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We have received tremendous response and support from industry, government and educational institutions. Some key note speakers include:
August 16, 1999
August 17, 1999
August 18, 1999
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<
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"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.
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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
I>
"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:
AAHEPP
"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
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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.
Anne Walley
phone: 492-4082 fax:
492-9406
Morning: &
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HRH Prince Takamado, Japanese Royal Family
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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
Morning: &
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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: &
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HRH Prince Takamado, Japanese Royal Family
&n
bsp;
Dr. Mo Watanabe, President of Canadian Telehealth Society
Morning: &
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TBA
Lunch: &nb
sp;
Hosted by the Alberta Health; Hon. Halvar Johnson,
Minister of Health and Wellness, Province of Alberta
Closing: &
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TBA
ATL
CME, Clinical Training,
graduate education
Multimedia and Computer
Technologies
Culture and Health
Health care policies,
licensing and billing
Need
more information? Contact:
Congress Secretariat
Telehealth Technology Research
Institute
University of Alberta
#305 Campus Tower
8625 - 112 St.
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 1K8
pager: 497-6144
ttri@ualberta.ca
http://www.telehealthcongress.com