The American Telemedicine Association Latin-American & Caribbean Chapter (ATALACC) is comprised of professionals from Latin-American and Caribbean countries that are committed to the development and application of telemedicine and medical informatics. ATALACC also seeks to provide a forum for the sharing of information and resources in order to educate and promote telemedicine initiatives in this region.

The overall mission of the ATALACC is:

  1. The application of telemedicine and medical informatics solutions in different political, economic, and social systems in Latin America and the Caribbean.
  2. The dissemination of these solutions within the respective health care systems.
  3. The education and promotion of telemedicine and medical informatics solutions within the region.
  4. The building of resource capacity for telemedicine and medical informatics solutions in the respective countries.
 
 

Please join the ATALACC at the upcmoming regional meeting in JAMAICA! More details to follow.

2007 ATALACC Regional Meeting
Telemedicine in the Caribbean: An Essential Foundation for Access to the Global Health Tourism Markets
Hilton Hotel Kingston, Jamaica
August 17-19, 2007

 
Chair
Juan Ramón Arosemena Valdés, MD
TMS Inc. & Hospital Nacional First Floor
6-9554 El Dorado, Panama
Phone: 507-207-8183
Email:jarosem@pa.inter.net
  Vice-Chair
Francisco G. LaRosa, MD
Pathologist, Assistant Professor
University of Colorado DHSC
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone: 303-724-3782
Email:francisco.larosa@uchsc.edu
     
Secretary
Ivette Marciscano, RN
Industrial/Occupational Health Nurse
US Army Tropic Region Test Center
Marbella Royal Center, 4th Floor
Panama
Phone: 507-205-4924
E-mail: imarciscano@cwpanama.net
  Immediate Past Chair
Giselle Ricur, MD (pdf)
Medical Advisor for Telemedicine
Instituto Zaldivar S.A.
Emilio Civit 685 - M5502GVG - Mendoza - Argentina
Phone: +54-261-441-9999
Fax: +54-261-438-0350
Email: gricur@institutozaldivar.com
URL: www.institutozaldivar.com
 
 
 
North America
Dale Alverson, MD
Medical Director, Center for Telehealth
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
1005 Columbia NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: 505-272-8633
Fax: 505-272-0800
Email: dalverson@salud.unm.edu
  South America
Gyorgy Bohm, PhD
Professor of Pathology
Faculty of Medicine - University of Sao Paulo
Av. Dr. Arnaldo 455
Sao Paulo, SP 01246-903
Brazil
Phone: +55-11-38069-7101
Email: gyorbohm@patologia.fm.usp.br
     
Caribbean
Winston Davidson, MD
Research Fellow Telemedicine
School for Graduate Studies & Research
University of the West Indies
Email: ivad99@yahoo.com
  Central America
Silvio Vega, MD
University of Panamá
Panamá
PO Box 10878
Phone: 507-264-4863
Email: silviove@yahoo.com
 
 
 
The ATALACC Listserver acts as a resource for sharing information and fostering communication between SIG members and working groups. If you are already a member of the listserver click here (ata-lacc@lists.lrs.com) to send a message. If you are not subscribed to the listserve click here to subscribe. (Please note: you must be a member of ATA in order to participate on the listserver).
 
 
 
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If you are interested in participating in the Latin-American & Caribbean Chapter simply contact the chair of the Chapter or email ATA at membership@americantelemed.org or call ATA at 202.223.3333.


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