Abstract
Annual meetings provide the opportunity to communicate with colleagues with similar professional interests and bolster training initiatives. However, the cost of face-to-face meetings, including travel expenses and lost work time, is high. Although face-to-face meetings offer unique advantages, fiscal considerations compel consideration of alternatives. Distance Learning Grantees (Division of Research, Training and Education, MCH Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration) and MCH project staff conducted their annual grantee meeting online in 2010. The meeting featured project updates and technical skills training over the course of a three-day meeting. Direct costs of the online meeting were low, and evaluations indicated that all participants were satisfied with the online format.
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Harvard School of Public Health Injury Research Center; LEND Program at Westchester Institute for Human Development and New York Medical College; Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina; Georgetown University; Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
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We are grateful to Dr. Alison Stuebe for her presentation on use of social media, particularly Twitter, with high risk obstetric patients.
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Richards, J., Edwards, K., Lackey, M. et al. Collaborative Learning and Technology Skills Development: Evaluation of an Online Annual Grantee Meeting. Matern Child Health J 16, 1549–1552 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-011-0901-y
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