• SIG Goals for 2007-2008 (pdf)
• SIG Goals for 2006-2007 (word)

2006 – San Diego, CA

• The Role of Mental Health in Disaster Response - Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
  Eugene F. Augusterfer, LCSW
  Global Mental Health Network, McLean, VA

• Riley Children's Hospital - Telemedicine Applications in Pediatric Mental Health
  Greg A. Beck1, MHA, David Dunn2, MD
  1Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, IN; 2Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

• Evaluation From a Diagnostic Efficacy Trial of Child Telepsychiatry
  Eve-Lynn Nelson, Sharon Cain, Poonam Khanna, Ryan Spaulding
  Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

• Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO's) and Telemedicine - Lessons to Be Learned
  Peter M. Yellowlees, MBBS, MD
  UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

• An Economic Evaluation of Telehealth SCID Interviews with American Indians
  Elizabeth Brooks, MS, Jay Shore, MD, MPH, Daniel Savin, MD, Spero Manson, PhD, Anne Libby, PhD
  University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO

• The eMental Health Project at UC Davis - A Consultation Liaison Primary Care Program with Excellent Clinical Outcomes
  Peter M. Yellowlees, MBBS, MD, James Bourgeois, MD, Donald M. Hilty, MD, Jonathan Neufeld, PhD, Hattie Cobb
  UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

• If At First You Don't Succeed: Rebuilding a Telepsychiatry Program
  Andy D Kroeker1, BSc, MPA, Kim Timleck1, BSW, MHSc, CHE, Sharon Sanders2
  1VideoCare, London, Ontario, Canada; 2Regional Mental Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada

• Using Technology to Increase Access to Evidence-Based Mental Health Services
  Lisa J. Roberts, PhD
  Viterion TeleHealthcare, LLC, Bellevue, WA

• Using Video Conferencing to Improve Best Practices
  Robert K. White , LCPC, David Pruitt, MD
  University of Maryland Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD

• Psychiatry Resident Training Program Utilization of Telepsychiatry
  Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD, Barry Liskow, Ryan Spaulding
  Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

• Symptom Relief in Veterans with PTSD via Telephone or Videophone Therapy
  Mary K. Roberts, PhD
  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT

• Forensic Telepsychiatry in the U.S. Army
  Brett J. Schneider, MD
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

• Diagnostic Reliability of Telepsychiatry in American Indian Veterans
  Jay H. Shore, MD, MPH, Daniel Savin, MD, Heather Orton, MS, Jan Beals, PhD, Spero M. Manson, PhD
  American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO

• Support Groups by Videoconferencing for Women with Breast Cancer
  Kate Collie, PhD,1 Mary Anne Kreshka, MA,2 Speranza Avram,3 Rebecca Parsons, LCSW4, Susan Ferrier, BSN,3 Kathy Graddy, Cheryl Koopman, PhD1
  1Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; 2Sierra College, Rocklin, CA; 3Northern Sierra Rural Health Network, Nevada City, CA; 4Sierra Nevada Cancer Center, Grass Valley, CA

• Patient Satisfaction With Mental Health Telemedicine in Rural Arkansas
  Cathy A. Irwin, PhD, RN, Ann B. Bynum, EdD
  Rural Hospital Program, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  Little Rock, AR

• Counseling Center Based Student Tele-Mental Health at a Rural University
  Ellen N.Emerson, PhD,1 Wendy L.Wolfe, PhD,1 Elena V.Khasanshina, MD, PhD,2 Stewart A.Shevitz, MD,2 David P Matthews, PhD,1 Peter F Buckley, MB, BCh, BAO,2 Max E Stachura, MD2
  1Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA; 2Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

• Mental Health Outcomes: A Comparison Study of Home-Based Telehealth Versus Traditional Home Health Services
  Pamela G. Forducey, PhD, ABPP,1 Victoria Phillips, DPhil,2 Teresa Tisdell, OTR/L, MPH,1 Andrew Heuser, PT,1 Stephen Dawson, PT,1 Dana DuRoy, OTR/L, MBA1
  1INTEGRIS TeleHealth, Oklahoma City, OK; 2Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA

2005 – Denver, CO

• Pediatric Telemental Health: Reimbursement
  Katherine Flynn, RN, MS1, Dennis Wilbert, MC1, Kathleen Myers, MD, MPH1,2, Stephen Sulzbacher, PhD1,2, Sanford Melzer MD, MBA1,2
  1Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA; 2University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

