title: [Virtual conferences in medicine].
abstract: The Internet and high-speed communication facilities have tremendously simplified the exchange of multimedia data. E-mail and World Wide Web have become important tools for everyday information and communication. In recent years there have been numerous attempts to exploit web technology for virtual conferences. However, in the medical domain, only few virtual conferences could be established. We describe the architecture and typical features of virtual conferences, their organizational and technical requirements and discuss prerequisites for their successful implementation.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Medizinische Informatik, Institut für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klar
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009774:Obstetrics; D011247:Pregnancy; D012984:Software; D013685:Telecommunications; D014584:User-Computer Interface