Establish the need for a remote consultation

Decide on the consultation participants

Choose wisely between text, audio or video

Know the technology

Ensure remote access to the electronic health record

Apply ethical guidelines

Have the condition-specific teleSEM guide ready (if you know the type of condition)

Connect, introduce yourself (and other team members) and confirm the patient's identity

Perform an initial rapid health status assessment

Take a history (condition, general, sport, performance goal)

Perform a remote SEM physical examination

Consider options; discuss a care plan

Decision and actions

Accurate and comprehensive notes in the patient's health record

Arrange further investigations, follow-up, referral to other members of the multidisciplinary team (physiotherapist, podiatrist, etc), discharge, urgent hospital admission for further care