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Internet Based Teleconferencing – Will It Help Us? Senasi R, Roberts I, Sheffield Children’s Hospital

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Internet Based Teleconferencing – Will It Help Us?

 Senasi R, Roberts I, Sheffield Children’s Hospital

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Internet Based Conferencing/WEBEX

What …. does it consist of ?

Why …. did we bother ?

How …. did we do it ?

Did it work ?

Opportunities / strengths  

Threats / weaknesses

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Why did we need an internet meeting ?There is currently no governance program or formal 

feedback process for paediatric radiology on-call

Radiology SpRs are attached for 6 weeks in the 1st year and 3 months in the 2nd year

FRCR teaching (to years 1, 2 & 3) is delivered on the other side of the city 

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And for SpRs……• No direct feedback process (and a separate PACS system, 

so it’s hard to check the formal reports if you aren’t working at the Childrens Hospital)

No formal paediatric radiology teaching for non-specialists after FRCR

On-call is delivered by years 2- 4 and Sheffield trainees (pre and post FRCR) can be scattered around S. Yorkshire

(so travel would be a problem)

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What did we do ?

Set up monthly Webex meetings 

SpRs in FRCR teaching (1.15-1.45)

Clinical Tutor presented remotely (SCH for the 1st session, at home for the 2nd session)

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What is Webex?Data sharing over the internet

No need for software installationAny computer with broadband/ 56K connectionPC, Mac and Linux 

Audio link by phoneNo voice lag (internet)Phone in to  0800 central service to join the     tele-conference

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Webex – what it looks like

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What does it cost ?Setup

Webcam - £20Conference phoneTime (to talk to IT, find equipment, connect phones…….)Set up the account (host pays all the bills)

Data11p per minute per participant (£6.50 per hour)Unlimited access / meetings for £30 per month (12 months)

Audio4p per minute per participant (£2.50 per hour)

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What does it involve ?Host sets up a meeting and webex sends out an email 

with a link to click

Host logs in and waits for participants to join

Host is notified of all participants (data and audio)

SCH IT department made it a requirement that all remote recording was switched off

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HOST

Sheffield Childrens Hospital

Speciality Registrars

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What did we think?Good

Registrars enjoyed it

Positive feedback

Helps jog memory

Consultants able to be in 2 places at once

Bad/Issues

Initial teething problems with set up Telephone line and cables Lighting Projector

Not as interactive as face-to-face

For SpRS No more inter-site grocery 

shopping or McD for lunch

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Opportunities / StrengthsFast and interactive

No downloads (Active X)

Accessible anywhere (home or work)

Multiple users

Cost effective (study leave budget goes further and no early trains)

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HOST

Local DGH Local DGH

Local DGH Local DGH

Local Case Review / CPD network

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HOST

Tertiary centre

Tertiary centre

Tertiary centre

Tertiary centre

5th year / Fellow teaching network

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Other possibilitiesMulti-centre research group

Multi-centre audit meetings

Radiographer / sonographer networks

Modality networks (US, CT…….)

Teaching meetings / management leads……..

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Threats / weaknessesLoss of face-to-face contact and chat

IT issues and the usual hiccoughs

Loss of BSPR income

Who wants to be in 2 places at once ?

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FAQWhat about formal Teleconferencing ?

less flexible and higher set-up costs

Why not use SKYPE or Facetime ?security approval for trust data noticeable time delay for audio

What about security ?we had to use library images (no names)

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The futureStrengthen the BSPR

Multi centre interaction

Reduce the cost of teaching in a small speciality

Reduce duplication

Lectures stored locally (SCH) for later review 

More-accessible CPD and better distribution of high-quality material

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