• Pediatric Telemental Health: Juvenile Corrections
  Deborah Thurber, MD1,2, Kathleen Myers, MD, MPH1,2, Dennis Wilbert1, Eric Trupin, PhD1, Roxanne Morganthaler1, Katherine Flynn, RN, MS1, Sanford Melzer, MD, MBA1,2
  1Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA; 2University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

• Pediatric Telemental Health: Outpatient Care
  Deborah Thurber, MD1,2, Kathleen Myers, MD, MPH1,2, Stephen Sulzbacher, PhD1,2, Dennis Wilbert1, Katherine Flynn RN, MS1, Sanford Melzer MD, MBA1,2,
  1Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA; 2University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

• Telehealth Treatment of Depression-Translating Research Findings into Practice
  Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD
  Center for TeleMedicine, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

• Telemental Health, Technology and Care Coordination: Initial Program Outcomes
  Anita S. Urdiales, RN, MSN, CNS1, Jeff Lowe, MSW, LCSW2
  1VHA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO; 2VHA Rocky Mountain Network VISN9 1, Denver, CO

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Delirium in Elders From a Distance
  Terry Rabinowitz, MD, DDS1,2, Pamela L. Blume, RN3, Katharine M. Murphy, PhD, RN4, Michael Caputo, MS1,2, Michael Ricci, MD1,2
  1University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT; 2Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT; 3Alice Hyde Nursing Home, Malone NY; 4Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged, Boston, MA

• Technology Use in a Child Behavioral Health Clinic
  COL Ryo Sook Chun, MC, USA, Sona P. Patel, MPH, BS, MAJ(P) Robert Forsten, MC, USA, LTC Nancy Black, MC, USA
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

• Next Generation of the Tele-Behavioral Health System and Statistical Analysis Usage
  Grigoriy Gadiyak, PhD1, Valeriya Gadiyak, PhD1, COL Ryo S Chun, MC2, COL Ronald K Poropatich, MD1, Daisy DeWitt, MS1
  1North Atlantic Regional Command, Telemedicine Directorate, Washington, DC; 2Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

• Co-location of Mental Health Services and Primary Care using Telemedicine
  Oscar Boultinghouse, MD, John Allen, MBA
  University of Texas Correctional Managed Care, Galveston, TX

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Consultations for American Indian Children
  Douglas K. Novins, MD1, Daniel Savin, MD, Mark Garry, MD1,2, Jay H. Shore, MD, MPH1, Spero M. Manson, PhD1
  1American Indian and Alaska Native Programs-University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO; 2Sioux San Indian Health Service Hospital, Rapid City, SD

• Telemental Health Treatment for American Indian Veterans
  Jay H. Shore, MD, MPH, Spero M. Manson, PhD
  American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO

• Store and Forward Based Telemedicine Platform for Treatment of Autism
  R. Oberleitner1, S. Pharkute, MS2, S. Laxminarayan, PhD2, J. Ball, EdD3, J. Harrington, MD4, R. Naseef, PhD5
  1Princeton Autism Technology, Princeton, NJ; 2Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID; 3Autism Education Services, Youth Consultation Services/Sawtelle, Montclair, NJ; 4Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY; 5Special Needs Families Resource Center, Philadelphia, PA

• Constraints on Effectiveness of Psychological Telemedicine in Older Adults
  Neil Charness
  Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

• Electronic Behavioral Health Screening in a Military Environment
  COL Gregory A. Gahm, PhD, Barbara Lucenko, PhD
  Army Behavioral Health Technology Office, Tacoma, WA

• Parent's Perspective of Therapeutic Alliance: Video Teleconferencing versus Face-To-Face
  LTC Nancy B. Black, MD, Sona P. Patel, MPH, COL Stephen J. Cozza, MD
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

2004 – Tampa, FL

• A Statewide Second Opinion Child Psychiatry Telemedicine Service
  Peter Yellowlees1, MD, BSc, MBBS, FRANZCP, MRC(Psych), MAPsS, MRACMA, FACHI, Andrew Hockey1, BA(Hons), Psych, Stephen Murphy2, MBBS, FRANZCP
  1Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; 2Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

• Telepsychiatry: Improving Access in Rural Northern Idaho
  Sue Fox, MPH
  North Idaho Rural Health Consortium, Bonner General Hospital, Sandpoint, ID

