Telemedicine and distance education: the Memorial University of Newfoundland experience

Author

House, Max ; Keough, Erin

Author_Institution

Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, St. John´´s, Nfld., Canada

fYear

1989

Firstpage

302

Abstract

An outline of a variety of systems developed for delivery of distance education and telemedicine in Canada is presented. Some of the program discussed include (a) an experimental one-way-video-two-way-audio satellite network, (b) a dedicated province-wide audiographic teleconference network, (c) a satellite link to provide medical supervision to offshore rig medics, and (d) international telemedicine projects between Canada, Africa, and the West Indies. The emphasis is on the application of inexpensive and cost-effective technologies, with the involvement of a large user consortium to ensure economic viability

Keywords

education; medicine; satellite relay systems; teleconferencing; Africa; Canada; Memorial University of Newfoundland; West Indies; audiographic teleconference network; distance education; medical supervision; satellite link; satellite network; telemedicine; video-audio network; Artificial satellites; Costs; Distance learning; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Satellite broadcasting; Space technology; TV; Teleconferencing; Telemedicine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1989. ICC '89, BOSTONICC/89. Conference record. 'World Prosperity Through Communications', IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1989.49711

Filename

49711