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Volume 14 (2)
Volume 14, Issue 2, 1994
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1994; 14(2):83-89
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
The Interactive Videoconference: An Effective CME Delivery System
Carol L. Hampton, MMS
Paul E. Mazmanian, PhD
Thomas J. Smith, MD
A b s t r a c t
Today satellite television is readily available to may hospitals, where it can prove an efficient means of delivering continuing medical education (CME)--particularly in rural areas.
Since there is little research in CME on the effectiveness of videoconferencing, this paper was written to describe a case study focusing on that issue. An interactive videoconference on breast cancer was presented to health care professionals in their community hospital settings. Results of a test given before and after the broadcast indicated a 21 percent increase in knowledge among participants.
Keywords: videoconferencing; interactive television; continuing medical education; continuing nursing education; change; breast cancer
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