Whitehall J, Blignault I, French C, Carson V, Patole S
Kirwan Hospital for Women, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 1998 Aug;6(3):140-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.1998.tb00300.x.
Using videoconferencing technology, educational programs in neonatology were provided for staff at rural hospitals. The technology was also used to reunite babies with their families and its usefulness in long-distance diagnosis was assessed. Eighty-two educational sessions were delivered over a 9 month period and, despite problems with technology, operation and presentation, were considered worthwhile by the audiences. Family reunions were very successful. Neonatal diagnosis was impossible at the narrow bandwidth used (128 kilobits/s). Valuable lessons were learned regarding optimum use of this medium.
利用视频会议技术，为农村医院的工作人员提供了新生儿学方面的教育项目。该技术还被用于让婴儿与家人团聚，并评估了其在远程诊断中的效用。在9个月的时间里举办了82场教育课程，尽管在技术、操作和演示方面存在问题，但受众认为这些课程是值得的。家庭团聚非常成功。在所使用的窄带宽（128千比特/秒）下无法进行新生儿诊断。关于如何最佳使用这种媒介，我们学到了宝贵的经验教训。
