
pmid: 25799127
Background: Ultrasound has become a major diagnostic tool in many parts of the world, with broad clinical applications. Ultrasound provides a noninvasive, painless mode of diagnostics that produces instant results. Disseminating ultrasound skills to remote and rural communities has become a challenge for many medical schools, particularly those where distances are great and the density of population is low. Materials and Methods: The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and the University of New England School of Rural Medicine in Australia piloted the use of dual video feeds in two scenarios: (1) to display the instructor's ultrasound feed and the instructor's transducer placement to provide guidance for remote students; and (2) to display side-by-side views of the instructor's and the remote student's ultrasound feeds to allow the instructor to guide the remote student in his or her transducer placement. Results and Conclusions: Using high-speed broadband connections, the two schools demonstrated the feasibility of remote, synchronous, practical, and hands-on ultrasound training and instruction over international distances. This opens up a broad range of possibilities for future remote ultrasound education.
Students, Medical, Biomedical Engineering, Pilot Projects, Rural Health, Education, Education, Distance, Library and Information Studies, Medical, Humans, Students, Ultrasonography, pedagogy, Distance, ultrasound, health, remote, Quality Education, Public Health and Health Services, e-health, Biomedical Imaging, telemedicine, Curriculum, Rural Health Services, medical education, telementoring, Medical Informatics
Students, Medical, Biomedical Engineering, Pilot Projects, Rural Health, Education, Education, Distance, Library and Information Studies, Medical, Humans, Students, Ultrasonography, pedagogy, Distance, ultrasound, health, remote, Quality Education, Public Health and Health Services, e-health, Biomedical Imaging, telemedicine, Curriculum, Rural Health Services, medical education, telementoring, Medical Informatics
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