TY - JOUR
T1 - Ten-year experience of remote medical education in Asia
AU - Shimizu, Shuji
AU - Kudo, Kuriko
AU - Yasuaki, Antoku
AU - Hu, Min
AU - Okamura, Koji
AU - Nakashima, Naoki
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Moving images are often essential in medical education, to learn new procedures and advanced skills, but, in the past, high-quality movie transmission was technically much more challenging than transmitting still pictures because of technological limitations and cost.MATERIALS AND METHODS: We established a new system, taking advantage of two advanced technologies, the digital video transport system (DVTS) and the research and education network (REN), which enabled satisfactory telemedicine on a routine basis.RESULTS: Between 2003 and 2013, we organized 360 programs connecting 221 hospitals or facilities in 34 countries in Asia and beyond. The two main areas were endoscopy and surgery, with 113 (31%) and 106 (29%) events, respectively. Teleconferences made up 76% of the total events, with the remaining 24% being live demonstrations. Multiple connections were more popular (63%) than one-to-one connections (37%). With continuous technological development, new high-definition H.323 and Vidyo(®) (Hackensack, NJ) systems were used in 47% and 39% of events in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The evaluation by questionnaires was favorable on image and sound quality as well as programs.CONCLUSIONS: Remote medical education with moving images was well accepted in Asia with changing needs and developing technologies.
AB - BACKGROUND: Moving images are often essential in medical education, to learn new procedures and advanced skills, but, in the past, high-quality movie transmission was technically much more challenging than transmitting still pictures because of technological limitations and cost.MATERIALS AND METHODS: We established a new system, taking advantage of two advanced technologies, the digital video transport system (DVTS) and the research and education network (REN), which enabled satisfactory telemedicine on a routine basis.RESULTS: Between 2003 and 2013, we organized 360 programs connecting 221 hospitals or facilities in 34 countries in Asia and beyond. The two main areas were endoscopy and surgery, with 113 (31%) and 106 (29%) events, respectively. Teleconferences made up 76% of the total events, with the remaining 24% being live demonstrations. Multiple connections were more popular (63%) than one-to-one connections (37%). With continuous technological development, new high-definition H.323 and Vidyo(®) (Hackensack, NJ) systems were used in 47% and 39% of events in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The evaluation by questionnaires was favorable on image and sound quality as well as programs.CONCLUSIONS: Remote medical education with moving images was well accepted in Asia with changing needs and developing technologies.
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U2 - 10.1089/tmj.2014.0018
DO - 10.1089/tmj.2014.0018
M3 - Article
C2 - 25272006
AN - SCOPUS:85017286378
SN - 1530-5627
VL - 20
SP - 1021
EP - 1026
JO - Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
JF - Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
IS - 11
ER -