title: Tele-education service using telemedicine network in healthcare industry.
abstract: We have used a telemedicine facility to conduct academic teaching/training sessions. The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility, advantages, and disadvantages of this method of e-learning sessions. The teaching/learning sessions were organized twice a week between the two teaching hospitals. The success of each academic session was analyzed in terms of satisfaction of the participating candidates, infrastructure difficulties (if any), and the overall outcome of the program. In total, 293 academic sessions were held from 2008 to 2010. Each session's presentation was 45 min long and was made using Microsoft(®) (Redmond, WA) PowerPoint. We have found that telemedicine proved to be effective in establishing communication not only between the patient and the physician, but also between the teacher and the student. Several candidates benefited from the application of this technology. Candidates expressed satisfaction and were content with the teaching methods adapted.
authors.affiliation: Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals , Bangalore, Karnataka, India. smvmaha@gmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahadevan
authors.forename: Kanchi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muralidhar
authors.forename: Devi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shetty
mesh_terms: D020375:Education, Distance / Q000379:methods*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017216:Telemedicine