Interactive videoconferencing system for rural health education: a preliminary report.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Newbury J; McKenzie W
- Source
- Australian Journal of Rural Health (AUST J RURAL HEALTH), Aug2004; 12(4): 157-159. (3p)
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1038-5282
OBJECT: To establish a videoconferencing network in a new Rural Clinical School. DESIGN: A report on choosing hardware and connecting multiple sites simultaneously. SETTING: Rural South Australia. SUBJECTS: Undergraduate medical, nursing and allied health students. INTERVENTIONS: None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Establishment of an effective multisite, dual mode videoconferencing system. RESULTS: The choice of hardware was simple, but acquiring adequate broadband connection between sites proved difficult. CONCLUSIONS: Multi-site meetings for academic and administrative purposes are now routine. Evaluation of the effectiveness of medical education delivery will occur throughout 2004.