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Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
Published on: September 28, 2022
Telemedicine and pediatric radiology: a new environment for training, learning, and interactive discussions
Alexandra M V Monteiro1, Diogo Goulart Corrêa, Alair Augusto Sarmet M D Santos
1Department of Radiology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. monteiroamv@gmail.com
Objective:
To report the experience of the Brazilian Program of Pediatric Teleradiology in combining teleconferencing and a virtual learning environment for services integration, collaborative research, and continuing education in pediatric radiology.
Materials And Methods:
We performed virtual meetings from March 2005 to October 2010 on pediatric radiology-related themes, using a combination of videoconferences and Web conferences, which were recorded and made available in an open-source software (Moodle) for reuse.
Results:
We performed 58 virtual sessions: 29 anatomical-clinical-radiological sessions, 28 on upgrading themes, and 1 virtual symposium. The average of connected points was 12 by videoconference and 39 by Web conference, and of 450 participants per event. At the time of this writing, 318 physicians and students are registered in the virtual learning environment, with a total of 14,678 accesses.
Conclusions:
Telemedicine is being included in pediatric radiology practice, as a means for distance education, training, and continuing integration between groups.
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