Child development services: a multidisciplinary approach to professional education via videoconference.
We have piloted a monthly series of multidisciplinary case discussions via videoconference in the area of child development. The project provided a forum for clinical discussion of complex cases, peer review, professional development and networking for allied health professionals and paediatricians. Six sites in Queensland participated in the project; each site presented at least one case for discussion. The videoconferences ran for 90 min each and were attended by an average of 26 health professionals. The response rate for a questionnaire survey was 71%. The respondents rated the effectiveness of case summaries and the follow-up newsletter very positively. Despite some early difficulties with the technical aspects of videoconferencing, the evaluation demonstrated the participants' satisfaction with the project and its relevance to their everyday practice.
Fitzgerald
Antoinette
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Child Development Unit, Royal Children's Hospital and Health Service District, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Antoinette_Fitzgerald@health.qld.gov.au
Bailey
Maggie
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Smith
Anthony C
AC
Webb
Kerri
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Keating
Diane
D
Klepper
Karin
K
Gibney
Eileen
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002669:Child Welfare; D020375:Education, Distance; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011793:Queensland; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000592:standards*