New models for medical education: Web-based conferencing to support HIV training in sub-Saharan Africa

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 565-569

  Reid, Michael J A ^a,b   Flam, Robin ^b   Tsiouris, Fatima ^b  

^a BOTSWANA UPENN PARTNERSHIP   (Botswana)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

distance learning; e health; extreme environments; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

AUDIO QUALITY; DISTANCE LEARNING TOOLS; EHEALTH; EXTREME ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH PROFESSIONS; HEALTHCARE WORKERS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTED PATIENTS; INTERNET CONNECTIVITY; INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE; IT LITERACY; MEDICAL TRAINING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SCALE-UP; SUB-SAHARAN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TECHNICAL QUALITY; WEB CONFERENCING;

DISTANCE EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; TELEMEDICINE; VIRUSES; WEBSITES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEBCAST;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEBCASTS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84866974943     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0200     Document Type: Article

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