The medical director of a hospice care group in Canada used Ontario Telemedicine Network, to begin a project of seeing patients near the end of their lives through videoconferencing, including a pilot project that loans computer tablets to such patients.
Numerous studies describe successful treatment outcomes and patient satisfaction with medical, nursing and allied healthcare via videoconferencing, including a reduction in expenditure, increased access and quality of care for rural patients.
Advantages for remote supervision via videoconference include the provision of increased confidence, new learning opportunities, practice validation, professional support, establishing relationships and decreased feelings of isolation for junior and senior medical officers in rural areas.
A second videoconference included discussions and exchanges between Indian technicians with significant SRI experience and producers from Madagascar that have a long history of using SRI methods.
Disadvantages of remote supervision via videoconference included the requirement for efficient time management skills, increased administration, nursing support, training and preparation prior to videoconferencing sessions.
Advantages of remote supervision via videoconference included the ability to build relationships and establish rapport between supervisors and trainees, and improved communication between rural and tertiary facilities.
The monthly videoconferences included discussions of site implementation activities and issues; live interactive educational sessions with content experts for each targeted care practice; and discussion of the overall improvement data.
Our sessions are done in person and through videoconferencing, and include two to three hours of writing, as well as discussions on how to find mentors, structure thesis drafts or balance family life with completing a PhD.
While we haven't covered ooVoo before, the Israeli company offers an impressive range of videoconferencing capabilities including six-person video sessions, video stream recording, and in-call video effects.
The COH and remote sites were equipped with dedicated videoconferencing systems, including TV screens, commercial grade codec, and a pan-tilt-zoom camera.
