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The Clinical Audit Support Centre would like to welcome you to our new podcasting service. As far as we are aware, only a limited number of healthcare organisations in the UK currently utilise podcasts as a medium for communicating information and we believe that we are among the first to use this technology in clinical governance and clinical audit circles.

If you are not familiar with the term, a podcast involves providing a digital media file that is distributed on the internet for playback on a personal computer or portable media player, such as an iPod or MP3 player. In lay terms, our podcasts will essentially serve as radio broadcasts and you will be able to listen to these via the iTunes store.

Our intention is to produce one podcast per month and broadcasts will be recorded in a range of formats, including – news updates, blogs, interviews and panel discussions. We aim to use podcasting as a way of informing healthcare professionals of our work and key developments in the world of clinical audit and quality assurance. Hopefully this initiative will interest healthcare professionals and help create a more active clinical audit community in the UK. Furthermore, we aim to involve patients in the work that we undertake and help them to understand how quality assurance techniques work in the UK, and we view podcasting as an innovative medium to achieve this goal.

All podcasts that we produce are available free of charge, although there are conditions that must be followed in terms of their use. All materials are copyright of the Clinical Audit Support Centre and may not be altered or reproduced. Our podcasts are for personal use only and may not be re-broadcast without our written permission.

Given the CMO’s conclusion that “clinical audit needs re-vitalising” we consider our podcasting service as an innovative approach. The growing popularity of iTunes and audio broadcasting will doubtless bring clinical audit to a new audience.

Available Podcasts

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Podcasting Guide

A podcast is a multimedia file (video or audio) that is downloaded or distributed by subscription via the Internet.

Do I have to pay?

No. Each Clinical Audit Support Centre podcast is free. No registration or payment is required to download or listen to a podcast.

Do I need an iPod?

No. Each Clinical Audit Support Centre podcast is available in a variety of different formats. You can download and play each podcast on your computer or copy to an iPod, PDA or mobile phone. We even offer an enhanced version for the iPod via iTunes.

What is RSS

RSS means Really Simple Syndication and is a format used to publish frequently updated content on the web. RSS feeds, can be viewed using browsers called aggregators or in modern web browsers, such as Safari on the Apple Macintosh or Internet Explorer 7 on the PC.

Is my computer suitable?

Most recent computers are suitable to play podcasts. However you computer must have software installed to play the podcast. It is also important that your computer can playback sound. A broadband connection is recommended.

If you do not already have software installed on your machine that can receive RSS feeds or play back audio or video, please download a program from the list below:

Podcast Software

• iTunes (Mac OSX and Windows)
• Juice (Mac OSX and Windows)
• Doppler (Mac OSX and Windows)

RSS Software

Mac OS X

• Newsfire
• NetNewsWire

Windows

• Newz Crawler
• FeedDemon
• Awasu

Technical Assistance?

Clinical Audit Support Centre can only provide limited podcast support for Apple Macintosh and Windows PC users only.

For assistance, please email info@clinicalauditsupport.com

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