Tele - Speech - Therapy: New Business Opportunity for Videoconferencing Companies

Institute for Research and Training in Speech Therapy Who are we? Parlo Institute PARLO… … is market leader in online speech therapy in Germany. … has contracts with the biggest German insurance companies with regard to telemedical treatment of their clients. ‘… has the most ambitious research and development programs in collaboration with leading universities. … is committed to the advance of evidence-based practice in online group and individual speech therapy. … is oriented towards the WHO guidelines. … is supported by a research advisory board of renowned international researchers in the field of speech and language therapy. … is a provider of services for medical engineering as well as for therapy and research institutions.

Tele-Speech Therapy Has Crucial Advantages Cost effective  No costs for accomodation and food Regular treatment sessions  Closer monitoring of the client´s progress Time effective  no need to travel  no need to take time off work Independent of location  Treatment at client´s home  verfügbar in unterversorgten Regionen

Tele-Speech-Therapy is highly effective Telegroup Control group Treatment progress (median %SS) for tele-group and control group: Medians before intensive treatment (M1), after intensive treatment (M2) and 12 month after intensive treatment (M3). Effect sizes of %SS (Cohen's d) from before intensive treatment to end of maintenance period: Teletreatment d = 0.93 Control Group d = 0.90 Example: Treatment results of telemedical stuttering therapy >>> the online patients´ increase of speech fluency is comparable to those of the presencially treated patients!

Which tools are using? Application Sharing Interaction tools for communication Transmission of contents Speech exercises Diagnostics Observation of visual aspects Speech exercises with visual and audio feedback Access data at patient´s computer e.g. visual feedback software “flunatic” Editable Whiteboard Support System Accounts for therapists and patients Therapy organisation Payment System Interface videoconferencing software environment + very basic user hardware ( Headset and only low computer performance necessary) Almost everyone alreay has it! Webcam and Recording (Manage appointments (Calendar system), add participants, create and administer therapy steps and materials)

What do we offer to videoconferencing companies? Implementation of the interface tools into the freach platform Marketing and sponsoring at our telemedical symposium 7th – 10th of April In cooperation with: More information and program: Entry into the growing telemedical market