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Major medical institutions using Web Conferencing to share and advance research

June 8th, 2011

Major medical institutions using Web Conferencing to share and advance research

In an initiative called HOPE, Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital are using web conferencing to share information on AIDS and advance research around the world.

HOPE, which stands for HIV Online Provider Education, was created in 2004 to connect HIV clinicians from all over the world with the objective of exchanging ideas and advice and to create a platform of collaborative learning.

Doctors can log in easily and quickly, within 5 to 10 minutes, to share their findings on AIDS research with other colleagues on the other side of the world, said Rishabh Dev Phukan, HOPE’s program coordinator, to eWeek.

HOPE holds interactive conferences every two months in which are discussed HIV issues with attendants from Africa, China, India, Dominican Republic, the UK and the US. The conferences feature an expert which makes the topic presentation and then allows discussion between the several participants. Participants can also discuss particular cases between themselves and ask for the opinion of the clinicians present in the web conference.

Another HOPE initiative is the HIV Consult, which has several HIV clinicians providing online help and consultation to doctors with challenging cases or who are working in a limited resources setting.

The Harvard Center for AIDS Research and the Massachusetts General are also working with the McCord Hospital in South Africa using web conference to provide help and advice on AIDS treatment and specific cases.

RHUB TurboMeeting Appliance protects privacy

HOPE’s experience illustrates how web conferencing software can make a difference in medical and scientific research. Online conferencing allows doctors and researchers from all over the world to share their data and experience, discuss their ideas and get advice from experts, all done without leaving their institutions and wasting time.

RHUB has seen more medical clients in 2011. It is known that clinics and hospitals are especially concerned with patients’ privacy protection. When doctors hold online collaborations, RHUB’s appliance-based solution could better ensure that all information is securely protected by medical institution’s own firewall. Compared to the hosted solutions, in which meeting or seminar information will be sheltered by the hosted servers, more hospitals are opting for appliance. RHUB’s dedicated appliance gives doctors the comfort of real-time privacy protection.

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Streamlining Your Work Process with Collaboration Tools

March 25th, 2010

Project management is one of those areas that have been greatly advanced and simplified with the use of web conferencing’s cousin: online collaboration. Collaboration tools enable more efficient use of resources in managing a project. Allowing team members to pull together resources and coordinate on a project, project management tools facilitates and encourages communication among co-workers.

Hear the difference when you collaborate online

Project Management Tools – A Necessity?

There is an entire software industry devoted to streamlining project management. Before the advent and growth of web conferencing, project completion relied on the standard methods of communication. Introduction of collaboration tools helped to streamline the workflow, cutting down the time between stages in projects.

In the current economic environment, even large corporations can scarcely afford to waste money in its operations. Project management allows companies to hold down on spending while ensuring targets are met. Web conference tools allow for greater efficiency in this regard. In a wired world, the ability to manage projects from a single central location means significant cost savings.

Web Conferencing’s Impact

Benefits of web collaboration tools are best exemplified through its features. Some include:

File sharing: team members can share documents easily for feedback and track progress within each stage of the project.
Presentations: this covers any number of files that need to be seen by those involved in the project. During the presentation the presenter can also discuss each slide with attendees.
Recording: collaboration sessions can be recorded and archived for later use.

Web conferencing plays a vital role in all stages of the project, from planning to completion. Keeping in constant contact with all members allows the project manager to monitor the key aspects of the project such as:

Timeline
Cost
Resources
Size and goals of the project

With the right tool in hand, collaboration management software can facilitate the progress of projects easily. Helping a job done right, the first time.