• An Evaluation of Telepsychiatry from a Training Perspective
  Barry Liskow, MD, Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD, Sharon Cain, MD, Poonam Khanna, DO, Paula Baum, RN
  Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

• Minimum Data Set Facilitates Telepsychiatry Consultations for Nursing Home Residents
  Terry Rabinowitz1,2, MD, FAPM, Michael A. Ricci1,2, MD, Michael P. Caputo, Jr. 1, MS, Katharine M. Murphy3, PhD, RN
  1University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT; 2 Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT; 3Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged, Boston, MA

• Expansion of eHealth Services and Indian Health Care in California
  Barbara Johnston, MSN
  The California Telemedicine & eHealth Center (CTEC), Sacramento, CA

• Telepsychiatry: Where the Medium Supports the Process, a Case Study
  George Brandt, MD
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

• Using Automation to Screen for Depression in Primary Care Clinics
  LTC Paulette Williams, AN, MSN, DrPH, LTC Susan Emanual, MC, LTC Simon Pincus, MC
  Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI

• Effectiveness of Telemedicine as a Mental Health Consultative Procedure
  Peggy Keilman, PhD, FPPR
  University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

• Development of a Flexible Telemedicine Decision Analysis Tool
  Gregory L Thelen1,2, MD, Sandra K. Schmunk, BS, MT-ASCP, MA
  1VA Midwest Health Care Network, Minneapolis, MN; 2Mental Health Service Line, University of Minnesota

• The Impact of Mental Health Telemedicine on Patients' Cost Savings
  Cathy A. Irwin, PhD, RN, CS, Ann B. Bynum, EdD, Joseph A. Banken, MA, PhD, HSPP
  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

• An Expert System for Behavioral Health Risk Assessment
  Gregory Gahm, PhD, Tracy L. Hartford
  Army Behavioral Health Technology Office, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA

• Telepsychiatry Research Project in Michigan: Outcomes and Impacts
  Pamela Whitten, PhD
  Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

• Telepsychiatry and Research: Lessons Learned
  LTC Nancy B. Black, MD, COL Stephen J. Cozza, MD, Sona P. Patel, MPH
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

• Florida Initiative in Telemedicine and Education Improves Health Status of Children with Diabetes
  Toree Malasanos1, MD, Muir2, A., Dubault3, R., Molinari3, S., Geffken1, G., Burlingame1, J., Greco1, J., Hruska1, E., Watson4, D., Ketterson1, T., Glueckauf1, R., Patel1, B., Klein1, J., Sloyer4, P.
  1University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; 2Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA; 3Florida Center for Medicaid Issues, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; 4Department of Health, Children's Medical Services, Gainesville, FL

2003 – Orlando, FL

• Best Practices: Ethics and Professionalism in the Provision of Telemedicine
  Tracy Gunter, MD
  Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC
   
• A Randomized Trial Delivering Psychotherapy via Telemedicine
  James E. Mitchell, MD1,2, Stephen Wonderlich, PhD1,2, Ross Crosby, PhD1,2, Tricia Myers, PhD1,2, Lorraine Swan-Kremeier, PsyD1,2, Kathy Lancaster1
  1Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND; 2Department of Neuroscience University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND
  
  
• Development of an Electronic Behavioral Health Record
  Mitra Rocca, MSc1, John Pajak, BS1, Gregory Gahm, PhD2, Jessica Oehlrich, BS2
  1United States Army Medical Research & Materiel Command (USAMRMC), Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), Fort Detrick, MD; 2Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
  
  
• Web-based Automated Mental Health Intake System (WAMHIS): Examining Parent and Provider Satisfaction
  COL Ryo Sook Chun, MD1, Donna Edison, DO1, MAJ Anthony Cox, MS2, LTC(P) Stephen Cozza, MD1, Grigorii Gadiyak, PhD1, Valeriya Gadiyak, PhD1, William Parker, MS1, Scott Mann, JD1, COL Ronald Poropatich, MD1, Daisy DeWitt1, Sarah Rosquist, BS1
  1Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; 2US Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine, Washington, DC
   
• Telemedicine for Pediatric Mental Health in Rural Areas
  Kathleen Myers, MD, MPH1,2, Stephen Sulzbacher, PhD1,2, Sandor Melzer, MD, MBA2,3
  1University of Washington, Seattle, WA; 2Chidren's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA; 3Children's Health Access Regional Telemedicine (CHART) Program, Seattle, WA  
   
• Telepsychiatry in a Rural Women's Shelter: Addressing Domestic Violence
  Christopher R. Thomas, MD
  University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
  
