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Telehealth Virtual Care

Our University City of the Future transformation is underway. Our Health and Wellbeing Hub is coming to life following the creation of new high-tech telehealth facilities to train the next generation of healthcare professionals.

About the project

The new telehealth facilities at the Melbourne and Bendigo Campuses ensure best-practice training for entry level health students at La Trobe, and better equip clinicians undertaking professional development.

The Telehealth facilities on level 1 of Health Sciences 1 (HS1) at the Melbourne Campus were completed in November 2022 and form part of the Health and Wellbeing Hub – a key platform of La Trobe’s University City of the Future.

At the Bendigo Campus, the new Telehealth facility is located on Level 3 of the Clinical Teaching Building on Arnold Street.

The Telehealth Virtual Care project was supported by the Victorian Government through the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund (VHESIF), announced in August 2021.

Key features

The new facilities at the Melbourne Campus include:

  • Eight telehealth consultation rooms
  • Two specialist consultation rooms with multiple cameras and space for specialist equipment demonstrations
  • A telehealth classroom with capacity for 30 students
  • Breakout and informal learning spaces for students

The telehealth facilities at the Bendigo Campus include:

  • Two telehealth consultation rooms
  • A specialist consultation room with multiple cameras and space for specialist equipment demonstrations
  • Audio-visual upgrades to improve the learning environment for students
  • The facility includes eight telehealth consultation rooms and two specialist consultation rooms.
    The facility includes eight telehealth consultation rooms and two specialist consultation rooms.
  • The facilities include a classroom with capacity for 30 students.
    The facilities include a classroom with capacity for 30 students.
  • The space includes breakout and informal learning spaces for students.
    The space includes breakout and informal learning spaces for students.
  • Bendigo Health lactation consultant, Rachael Findlay, demonstrating a Telehealth consultation with a new mum.
    Bendigo Health lactation consultant, Rachael Findlay, demonstrating a Telehealth consultation with a new mum.

Study health at La Trobe

For more information on studying health at La Trobe, visit our digital health and public health interest area pages.