I believe the world continues to disconnect from a face-to-face model leaving us with emotions that have developed over time and there are so many things to consider.
This was one of the main limitations of remote supervision via videoconference compared with a face-to-face model.
The face-to-face model includes individual meetings at the maternity clinic between the senior obstetrician and the woman (and possibly her partner) concerning the mode of birth.
This is a unique opportunity for rural medical officers and is unlike the face-to-face model in that varying levels of specialist patient care are discussed and taught to rural-based medical staff.
Through the TTMRS, rural junior medical officers are exposed to and witness a variety of patient care approaches, not necessarily available in a face-to-face model in a tertiary general medicine unit, thus increasing learning opportunities.
While the proposed OSG is distinct in that specific topics are introduced at each session, several components remain consistent with the face-to-face model; including all sessions are professionally led and participants are considered the experts in their own experience.
They are the spokes connecting hubs where people are actively engaged, face to face, with new models for innovation and learning.
Second Life has been used to emulate face-to-face models of teaching which can be used to demonstrate things that are impossible to do in real life such as conducting harmful experiments, going on virtual tours and working in collaborative teams.
16 21 However, the cost of current face-to-face models used to support schools means many schools miss out on continued engagement.
Internet-based CBT has been shown to be an effective and cost-effective form of treatment for depression and anxiety among adults [ 18- 24], and has the potential to be more accessible and less stigmatising than traditional, face-to-face models of therapy [ 25, 26].
The development of such activities raises questions around alternative models that extend beyond the current model of face to face patient care.
