Joseph C. Kvedar

Richard S. Bakalar

Holly G. Atkinson

COL James A. Romano, Jr.

COL Ronald Poropatich

Christopher D. McFadden

Thelma McClosky Armstrong

Jonanthan D. Linkous

SUNDAY OPENING PLENARY
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Opening Remarks (ppt)
Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
President, American Telemedicine Association
Director, Partners Telemedicine
Partners Healthcare System, Inc
Boston, MA

ATA 2005 Meeting Overview
Richard S. Bakalar, MD
ATA 2005 Annual Meeting Program Chair
Vice President, ATA Board of Directors
Senior Clinical Solutions Specialist
IBM Corporation
Rockville, MD

Keynote: The Telemedicine Consumer Perspective (ppt)
Holly G. Atkinson, MD
Award-winning Medical Journalist
A physician and president of iVillage Health, a division of iVillage, Inc., Dr Atkinson has been a medical correspondent for the "Today Show" and "The CBS Morning News". Previously with Lifetime Medical Television and founder, president and CEO of Reuters health Information, Dr. Atkinson will share her thoughts on how telemedicine technology is playing to consumers.

MONDAY MORNING PLENARY SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM • top •

Raising the Bar: Improving Technology in the Continuum of Care
Colonel James A. Romano, Jr.
Acting Commander
U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
Fort Detrick, MD

A "SITREP" from Iraq: Deploying Telemedicine to our Troops
Ronald K. Poropatich, M.D.
Colonel, US Army
Senior Clinical Advisor, Clinical Applications Division
U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
Fort Detrick, MD

Presentation of the MRMC Thurman Award (View Award Winner)
Sponsored by USAMRMC

TUESDAY MORNING PLENARY SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM • top •

Presiding: Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
President, American Telemedicine Association
Director, Partners Telemedicine
Partners Healthcare System, Inc
Boston, MA

Kenneth Bird Annual Distinguished Lecture (ppt)
Christopher D. McFadden, CFA
Goldman Sachs
New York, NY

Presentation of the ATA President's Awards (View Award Winners)
Sponsored by AMD Telemedicine

Presentation of the Telemedicine Journal & e-Health Award
(View Award Winner)

ANNUAL POLICY BREAKFAST PLENARY
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM • top •

Presiding: Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
President, American Telemedicine Association
Director, Partners Telemedicine
Partners Healthcare System, Inc
Boston, MA

The State of the Association (ppt)
Jonathan D. Linkous
Executive Director
American Telemedicine Association

ATA Special Interest Group & Chapter Reports
SIG & Chapter Chairs

ATA: The Year Ahead (pdf)
Thelma McClosky Armstrong
President-elect, American Telemedicine Association
Director, Eastern Montana Telemedicine Network
Billings, MT