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Free webcasts, podcasts, webinars and other new forms of scientific communication

New forms of communication are evolving at an ever accelerating pace. At the same time, travel is becoming increasingly costly in terms of money, time and effort. It is, therefore, not suprising that a number of initiatives are appearing whereby the Internet is serving as a new communication vector between scientists and clinicians. Traditional scientific congresses will continue to exist for some time yet but it is becoming clear that face-to-face contact and lectures no longer have the monopoly.
This is a field that is exploding and we cannot hope to give an exhaustive coverage. We will include in this section examples of different webcasts, podcasts, webposiums... that we have found. Psychiatry is not the most advanced discipline in this area but below are already several interesting initiatives that we will feature here.

If you are involved with a similar project or if you have found something you would like to share with your colleagues please let us know.

 

 

Webcasts/Podcasts

Current Psychiatry Online
About 6 webcasts of about 50 minutes duration on various psychiatric issues are available each month.
Available as streaming audio with simple visuals (slides and diagrammes).
Podcasts (20-40 Mo) can be downloaded.
No interactivity.

NeuroPod
A 30 minute podcast (including four subjects) available each month from Nature Neuroscience produced in association with the Dana Foundation and based on recent publications.
Available as streaming audio (no visuals).
Podcasts (10-15 Mo) can be downloaded.

American Journal of Psychiatry
A 30 minute podcast presents highlights and features of the current issue of the journal.
Available as streaming audio (no visuals).
Podcasts (50-60 Mo) can be downloaded.
RSS feed available to get information on each update

Neuroscience CME
A series if podcast and other online activities
Requires free registration
Streaming audio or audio and video avaiable depending on bandwidth
CME credit available following a questionnaire
RSS feed available to get information on each update

PsychCast
20-35 minute interviews with internationally recognized researchers and clinicians in the fields of psychiatry and neuropsychiatry.
Available as streaming audio (no visuals)
Podcasts (40-50 Mo) can be downloaded
RSS feed available to get information on each update

 

Webinars
Webinars are "live" seminars webcast at a specific time. Registered participants can interact by asking questions at the end of each talk.

Elsevier Webinars
Bench-to-Bedside and Translational Neuroscience. (this 30 minute webinar took place on Monday 11th May)
The full recording of this webinar is now available (Windows Media Player or equivalent must be installed on your machine).

This webinar is presented as multiparticipant audio with limited visuals (slides). It resembles a teleconference and is accessible even with relatively narrow bandwith (>500 kbps).
Registered members are informed of upcoming events.

 

 

Updated June 2009