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The Acceleration behind Telehealth Services
A. The meanings of some of the words from the interview are given below. Find the words and fill in the crossword puzzle.
Across
1. psychological treatment of people using dialogue PSYCHOTHERAPY
2. process of sorting patients TRIAGE
3. to prepare and arrange DEPLOY
4. special department of a hospital for intensive care of patients ICU
Down
5. to include as a part INCORPORATE
6. identification of nature and cause of a disease DIAGNOSE
7. not having sufficient service UNDERSERVE
8. epidemic over a wide geographical area PANDEMIC
B. Read the interview again and write whether the following statements are True or False.
a. Internet service is necessary to use telehealth services.
b. While providing telehealth services, health professionals are at high risks of being infected due to the exposure to patients.
c. Telehealth service can be the best alternative to a face to face service.
d. The problem with the lack of medical staff will be solved to a great extent with telehealth technology.
e. The success of telehealth programmes depends on the infrastructure and the best use of IT tools.
Answer:
a. True
b. False
c. False
d. True
e. True
C. Answer the following questions.
a. What is telehealth service?
b. What are the advantages of using telehealth programmes?
c. Why, according to Dr. Chang, is the telehealth service growing rapidly?
d. How is the telehealth programme important during a pandemic?
e. Why are the patients in remote areas not getting adequate health services?
f. Mention the top three challenges of telehealth services.
Answer:
a. Telehealth is a method of providing medical care remotely, usually through video chat.
b. The advantages of using telehealth programmes are they can be faster, safer, more effective and less expensive.
c. According to Dr. Chang, the telehealth service is growing rapidly because of global COVID 19 pandemic which forced to keep social distancing and minimal physical contact.
d. It is important during pandemic, where telehealth has allowed access to medical care
without going to hospitals to protect patients and hospital staff from being exposed to the infection.
e. The patients in remote areas are not getting adequate health services because of the lack of monitoring.
f. The top three challenges of telehealth services are lack of infrastructure, insufficient hardware and the right technology for each specialty.
Grammar I
A. Study what the people in the picture are saying.
I failed my test. |
I should study |
a little more. |
Really? What do you |
think you should do in |
future? |
B. Choose the correct answer.
a. I need help, doctor. My baby doesn't sleep well. What ............. ?
i. had I better do ii. should I do iii. I should do
b. The aeroplane only allows two pieces of luggage. You ............... pack too much or you will have to take it out at the airport!
i. had better not ii. better not iii. had not better
c. A: I think that the grade my teacher gave me on my test is wrong.
B: Really? You .................... to her after class today.
i. should to talk ii. ought to talk iii. ought talk
d. It's raining and I don't want to get my dress wet. I..............an umbrella.
i. had better not take ii. had better to take
iii. had better take
e. Dinesh loves chocolate, but he ....................too much or he will put on weight.
i. shouldn't eat ii. should eat not iii. should eat
f. My mother isn't feeling well, so I told her that she ............. to the doctor.
i. ought go ii. ought to go iii. ought
g. A: It's so hot.
B: You ...............your jacket!
i. should take off ii. should put on iii. should to take off
h. I'm going to visit your country. Where ............. if I want to go shopping?
i. should I go ii. I should go iii. ought to I go
