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ICT in Medical Education in Trinidad and Tobago

ICT in Medical Education in Trinidad and Tobago

Marilyn Lewis
Copyright: © 2005 |Pages: 5
ISBN13: 9781591405757|ISBN10: 1591405750|EISBN13: 9781591407911
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch067
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Lewis, Marilyn. "ICT in Medical Education in Trinidad and Tobago." Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology, edited by Stewart Marshall, et al., IGI Global, 2005, pp. 382-386. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch067

APA

Lewis, M. (2005). ICT in Medical Education in Trinidad and Tobago. In S. Marshall, W. Taylor, & X. Yu (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology (pp. 382-386). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch067

Chicago

Lewis, Marilyn. "ICT in Medical Education in Trinidad and Tobago." In Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology, edited by Stewart Marshall, Wal Taylor, and Xinghuo Yu, 382-386. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2005. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch067

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Abstract

Information and communication technology (ICT) allows users to access information without taking geographic position into account. These users are also unconstrained by time, volume, or format of the information. ICT applications have enormous potential as a tool for aiding development in countries such as Trinidad and Tobago. Telemedicine, which can provide medical services to persons in isolated places, in emergencies, to the homebound, or the physically challenged, is but one example. Mansell and Wehn de Montalvo (1998) noted that “ICT applications facilitate telemedicine” (p. 85), and that “economic development can be fostered by tele-working and tele-services in some developing countries” (p. 83).

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