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E-Learning in medicine: Current status and future developments
Matthias Schneider, Thomas Binder
Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Correspondence Address:
Matthias Schneider
Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Wien, Vienna
Austria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | 5 |
DOI: 10.4103/HMJ.HMJ_74_19
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We are confronted with a rapid growth in medical knowledge. It has become more and more difficult for health care professionals to keep pace with the state of knowledge. At the same time teaching concepts have changed with a similar speed, propelled by the evolution of the internet, social media, and digital technology. Online education plays an increasing role in all stages of education and can help to overcome some of the difficulties that health care professionals encounter. E-Learning can be more effective, interactive, and adaptive to the needs of the learner. But most importantly, it is available anytime and anywhere. This article focuses on the different stages of learning in a physician's career and on new teaching concepts that are applying innovative technologies to improve education.
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