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Using videoconferencing in palliative care.

C Regnard1

  • 1St Oswald's Hospice, Regent Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1EE, UK. claud.regnard@btinternet.com

Palliative Medicine
|February 28, 2001
PubMed
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Videoconferencing effectively supports palliative care professionals, offering educational benefits and significant cost savings. This technology proved practical and adaptable for global healthcare teams, reducing travel needs.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Technology
  • Medical Education
  • Palliative Care

Background:

  • Videoconferencing technology has advanced, becoming a viable option for healthcare teams.
  • The Interactive Multimedia Palliative Care Training (IMPaCT) project explored videoconferencing in palliative care starting in 1997.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the practicalities of using videoconferencing in palliative care settings.
  • To evaluate the educational effectiveness of videoconferencing for healthcare professionals.

Main Methods:

  • Monitoring the use of videoconferencing over the first two years of the IMPaCT project.
  • Linking 22 international sites and involving 136 healthcare professionals.
  • Analyzing cost and time savings, ease of link establishment, and user adaptation.

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Main Results:

  • Videoconferencing facilitated global connections for 136 professionals, eliminating travel costs and time.
  • Significant savings on travel and time within the UK could fund the equipment within one year.
  • Users adapted quickly, and links were reliable across distances, suitable for various educational formats.

Conclusions:

  • Videoconferencing is a practical and effective medium for supporting palliative care professionals.
  • The technology offers substantial time and cost reductions for both educators and learners.
  • Successful implementation requires organizational recognition of videoconferencing's advantages.