Internet Video Conferencing Assist Elderly

By Web Seminars

For many organizations, the decision to use internet video conferencing is based on increasing productivity and cost savings. It is clear, however, that conferencing solutions has many real world applications as well. Many of these benefits are found in unsuspecting areas. One recent example of this is an undertaking by the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) in Suffolk exploring elderly care options.

The NFCA in collaboration with Home Instead Senior Care put on a free live web conferencing in November. Its goal was to help families coping with caring for elderly parents to make decisions and understand potential problems. The 45-minute online conference addressed vital issues and featured well known professionals in the field of elderly care.

Elderly care is a growing concern in the US. Using a web conference service to enhance care and making decisions is a step in the right direction. The facilities of a good web conference system can also be applied to other areas. These include:

• Technical support
• Sales team mobilization
• Product promotion
• Distance education
• Customer service
• Staff training

Other areas of the health care sector can also be improved by the use of conferencing software. Today’s webinar services are not clunky or as pricey as before. Providers like RHUB Communications have created products that give any company or organization the ability to be flexible.

A webcast like the one put on by the NFCA in Suffolk creates opportunities for other areas facing similar decisions. Not surprisingly, the decision to have the web conference was largely influenced by the current economic climate. This factor has also helped to spur interest in the growing crop of web conference services.

The web conference systems today are based on speed, reliability, and enhanced communication. Some of the features of the best web conference services are:

• Multi-tiered tech support
• Recording of conferences or webinars
• Remote desktop control
• File transfer and remote printing

Users have the option of hosted services, downloadable software or web conferencing appliances. RHUB appliance is an example which many companies find to be preferable to hosted solutions. However, even the most basic web conference systems have helped companies streamline their operations and improve productivity.

This will no doubt set a new trend for other cash strapped communities looking to provide care for the elderly. Private health care facilities and similar groups could also explore the use of internet conferencing for delivery of information.

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RHUB is a premier provider of on-premise Web conferencing, remote support and remote access appliances, based on the Company’s TurboMeeting software, that meet the needs of any organization. The Company’s end users total over 8,000 in a variety of market segments including services, manufacturing, and government. RHUB is privately-owned and headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, visit www.rhubcom.com.