  
• Considerations in Treating Severe Mental Health Conditions via Telemedicine
  John Kennedy, MD
  National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD   
  
  
• Telepsychiatry Consultation to School
  Tracy D. Gunter, MD1, Christopher R. Thomas, MD2, R. Andrew Harper, MD3
  1University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC; 2University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; 3University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
   
• Telepsychiatry in the Forensic Setting
  Tracy D. Gunter, MD
  University of South Carolina and the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Columbia, SC
   
• Emergency Telemental Health - Canada's First
  Krisan Palmer, RN1, Rose Montgomery, BN1, Annette Harland2
  1Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; 2 Community Mental Health Services, St.Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada
   
• Telepsychopharmacology: An Application in Telepsychiatry
  Norman Alessi, MD
  University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
   
• Telepsychiatry Service Versus Face-to-Face Psychiatry Service - A Preliminary Outcome Study
  COL Swarnalatha Prasanna, MD
  Telepsychiatry & Community Mental Health, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

• Development of a Web-Based Behavioral Health Record System
  Grigoriy Gadiyak, PhD, Valeriya Gadiyak, PhD, William Parker, MS, COL Ronald K. Poropatich, MD, COL Ryo S. Chun, MC, COL Swarnalatha Prasanna, MD, MAJ Anthony Cox, MS, LTC Steve Cozza, MC, Donna Edison, DO, Sarah Rosquist
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

2002 – Los Angeles

• Internet Enabled Neuropsychological Assessment
  MAJ Mark R. Baggett, PhD1, Mark P. Kelly, PhD1, CPT Daniel K. Christensen, PhD1, LTC Gregory A. Gahm, PhD2, Robert L. Kane, PhD3,4, CPT John D. Via, PhD5, CPT Victoria M. Ingram, PsyD1, Linda Whitby, MD1, Zhengi Y. Sun1, Daisy T. Dewitt1, Lisa M. Korenman, MA1,
  1Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; 2Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA; 3VA Maryland Heath Care System, College Park, MD; 4University of Maryland, College Park, MD; 5Fort Sam, Houston, TX    

• Student Mental Health Outreach Using Online Support
  Iverson C. Bell, Jr., MD
  Morehouse College, Morehouse School for Medicine, Atlanta, GA    

• Virtual Reality In Healthcare
  Peter M. Yellowlees, MD, BSc, MB, BS, FRANZCP, MRC, MAPsS, MRACM
  Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia  

• A Comparison Of Innovation Adopters And Non-Adopters Within A Telemedicine Initiative: An Evaluation Of Innovation Attributes To Explain Telemedicine Diffusion
  David J. Cook, PhD, Gary C. Doolittle, MD, Ashley Spaulding, Debbi Swirczynski
  Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS    

• Adolescent Telepsychiatry
  Norman E. Alessi, MD, Gary Wautier, PhD
  University of Michigan Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI  

• Access And Outcomes Through The Michigan Telepsychiatry Project
  Pamela Whitten, PhD1, Zora Ziazi, MA1, Linda Marion, MD2
  1Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; 2Lifeways, Jackson, MI    

• Linkages For Increasing Access To Psychiatric Care In Rural MUA
  Glenda Walker, RN, DSN1, Ben G. Raimer, MD2, Jeanette Hartshorn, PhD, RN, FAAN2, Nancy Speck, PhD2, Rowdy Stovall2
  1Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacagdoches, TX; 2University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX    

• Web-Based Automated Mental Health Intake System (WAMHIS)
  COL Ryo S. Chun, MD, LTC Steve Cozza, MD, Donna L. Edison, DO
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC  

• Behviorial Health Window Of Opportunity
  Holly E. Russo, RN, MS1, Marlene Maheau, PhD2, Harvey Komet, MD3
  1Telemedcine Solutions/Telehealth Works, Juno Beach, FL; 2Alliant University & Selfhelpmagazine.com, San Diego, CA; 3Cyber-Care, Boynton Beach, FL    

• Behavioral Telehealth For Pain Management: Efficacy And Consumer Satisfaction
  Philip R. Appel, PhD, Joseph Bleiberg, PhD, John Noiseux, MS
  National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC

2001 – Ft. Lauderdale

• The Capacity to Adapt, Turning Connections Into Relationships via Video Teleconferencing (55.0KB)
  LCDR Brian J. Grady, MD
  National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD