Educação a Distância (EaD) em Física Médica

Pre-service and in-service education relating to medical physics have peculiar characteristics since this is an interdisciplinary field with constant technological evolution. In countries like Brazil, several barriers exist, such as small numbers of professionals who are geographically poorly distri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Neves-junior, Wellington Furtado Pimenta, Haddad, Cecília Maria Kalil, Sousa, Fernando Sequeira [UNIFESP], Pisa, Ivan Torres [UNIFESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/6755
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1414-32832011000400018
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/6755
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Higher education
Pre-service education
Education continuing
Distance education
Medical Physics
Educação Superior
Formação inicial
Educação continuada
Educação a Distância
Física Médica
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Sumario:Pre-service and in-service education relating to medical physics have peculiar characteristics since this is an interdisciplinary field with constant technological evolution. In countries like Brazil, several barriers exist, such as small numbers of professionals who are geographically poorly distributed, low financial resources and few options for information access, thereby hindering and delaying the incorporation and dissemination of new techniques that could have an impact on healthcare quality. This literature review evaluated the role of distance education within medical physics, and portrayed its applicability through identifying relevant experiences. Studies have shown that distance education within this field presents interesting characteristics, such as high pedagogical effectiveness and economic efficiency, which enables massive use of multimedia resources with wide geographical coverage, in a manageable way. Therefore, distance education has potential to overcome the barriers and meet the needs.