical decision support, while understanding that professional accountability remains with the responsible practitioner.
8. Service Implementation and Quality Improvement
The final module guides learners in preparing a telemedicine service improvement plan using indicators, feedback, incident learning, and safety review.
Assessment
Assessment is based on:
50% online knowledge test
30% applied telemedicine service improvement plan
10% case-based safety reflection
10% participation in discussion or reflective learning log
The recommended overall pass mark is 60%. Learners must complete all modules, submit the required assessment evidence, pass the final knowledge test, and complete the feedback form.
Certificate
Successful learners receive a Certificate of Completion from OUS Academy London.
Important Note
This course is a professional development course. It does not grant medical registration, a licence to practise, or permission to work beyond the learner’s professional scope. Learners must always follow the laws, regulations, professional standards, and employer policies that apply in their country and workplace.
Study Mode
Delivery mode: Online learning
Language: English
Duration: 39 CPD learning hours
Recommended access period: 4 weeks
Estimated audience level: Intermediate
Certificate type: Certificate of Completion
Why Choose This Course?
This course is suitable for professionals who want practical and structured knowledge of clinical telemedicine and digital medical practice. It combines theory, professional reflection, practical case exercises, safety principles, and quality improvement planning. The course is especially useful for healthcare services that are developing or improving remote consultation pathways, digital health workflows, or telemedicine quality systems.
Enrolment
To learn more about enrolment, admission requirements, fees, and upcoming access periods, please contact OUS Academy London or submit an enquiry through the official website.
