Distance no object for learning and treatment.
Telemedicine has up to now been mainly concerned with the application of new technology to the practice of medicine. However, there are potential applications for nursing and midwifery. This paper describes how it has been employed and looks at potential applications being investigated at the Institute for Telemedicine and Telecare at the Queen's University in Belfast. The use of video conferencing within a college of nursing is also explored. With the reorganisation of nursing education, institutions may need to coordinate activities over a wide geographical ares. To date, the use of video links from the nursing and midwifery school in Nottingham has resulted in less time spent travelling between sites for staff and students.
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D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing; D012106:Research; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*