Distance Education- Is it an Answer to the Personnel Shortage?
Program Code: 104614
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)

MODERATOR
Janet Vincent, MS, (ASCP)SBB, University of Texas Medical Branch

SPEAKERS
Nancy Lang, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services
Vicki Freeman, PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch
Taresa Moore, MT(ASCP)SBB, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston

DESCRIPTION
Education using the internet has changed the normal paradigm of face to face lectures. With creativity and innovation, more people can have access to education and training. Along with change comes unique problems or concerns; distance education is not immune from problems. Universities and Specialty in Blood banking programs are developing more distance education for different types of students. This session will present: how one university uses distance education at the Medical Technology level; the results of a distance Specialty in Blood Bank technology program; the opinions of a clinical rotation supervisor as to the problems encountered in on line learning.