Recent assignments and reports – 2011-2012

• Evaluator of the effectiveness of the Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) Learning and Development (L&D) activities conducted by Learning and Development, Community Services, NSW Department of Family and Community Services, 2012
• Evaluator of the effectiveness of the training for the KiDS program (for case workers to record case information) and suggestions for improvement,Community Services, NSW Department of Family and Community Services, 2012
• Evaluator of the return on the training investment (ROTI) in the Caseworker Development Program, Community Services, NSW Department of Family and Community Services 2011-12
• Evaluator of the impact of the three tiers of management and leadership programs, Community Services, NSW Department of Family and Community Services, 2011-12

A sample of previous publications and related assignments

• • Improving your competitive advantage through e-health strategies by J. Mitchell and A. Cottrill, AFR Health Congress, 27 February 2002
  • Two case studies of telehealth technologies used for the delivery of professional development for health, education and welfare professionals in remote mining towns by John Mitchell et al., Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2000.
  • From Telehealth to E-health: The Unstoppable Rise of E-health. Prepared by John Mitchell of John Mitchell & Associates for the Federal Australian Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DOCITA)
  • Renal Telemedicine to the Home. This case report appeared in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Royal Society of Medicine, Vol 6, No.1, 2000
  • Renal case conference using teleradiology and videoconferencing. Article published in Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Volume 5, Number 3, 1999.
  • The Cost Effectiveness of Telemedicine Enhanced by Embracing E-health. Paper presented at TeleMed 99, London UK, 28 Nov – 1 Dec 1999.
  • The cost effectiveness of teleradiology at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia. Paper presented jointly with Dr Tina Hayward at TeleMed 99, London UK, 28 Nov-1 Dec 1999.
  • The Evaluation Report on the First Year of Bringing Child and Adolescent Mental Health to Rural Communities 1998-99 by Telehealth
  • Fragmentation to Integration: Scoping Study of the Telemedicine Industry in Australia, DIST, 1998
  • The Uneven Diffusion of Telemedicine Services in Australia. Paper presented at TeleMed 98, London UK, 25-26 Nov 1998.
  • Telemedicine in Australia: Industry Trends and Business Models. Paper presented at Health Summit ’98, Sydney, 26 March 1998.
  • Clinical Applications of Renal Telemedicine. Article published in the international Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1997.
  • Insights from the three-year longitudinal study of renal telemedicine. Paper presented at AusTelemed Conference, Sydney, 2-3 March 1998.
  • Clinical Applications of Renal Telemedicine. An Evaluation of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Renal Telemedicine Network 1996-1997.
  • A Business Approach to Telemedicine: Paper presented at TeleMed Asia ’97 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • User Adoption Issues in Renal Telemedicine, published in the international Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1996.
  • Optimising Benefits by Using Integrated Telemedicine for Clinical, Educational and Administrative Purposes. A paper presented to the ITU’s World Telemedicine Symposium for Developing Countries, Portugal, 30 June-4 July, 1997.
  • Establishing Renal Clinical Telemedicine An evaluation of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Renal Dialysis Telemedicine Project 1994-1995.Executive Summary, Ch.1. Description of Project Management. Ch.6. Users and Uses.
  • Best Practice in Telemedicine. An evaluation of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Renal Dialysis Telemedicine Project 1995-1996. Executive Summary and Chapter I.
  • Two Leading Edge Telemedicine Projects: Lessons Learnt. A paper presented at the Australasian Teleconferencing Association Conference, October 1995.
• The Challenge to Embed Telepsychiatry An evaluation of the non-clinical aspects of the South Australian Mental Health Services Telemedicine Project, June – October 1994. Executive Summary and Chapter 1: Project Brief and Methodology