Videoconferencing: practical advice on implementation.
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.
Sen Gupta
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Department of General Practice and Rural Health, North Queensland Clinical School, University of Queensland, Australia.
Wallace
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Clark
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Bannan
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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*