title: Videoconferencing: practical advice on implementation.
abstract: Videoconferencing provides a useful tool for improving information flow, with clinical, educational and administrative uses being particularly relevant to rural and remote Australia. This paper describes the range of possible uses for computer-based videoconferencing and describes the authors' experience in delivering rural medical education in North Queensland via videoconference. Principles that ensure successful videoconferencing are outlined and are applicable to a variety of formats and uses. They include the need to keep it simple, the importance of thorough preparation, and ensuring that education drives technology, rather than the converse.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice and Rural Health, North Queensland Clinical School, University of Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Sen Gupta
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bannan
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D011793:Queensland; D019035:Rural Health Services; D013685:Telecommunications; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D014743:Videotape Recording / Q000379:methods*