Internet-Based Instruction Found To Be Effective for Healthcare

Mayo Clinic says it is effective, but most of us probably already knew that from other industries as healthcare is last to jump on the bandwagon, but the important thing is that they do jump on, even though in previous posts healthcare has been referenced as a "low tech" industry. It really is not when you get the top of the larger institutions, just still low tech at the private small practices and offices.

What will really be nice is that once Microsoft Surface becomes more mainstay and affordable, well we will have "hands on" training too. Take a look back at a prior post from Dr. Crounse at Microsoft. Hands on folding proteins, neat stuff.

And even better yet, cardiology, hands on procedures and techniques.

And perhaps a little radiology training, again hands on. So as time marches forward the Internet and new software and hardware technologies are changing the face of healthcare and may become the norm of the way we embrace new ways of learning. BD

A study led by a team of education researchers from Mayo Clinic and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) concludes that Internet-based education generally is effective.

Dr. Cook also notes that Internet-based instruction has unique advantages, including flexible scheduling, adaptability of instruction, and readily available content that is easily updated. "As health care workers balance challenging practice demands, the ever-expanding volume of medical knowledge requires us to find more effective, efficient ways to learn," says Dr. Cook. "Internet-based instruction will be an important part of the solution."
He also notes that this research likely applies to training outside of health care, citing studies in the engineering, computer science, and teaching fields that have shown similar results.