title: Child development services: a multidisciplinary approach to professional education via videoconference.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Child Development Unit, Royal Children's Hospital and Health Service District, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Antoinette_Fitzgerald@health.qld.gov.au
authors.forename: Antoinette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Maggie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Anthony C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Kerri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Keating
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klepper
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gibney
mesh_terms: 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*