ATA - American Telemedicine Association

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12:00pm - 4:00pm

Registration

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Exhibit Hall reception at the Disease Management Association of America Leadership Forum.

This event is FREE to all ATA Mid-year Meeting Attendees!! Take advantage of this Partners in Telemedicine benefit. DMAA's 2007 Meeting is located just minutes away at Caesars Palace - free shuttle bus!

Over the past 15 years medical centers and individual physicians have used telemedicine to provide healthcare services to people in need from around the globe. ATA is interested in helping such initiatives. This meeting will be used to identify various outreach models and to compare non-profit and for-profit approaches. The morning will focus on partnerships with military and civilian government agencies, non-governmental organizations and others to reach and serve areas of distress including developing nations and world disaster sites. The afternoon will have reports on a number of current initiatives and will examine financial models that allow such initiatives to be self sustaining.

Rapporteurs will attend panels and roundtable presentations to prepare a summary of each session for a final meeting report. The following people will serve as rapporteurs throughout the meeting day:

Cynthia Barrigan, USAMRMC, TATRC, Fort Detrick, MD
Carolyn Bloch, Bloch Consulting Group, Potomac, MD
Malcolm Clarke, PhD, Department of Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Charles R. Doarn, MBA, University of Cincinnati Center for Surgical Innovation, Cincinnati, OH
Craig Llewellyn, MD, MPH, Center for Disaster and Humanitarian and Assistance Medicine (CDHAM), Bethesda, MD
Ron Merrell, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
Kevin Montgomery, PhD, USAMRMC, TATRC, Fort Detrick, MD
Jeanette Rasche, USAMRMC, TATRC, Fort Gordon, GA
Bradley Sullivan, USAMRMC, TATRC, Fort Detrick, MD

Day 1 Program Committee:

