Rural-urban partnering in continuing education
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Michael E Malay1, Jayne F Moore
1Emergency Department, Washoe Medical Center, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Background:
One urban center provided an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course to a rural hospital using a minimum of on-site instructors.
Method:
Interactive television (ITV) conferencing was used to educate health care providers in a hospital more than 100 miles away.
Results:
Nurses and physicians from a small rural hospital in northern Nevada were able to "attend" a full-scale ACLS course without having to leave their hospital, resulting in minimal cost to the agency.
Conclusion:
Rural and urban hospitals can partner to provide high-quality, cost-effective education to nurses and other health care providers through the use of ITV conferencing.
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