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Upda te July 5, 1999
International Congress on Telehealth and Multimedia Technologies
Augu st 16-18, 1999
http://www.telehealthcongress.com
 
 

We have received tremendous response and support from industry, government and educational institutions. Some key note speakers include:

August 16, 1999
Morning:    & nbsp;  HRH Prince Takamado, Japanese Royal Family
                   &n bsp; Dr. Lorne Tyrrell, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta
Lunch:    &nb sp;      Hosted by the Capital Health Authority;    Mr. Charles McDougall, COO, Royal Aleandra Hospital
Reception:     ; Hosted by the City of Edmonton; Speaker TBA

August 17, 1999
Morning:    & nbsp;  Hon. Floyd Roland, Minister of Health & Deputy Premier of North West Territory
Lunch:    &nb sp;      Closed lunch (invitation only) for Industrial representatives; Speaker TBA
Evening:    & nbsp;  HRH Prince Takamado, Japanese Royal Family
                   &n bsp; Dr. Mo Watanabe, President of Canadian Telehealth Society

August 18, 1999
Morning:    & nbsp;   TBA
Lunch:    &nb sp;      Hosted by the Alberta Health;    Hon. Halvar Johnson, Minister of Health and Wellness, Province of Alberta
Closing:    & nbsp;   TBA

We are delighted to have a large number of Telehealth/Multimedia vendors attending this Congress. On the last day of the Congress (August 18), the exhibition hall will be open to the general public in the morning prior to take down. This is to increase the public awareness for Telehealth and its impact on global health care delivery, economic development and education.
 

Scientific sessions:

We accepted over 100 abstracts from around the world. Number of countries which are represented are over 21. Here are some of the examples of abstracts which were accepted;

Tele-Ophthalmology

"Teleophthal mology in the identification and grading of diabetic retinopathy" - Tennant, MTS; Greve, MDJ; Hinz, BJ; Hillson, TR; MacDonald, IM; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

Tele-Family Medicine< /FONT>

"Key demand factors in continuing professional development (CPD) for rural family physicians" - Aherne, M; Lamble, W; Davis, P; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

Tele-Dentistry

"Use of instructional technology by department of dentistry academic staff" - Cobban, SJ & Easton, RK, University of Alberta, Canada.

Tele-Radiology

"Teleradiolo gy CT scans: Are they interpreted differently than hard copies?"  Kroeker, KI; Diamond, R; Johnston, RV; Ayas, T; Jennett, PA; Calgary Regional Health Authority & Faculty of Medicine, The University of Calgary, Canada.

Tele-Psychiatry

"Telepsychia try in rural South Australia" - Manuel, P; Telepsychiatry Service, Rural & Remote Mental Health Service, South Australia.

Tele-Pediatrics

"The child telepsychiatry project - a randomized, controlled trial"  - Elford, DR; White, H; Bowering, R; Ghandi, A; Maddiggan, B; St. John, K; House, M; Harnett, J; West, R; Battcock, A; Telemedicine Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Tele-Nursing

"Potential of a nursing education support system using a teleconferencing system" - Fukue, Y; Ando, N; Mitani, M; Dept. of Nursing, Hokkaido Prefectural School of Hygiene, Japan.

Tele-PharmacyTele-Rehabilita tion Medicine

"Occupationa l therapy in community mental health and telehealth" - Tsuchisawa, K; Asai, N; Ono, K; Kanda, T; & Kelly, G; Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Kitasato Univeristy, Japan & Dept. of Occupational Therapy, University of Ulster, UK.

Tele-H ome-Care

"A telematic health platform for home care teleservices" - Kiefer, S; Schafer M; Koch, M; Kleer, C; Bresser, B; Meyer, JU; Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Germany.

Tele-Learning:

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CME, Clinical Training, graduate education

"Using internet for evidence based medicine: A pilot physician CME course" - Ho, K; Henderson, J; Wong, S; Division of Continuing Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Medical Library Service, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.

Tele-Health Care Providers

Multimedia and Computer Technologies
  • New technology for Telehealth application
  • Technology transfer - will involve discussion of Industry Liaisons, Canadian Standards Association, American Food and Drug Administration, Health Canada, Industry Canada
  • Intellectual Property Protection - will involve discussion with members of Law Faculties and lawyers
  • "A laboratory for testing the interoperability of telehealth systems" - Sutherland, L; Igras, E; Ulmer, R; Sargious, P; Health Informatics, Alberta Research Council.
  • "Issues of security in a wide area network for telehealth applications" - Wiggs, B; Kroeker, KI; Jennett, PA; Johnston, RV; Calgary Regional Health Authority & Faculty of Medicine, The University of Calgary.
  • "Ensuring secure access to patient information over the internet using smart cards" - Alkhateeb, A (Hannan University , Osaka); Singer, H, (Advanced Telecommunicati ons Research Laboratories), ATR, Kyoto); Yakami, M, & Takahashi, T, Department of Medical Informatics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto.
Culture and Health
  • Native health - impact of Telehealth on native health, impact on native community
  • Culture and health - impact of Telehealth on culture, influence of culture on Telehealth
  • "On Improving user acceptance of healthcare telematics" - Kolitsi, Z, Institute of Biomedical Technology, Patras, Greece.
Health care policies, licensing and billing
  • Creating regulations for policies, licensing and billing for Telehealth consultations will involve Health Ministers and professional regulatory bodies; Presented by Federal Ministry of Health, Canadian Medical Association, Dr. Ray Howard
  • "Report and recommendations of the 1-800 Telehealth Task Force" - Valentine, MB, Ministry of Health, Ontario, Canada.
  • "Telehealth care and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) issues: Exploring the legal responsibility for interference-based problems associated with the interaction and co-location of computing, telecommunication and medical devices" - Townsend, D., Facullty of  Law, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B.

Congress Journal:

We are excited to announce that the Journal for Telemedicine and Telecare, as well as Hospital Quarterly will be our official congress journals.  The publisher for the Journal for Telemedicine and Telecare is the Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited in London, England.  The publisher for Hospital Quarterly is W. Anton Hart in Toronto, Canada.  The Journal for Telemedicine and Telecare has over 20,000 subscribers around the world.  ; Hospital Quarterly is a well respected journal for hospital administrators and clinicians.  The congress proceedings will be referenced on MEDLINE, and it will also be distributed to medical libraries around the world.  Instructions for paper preparation for the congress proceedings is available on our website.
 

Official Airline:

Air Canada and their associated airlines are now the official airlines for the International Congress on Telehealth and Multimedia Technologies.  Congress participants and their families are now eligible for discounts on airfare.  Please visit the Air Canada website at http://www.aircanada.ca/services/busine ss/conventions  The code for our congress is CV993268 .  Please ensure that you provide your travel agent with this number when purchasing a ticket from one of these companies.
 
Need more information?  Contact:

Anne Walley
Congress Secretariat
Telehealth Technology Research Institute
University of Alberta
#305 Campus Tower
8625 - 112 St.
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 1K8

phone: 492-4082  fax: 492-9406
pager: 497-6144
ttri@ualberta.ca
http://www.telehealthcongress.com