Webcasting and Medical Education
BOSTON 20 October 2009 - Over the past three years, the Harvard Trauma and Critical Care Symposium has successfully brought together health care providers from around the North East and the country to review state-of-the-art information about the diagnosis and management of severely ill patients.
This year, Symposium director Dr. George Velmahos
is expanding the scope of the course using webcasting to connect health
care providers around the world. Whether logging in from a neighboring
state or a faraway country, the lectures, expert panels, and interactive
sessions delivered by a prestigious faculty will be made available online
to those who share an interest in trauma and critical care.
Rising travel costs pose a significant barrier to accessing medical education and many physicians are finding increasingly difficult to take time off to attend conferences. The webcast offers relevant education for physicians and nurses working in advanced settings as well as those practicing in under served areas.
To facilitate a more interactive
experience, the online course will provide participants with opportunities
to ask questions online and respond to multiple-choice tests to earn
CME credits. An archived version of the webcast will also be available
for those logging in from different time zones. Finally, an audio-only
option and downloadable PowerPoint presentations for each session will
be available for those who lack high-bandwidth Internet connections.
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