Jean Louis Belard
Jordana Bernard
Nancy Connolly Brown

Conrad Clyburn
Lori DeBernardis
Alice Watland

7:00am – 5:00pm	Registration
7:30am - 8:00am	Continental Breakfast with the Exhibitors
8:00am – 8:45 am	Opening Plenary Session *Welcome* Hon S. Pak, LTC MC USA Presentation President, American Telemedicine Association Director, Advanced Information Technology Group (AITG); U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command; Telemedicine & Advanced Research Center (TATRC); Fort Detrick, MD Opening keynote: Joan Dzenowagis, PhD Global Forum on Telemedicine - Reaching Beyond Chief, Health Internetwork World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland
8:45am – 9:45am	The NGO Perspective: Understanding The Mission, Challenges And Opportunities For International Outreach Presentations will be made by relief organizations, including some who utilize telemedicine. The purpose is to identify the needs of NGO’s in executing their mission to deliver medical care and identify where current telemedicine technologies and applications can expand and assist mission goals. *Moderator:* William Kennedy Smith, MD President, Center for International Rehabilitation Organization Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Northwestern University Medical School Founder and President, Physicians Against Landmines Chicago, IL Panel Participants: Rabih Torbay From Relief to Self Reliance Vice President of Operations International Medical Corps Washington, DC Rifat Latifi, MD, FACS The International Virtual e-Hospital: The Balkans Project Professor of Clinical Surgery The University of Arizona Director, Telemedicine for Trauma and Critical Care The University Medical Center Tucson, Arizona Frank J. Brady Presentation \| Video Chairman, CEO Medical Missions for Children Paterson, NJ
9:45am – 10:15am	Break
10:15am – 11:15am	Financial Sustainability for Outreach Programs: Funding, Financial Models, Reimbursement and Grants This panel addresses funding opportunities and challenges in International Outreach. Presentations will focus on sources of financing and mechanisms for sustainability. The discussion will include understanding the needs, concerns and opportunities of foundations, international development agencies, venture capitalists, and industry. *Moderator:* Bernard Harris, Jr., MD, MBA President & CEO Vesalius Ventures, Inc. Houston, TX Panel Participants: The Role of Multilateral Institutions in Financing Sustainable Economic and Social Development Projects Meri Helleranta, MPH, PhD Inter American Development Bank Washington, DC The Role of Corporate Outreach and Social Responsibility Programs Kristin Parsley Atkins Wireless Reach - Empowering Communities Worldwide Senior Manager, Government Affairs QUALCOMM San Diego, CA Pramod Gaur, PhD The Role of Community Coordinated e-Healthcare Business Models in Creating Sustainable Programs President Gaur Associates Katonah, NY
11:15am – 12:15pm	Partnerships with the Government and Military: Challenges and Opportunities for Humanitarian Missions This session will review government programs that facilitate international relief and identify opportunities for the NGO community to work with government organizations and leverage the knowledge and expertise represented by these organizations. *Moderator:* Jean-Louis Belard, MD, PhD Scientific Chair, Senior Clinical Scientist U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Command (USAMRMC) Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) Fort Detrick, MD *Panel Participants:* COL Ronald Poropatich, MD US Army Telemedicine Support in International Settings U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Command (USAMRMC) Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) Fort Detrick, MD Craig H. Llewellyn, MD, M.P.H., Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.) Telemedicine in Humanitarian Relief Operations: Observations and Opinions Founding Director Center for Disaster and Humanitarian and Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) Bethesda, MD Robert Mayes, RN Partnering in the global response to HIV/AIDS Senior Advisor Center for Primary Care, Prevention & Clinical Partnerships Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Rockville, MD
12:15pm – 1:30pm	Luncheon: Building Sustainable Models *Keynote Speaker*: Jean-Claude Healy, MD, PhD UN-GAID: Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and development Senior Advisor Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development United Nations New York, NY
1:30pm - 2:00pm	Concurrent Panel: Outreach for Health Emergencies and Disaster Response: Moving from Assistance to Sustainable Programs Moderator: Jay H. Sanders, MD, FACP, FACAAI President & CEO, The Global Telemedicine Group Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine (Adjunct) McLean, VA *Panel Participants: Jonathan D. Linkous* Executive Director American Telemedicine Association Washington, DC Arnauld Nicogossian, MD, PhD Office of International Medical Policy School of Public Policy George Mason University Fairfax, VA
