Table 1.

The tele-Sport-and-Exercise-Medicine (teleSEM) process

Planning the remote consultation	Performing the remote consultation	After the remote consultation
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

SEM, sport and exercise medicine.