Australian Royal Hobart Hospital trials virtual online training

[1] The Royal Hobart Hospital is trialing a new telepresence system where staff are receiving virtual online training on advanced medical equipment from clinicians in other parts of Australia.

[2] This comes from the fact that Royal Hobart Hospital is geographically isolated and education and support for its biomedical staff is limited, necessitating for a new telepresence system.

[3] The GE-developed telepresence system allows a clinician to provide hands on training sessions from any location through online and remote video conferencing.

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[Source] Australian Information Technology News – Australian Royal Hobart Hospital trials virtual online training