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- ItemCan telehealth technology be used for the education of health professionals?(2001-02-16) Chang, B L; Trelease, RThe purpose of this report is to describe the usefulness and desirability of using telehealth technology in the education of health care professionals The PC compatible Windows based system allowed for both real time videoconferencing and store and forward sending information from one site and stored at a distant site for access at a later time functions Student responses indicated that they thought they would benefit from this type of technology in their clinical education They were most positive with respect to increasing access to a wider range of clients they may not otherwise access and least positive for the ability to learn from a televideo interaction when compared with a clinic experience Similarly faculty were least interested in using videoconferencing for patient rounds and more interested in using telehealth to enhance classroom presentations
- ItemEducation of health professionals using a proposed telehealth system.(2000-02-01) Chang, B L; Trelease, RThe movement of health care from hospitals to the community has demanded a major shift in the way in which health care professionals are being taught This paper describes the collaboration of the Schools of Nursing and Medicine in the use of telehealth technology for the education of health care professionals The specific aims of the project were to use the technology for the verification of the students assessment and physical examinations for the conduct of multi professional patient rounds and provision of consultations to professionals at remote sites Capitalizing on the Schools previous experience for observing students via computer technology at remote sites we employed PC based workstations specialized peripherals and Internet connecting protocols to implement a telehealth project for professional clinical education Initial student faculty and staff reactions were generally positive The formal evaluation plan focuses on students faculty and staff Structured questionnaires are used and a comparison of learning by telehealth technology will be made with alternative more conventional methods in evaluating knowledge and quality of verification of physical examination findings and satisfaction with the learning process