Author Details Survey of a videoconference community of professional development for rural and urban nurses Claire Newman1 DipMHNurs, Research nurse, claire.newman@justicehealth.nsw.gov.au Elizabeth Martin2 MPH, CNC Education Department, emartin@gwahs.health.nsw.gov.au Denise McGarry3 MPM, Nurse manager (education), dmcgarry@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au Andrew Cashin4 PhD, Professor of Nursing, andrew.cashin@uts.edu.au 1 Justice Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 2 Greater Western Area Health Service, Mental Health BHHS, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. 3 Education Department Macquarie Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 4 Justice Health and University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Correspondence: C Newman, Suite 302 level 2, 152 Bunnerong Rd, Eastgardens, NSW 2036, Australia  Author contribution: Claire Newman: literature review, input data, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft. Elizabeth Martin: designed the project, collected data, statistical analysis, contributed to drafts. Denise E McGarry: designed the project, collected data, contributed to drafts. Andrew Cashin: devised survey tool, statistical analysis, contributed to drafts. Citation: Newman C, Martin E, McGarry DE, Cashin A.  Survey of a videoconference community of professional development for rural and urban nurses. Rural and Remote Health 9: 1134. (Online) 2009. Available: http://www.rrh.org.au Received: 4 December 2008 Revised: 16 March 2009 Accepted: 21 April 2009