2:00pm – 3:00pm	Roundtables / Concurrent Session 1: Current Multi-National Telemedicine Programs Presentations will focus on international telemedicine programs followed by discussion with participants at each roundtable. Critical factors involved in a successful program and the needs of the NGO community as well as lessons learned and opportunities to leverage telemedicine technologies will be explored by various experts in the field. Roundtable presentations are scheduled during this session at 2:00pm and 2:30pm, thus allowing meeting attendees to participate in at least two interesting discussions. The iCons in Medicine (iCon) Initiative: A Program of the Center for International Rehabilitation William K. Smith, MD Center for International Rehabilitation Chicago, IL Amazon Virtual Medical Team: Telemedicine in the Jungle of Peru and Brazil Mateja de Leonni Stanonik, MD, PhD¹, Rifat Latifi, MD, FACS² Ronald C. Merrell, MD³, Ron Weinstein, MD⁴¹UVA - Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA ²Professor of Clinical Surgery, The University of Arizona Director, Telemedicine for Trauma and Critical Care Associate Director, Arizona Telemedicine Program, Telesurgery and International Affairs The University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ ³Professor of Surgery, Director, Medical informatics and Technology Applications Consortium, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA ⁴Arizona Telemedicine Program, Tucson, AZ Cyber-Sight: ORBIS International Telemedicine Eugene M. Helveston, MD Orbis International Indianapolis, IN Telemedicine in Current Global Disasters, Humanitarian Relief and Preparedness Applications Randy Roberson Founder/President H.E.L.P. (Humanitarian Emergency Logistics & Preparedness) Payson, AZ National Cancer Institute All Ireland Cancer Consortium Kenneth M. Kempner Chief Telemedicine and Applied Imaging Section Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD ANGELS in Russia Julie Hall-Barrow, EdD University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/ANGEL Little Rock, AR
3:00pm – 3:30pm	Break
3:30pm – 4:30pm	Round Tables Session 2: Current Multi-National Telemedicine Programs Presentations will focus on international telemedicine programs followed by discussion with participants at each roundtable. Critical factors involved in a successful program and the needs of the NGO community as well as lessons learned and opportunities to leverage telemedicine technologies will be explored by various experts in the field. Roundtable presentations are scheduled during this session at 3:30pm and 4:00pm, thus allowing meeting attendees to participate in at least two interesting discussions. UC Berkeley Teleophthalmology/Diabetic Retinopathy Project in Guanajuato, MX Steven L. Fowler, MHA, Jorge Cuadros, OD, PhD Technical Program Manager California Telemedicine and eHealth Center Sacramento, CA Sustainable Partnerships for International Telemedicine Ronald C. Merrell, MD Professor of Surgery Director, Medical informatics and Technology Applications Consortium Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Using Patient Care Pathways to Introduce a Teleradiology Service in Rural Thailand Malcolm Clarke, PhD Senior Lecturer in Data Communication Systems and Telemedicine Department of Information Systems and Computing Brunel University Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom Panamanian Telemedicine and Telehealth Program-Arizona Telemedicine Program Collaboration Ron Weinstein, MD¹, Silvio Vega, MD, Msc², Juan Ramon Arosema, MD², M. Lobo, MD², Ivette Marciscano, RN² ¹Arizona Telemedicine Program Tucson, AZ ²Panamanian Telemedicine and Telehealth El Dorado, Panama Cross Border Telehealth in India Sanjeev Mehta, MD Chairman, Telemedicine Committee Rotary Club of Ahmedabad Metro Ahmedabad, India Obstacles to International Telemedicine in Africa Maurice Mars, MBChB,MD Professor and Head of TeleHealth Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban, South Africa
4:30pm – 5:30pm	Outreach Initiatives: Current and Emerging Opportunities for Development and Partnership The panel presentations will explore and present opportunities for NGOs to work with current efforts and develop partnerships and support. *Moderator:* Dale Alverson, MD International Outreach Initiatives: Current and Emerging Opportunities for Development and Partnership Medical Director, Center for Telehealth University of New Mexico Health Sciences Albuquerque, NM *Panel Participants:* Lord Swinfen and Lady Swinfen A Study of cases from the Middle East and Central Asia: 2002- 2007 Directors, the Swinfen Charitable Trust Wingham, Canterbury United Kingdom National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) David J. Loftus MD, PhD Telemedicine Challanges and Opportunities at NASA Ames Research Center Life Sciences Division National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, DC U.S. Department of State Ferial Ara Saeed Deputy U.S. Coordinator Communications and Information Policy The State Department Washington, DC
5:30pm	Closing Remarks Hon S. Pak, LTC MC USA President, American Telemedicine Association Director, Advanced Information Technology Group (AITG); U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command; Telemedicine & Advanced Research Center (TATRC); Fort Detrick, MD
5:45pm	Networking Reception with Attendees, Speakers & Exhibitors

