HIV Online Provider Education (HOPE): the internet as a tool for training in HIV medicine.

Kiviat, Aurora D; Geary, Meghan C; Sunpath, Henry; Moosa, Mahomed-Yunus S; Wilson, Douglas; Narasimhan, Padmanesan; Gandhi, Rajesh T · J Infect Dis · 2007

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Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment programs in resource-limited areas are expanding rapidly. Providing training and education to health care providers in these programs is a major challenge. We have employed Internet-based conferencing technology to conduct interactive case-based training conferences with health care professionals in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. This online program may be a model for other efforts to provide education to health care providers treating HIV-infected patients in the developing world.

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