Abstract
A telelecture communication system beamed to 77 community hospitals in Wisconsin has been used successfully for the continuing education of hospital dietitians, food service personnel, nurses, and others. After a year's trial, the programs can be summarized as follows: The method of teaching was highly popular. Both lecture and discussion periods were considered by participants to be valuable parts of the programs. Technical difficulties were minimal. A high quality of transmission can be achieved over private telephone lines. Most hospitals involved found the method to be an opportunity for convenient instruction of hospital employees. The method has been used for in-service training as well as for continuing education. The lack of personal contact had no apparent effect upon the quality of presentation. Selection of widely known guest discussants to be present in the studio during the live presentation has stimulated group participation. The potential of this method of continuing education for dietitians, food service personnel, and others has been only partially explored. Teaching patients by this method may offer considerable potential and should be further investigated.
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