7:00am – 5:00pm	Registration
7:30am - 8:30am	Continental Breakfast with the Exhibitors
8:30am – 8:45am	Welcome Hon S. Pak, LTC MC USA President, American Telemedicine Association Director, Advanced Information Technology Group (AITG); U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command; Telemedicine & Advanced Research Center (TATRC); Fort Detrick, MD
8:45am - 10:00am	Telemedicine and Telehealth Market Projections – Trends to Watch Experts from professional market forecasting firms team up to identify where they think the telemedicine and telehealth market is headed. New! This session will utilize the VisionTree Conference Live! software platform to conduct live surveys and provide feedback on the issues being discussed – all in real time. All participants are encouraged to bring their laptop, PDA or SmartPhone to Tuesday’s events to utilize this technology first hand. Moderator: Vanessa McLaughlin, MPH Chair, ATA Industry Council Director of Healthcare Innovations & Grant Programs Providea, Inc. Vancouver, WA Panel Participants: Mark Vanderwerf Telehealth Consultant Member, ATA Board of Directors Harvard, MA Market Research Firm Representatives: Remote Patient Monitoring, will the Patient Buy IT? Marc R. Holland Research Director Health Industry Insights Remote Health Monitoring: From Technology Innovation to Business Innovation Harry Wang Research Analyst Park Associates Helping Healthcare, but can Telehealth Help Itself? – Insight into the Global Telehealth Market. Christine Chang Associate Analyst Healthcare and Vertical Markets Technology Datamonitor
10:00am-11:00am	Exhibitor Product And Services Overview A lively review of everything new and interesting among the exhibitors on the floor Jonathan D. Linkous Executive Director American Telemedicine Association
11:00am - 11:30am	Break with Exhibitors
11:30am - 12:30pm	Opportunities and Challenges in E-Prescribing Panelists will briefly outline the opportunities and challenges in E-Pharmacy from technical and legal perspectives with regard to interacting with pharmacy over the telephone, wirelessly, from the home or over the internet. Moderator: A. Stewart Ferguson, PhD Director, Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage, AK Panel Participants: Daniel Z. Sands, MD, MPH Director Internet Business Sytems Group, Healthcare Senior Director of Medical Informatics Cisco Newton, MA M. Daria Niewenhous Member – Health Mintz Levin One Financial Center Boston, MA
11:30am - 12:30pm	Roundtables: *Best Practices and Case Studies – Steps to Take* Key leaders talk about those programs and initiatives that are the best and the brightest in operations, profitability and public reputation. Come hear from the program leaders about what makes their initiatives so outstanding and how you can duplicate their successes. These presentations will be in a roundtable format allowing you to directly interact with the experts. Arizona Telemedicine Program Gail Barker, PhD, Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD, Sandy Beinar, PhD Arizona Telemedicine Program University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ Sustainable Business Model for Rural Telemedicine Networks Thelma McClosky Armstrong Director Eastern Montana Telemedicine Network Billings, MT A Successful International Psychological Services Model Charles Nechtem Charles Nechtem Associates Newark, NJ ANGELS’ Rural Teleradiology Program Curtis Lowery, MD, Tina Benton, BSN, RN, Roy Kitchen, MS University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/ANGELS Little Rock, AR Telemental Health Network in India Muthukrishnan Vedarethinam, MD Apollo Hospitals Chennai, India
12:30pm – 1:45pm	Luncheon: The Value of Provide-to-Provider Telehealth Technologies Keynote Speaker: Eric Pan, MD Senior Analyst Center for Information Technology Leadership (CITL) San Diego, CA
1:45pm- 3:15pm	Panel: Statewide Telehealth Initiatives and Regional Collaborations *-- Creative Partnerships & Successful Solutions* New! This session will utilize the VisionTree Conference Live! software platform to conduct live surveys and provide feedback on the issues being discussed – all in real time. All participants are encouraged to bring their laptop, PDA or SmartPhone to Tuesday’s events to utilize this technology first hand. This panel provides a showcase for successful statewide and regional health services connectivity initiatives in regionally and demographically diverse areas across the country. Panelists will discuss how sustainable telehealth networks and remote health collaborations are realized through creative partnerships and development models; examples include programs in regions of the country that benefit from a dominant healthcare provider, competing regional providers, public and private support and/or community infrastructure coordination. The panel also will examine the effect of federal and state initiatives, such as the FCC Rural Health Care Pilot, on opportunities for successful collaborative relationships. Included case studies: Moderator: Thelma McClosky Armstrong Director, Eastern Montana Telemedicine Network Billings, MT Panel Participants: GEORGIA Paula Guy, RN Telemedicine Program Manager Georgia Telemedicine Program (BCBS GA/Wellpoint Inc. partnership) MAINE Ken Topel, RN, BSN, MBA Director of Maine Telemedicine Services Project Director Northeast Telehealth Resource Center ARIZONA Ron Weinstein, MD Director Arizona Telemedicine Program NEBRASKA Donna K. Hammack Chief Development Officer Saint Elizabeth Foundation MONTANA Doris T. Barta Director, Grants Division St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation
3:15pm – 3:45pm	Break with Exhibitors
3:45pm - 4:45pm	Roundtables: Best Practices and Case Studies – Steps to Take (Continued, see above) Success Stories of Telemental Health Applications Lisa J. Roberts, PhD Business Manager, Health Innovations and Grants Viterion TeleHealthcare Bellevue, WA Southern Sierra Telehealth Network (SSTN): A Rural Telehealth Network Hub Earl W. Ferguson, MD, PhD Telemedicine, Outreach, and Rural Health Care Development Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA Remote ICU Monitoring Joe Tracy, MS Vice President Telehealth Services Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA Marshfield’s Clinic’s TeleHealth Initiative – All the Steps from Grants to Strategic Management Nina M. Antoniotti, PhD, RN, MBA Program Manager, Marshfield Clinic TeleHealth Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, WI Home Telehealth: One Solution to Improve Hospital Capacity Issues Rhonda Chetney, MS, RN Director of Clinical Operations Sentara Healthcare Norfolk, VA
4:45pm	Wrap-up
5:00pm	Adjourn

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