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The first used H.323 videoconferencing for communication between NLM and the University of Puerto Rico Medical Campus.
The second used InSORS, a commercial program based on Access Grid open source videoconferencing, for communication between NLM and the University of Michigan Medical School.
And while it's not as good as in-person communication, videoconferencing enables face-to-face interactions, allowing us to consider not only the words being spoken, but also facial expressions, posture, and overall body language that we use to intuitively decode what's really being said.
A growing body of literature describes the successful use of multi-point videoconferencing to facilitate communication between health care professionals, including oncologists and surgeons; support the care of patients; and offer continuing education across great distances [ 7- 15].
Through this media, medical officers and patients in rural areas are provided with access to specialist services via live synchronous based videoconferencing facilities, enabling communication between rural primary healthcare centres and regional or urban tertiary hospitals.
Videoconferencing used in communication between bystanders and EMCCs would enable dispatchers to see the patient and the scene of accident, and may better instruct bystanders on correct action [ 7, 10, 11].
Many video coding techniques have been developed for various kinds of applications, including multimedia communication, videophone, videoconferencing, video streaming, and high-definition television [1 4].
Arora S et al developed Project ECHO, a programme that utilized teleconferencing, videoconferencing, and e-mail communication to connect specialists with primary care providers in prisons and rural areas in order to improve access to quality health care for New Mexicans with hepatitis C. [ 55].
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