Rural New Zealand health professionals' perceived barriers to greater use of the internet for learning

Ron Janes

qualifications: MD

contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, supervised data collection, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts

position: Associate Professor of Rural Health

New Zealand

Bruce Arroll

qualifications: PhD

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts

position: Head, Department of General Practice & Primary Health Care

Stephen Buetow

qualifications: PhD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: Senior Research Fellow

Gregor Coster

qualifications: PhD

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts

position: Professor of General Practice

Ross McCormick

qualifications: PhD

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts

position: Professor of General Practice

New Zealand

Associtae Dean (Postgraduate), University of Auckland. Research interest the primary care management of alcohol and drug problems.

Iain Hague

qualifications: FRNZCGP

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts

position: Medical Coordinator

Australia

I have 30yrs experience in General Practice with the last 10years being dedicated increasingly to rural medical education. I have held senior positions in the New Zealand GP training programme, the New Zealand Institute of Rural Health and am presently Medical Coordinator for the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia