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Bridging the Gap: Innovative Approaches to Continuing Education in Rural, Remote, and Isolated First Nation Communities
Author(s) -
Scott Tracy,
Menzies Cynthia,
Chenard Glen,
Spence Melissa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/sdi.12058
Subject(s) - workforce , continuing education , economic shortage , health care , medicine , bridging (networking) , rural area , nursing , public relations , knowledge management , medical education , economic growth , political science , government (linguistics) , computer network , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , computer science , economics
Access to education, communication, and support is essential for achieving and maintaining a skilled healthcare workforce. Delivering affordable and accessible continuing education for healthcare providers in rural, remote, and isolated First Nation communities is challenging due to barriers such as geography, isolation, costs, and staff shortages. The innovative use of technology, such as on‐line courses and webinars, will be presented as a highly effective approach to increase access to continuing education for healthcare providers in these settings. A case study will be presented demonstrating how a national, not‐for‐profit health care organization has partnered with healthcare providers in these communities to support care at the local level through various technology‐based knowledge exchange activities.