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Educational Program



ATA 2006
E
leventh Annual Meeting & Exposition
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, California

May 7-10, 2006

ATA 2007
Twelfth Annual Meeting & Exposition
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Nashville, TN

May 13-16, 2007


ATA 2008

T
hirteenth Annual Meeting & Exposition
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Seattle, WA

April 6-9, 2008



Eleventh Annual International Meeting & Exposition
of the American Telemedicine Association
May 7-10, 2006
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, California

 
Preliminary Program
   
Saturday, May 6
 
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Registration
   
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Set-Up
   
 
Partners In Telemedicine Meetings
(Separate Registration Required)
   
   
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
TATRC's 6th Annual International Partnerships Meeting
Focus: Europe
   
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Office for the Advancement of Telehealth Grantee Meeting
   
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
ATA's Latin American & Caribbean Chapter Symposium
   
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Appalachian Regional Commission Telemedicine/Telehealth Program
   
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
California Telemedicine and eHealth Center (CTEC) Grantee Meeting
   
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mobile Health Clinics Forum: Strategies for Program Development & Sustainability
   
   
     
3:30 PM - 7:00 PM
ATA Board of Directors Meeting
 
Sunday, May 7th
   
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration
   
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Set-Up
   
 
Partners In Telemedicine Meeting
(Separate Registration Required)
   
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Mobile Health Clinics Forum: Strategies for Program Development & Sustainability
(Continental breakfast & lunch included)

   
 
 
 
ATA 2006 Pre-Meeting Courses
(Separate Registration Required)
 
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Long Courses

  • Telemedicine 101
  • Telemental Health
   
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Morning Short Courses

  • Telemedicine Technology: Basic Course
  • Attitudes, Advocacy, & Advances: Policy and Regulatory Issues for Telemedicine and Health Care IT
  • Request for Proposal (RFP) Design and Response: Getting Down to Basics
  • Telemedicine For Trauma, Emergency And Disaster Management
   
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Afternoon Short Courses

  • Models For Success: Expanding Your Home Telehealth Foundation To New Horizons
  • Venture Capital Forum: Creating Value
  • The Planning Elements for Telemedicine Business
  • Telemedicine Technology: Advanced Course
   
 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Federal Government Health Information Technology Transfer Opportunities: Working with State and Local Governments Toward Multi Use Technologies in Support of Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation, and Response”
   
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Telemedicine and e-Health Journal Editorial Board Lunch
   
2:00 PM -3:00 PM
International Reception
     
   
   
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Opening Plenary

Opening Remarks:
Thelma McClosky Armstrong

President, American Telemedicine Association
Director
Eastern Montana Telemedicine Network
Billings, MT
 
   
ATA 2006 Meeting Overview:
Hon S. Pak, MD
ATA 2006 Annual Meeting Program Chair
Chief, Information Technology Engineering Division
Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center
U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command
Fort Detrick, MD
 
   

Opening Keynote : CONSUMER CENTRIC TELEMEDICINE
Dr. Astro Teller is co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of BodyMedia, Inc. BodyMedia is a world leader in the design and development of wearable body monitoring products and services and markets directly to consumers as well as to care providers. The company stands at the crossroads in the convergence of computer science, healthcare, and consumer attitudes about technology. Dr. Teller will share his views on how the telemedicine industry must evolve in order to unlock its full potential as a positive disruptive force in the global healthcare market.

Astro Teller
CEO
Body Media, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA

 
   
   
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

OPENING RECEPTION & EXHIBIT SHOWCASE
Sponsored by California Telemedicine and eHealth Center
Don't miss the grand opening of the ATA Exhibit Hall –
The cutting edge in telemedicine technology

 
Monday, May 8th
 
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration
   
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Poster Presentations Set-up in Exhibit Hall
   
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Special Interest Group Continental Breakfast Forums
SIG Forums convene either Monday or Tuesday morning

  • Business & Finance
  • Home Telehealth
  • Human Factors
  • International
  • Telemental Health
  • Emergency Response
 
Partners In Telemedicine Meeting
(Separate Registration Required)
   
8:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Mobile Health Clinics Forum: Strategies for Program Development & Sustainability
(Continental breakfast & lunch included)

   
   
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Exhibitor Business Meeting Breakfast
Sponsored by the Exhibitor Advisory Commi
ttee (EAC)
   
   
   

9:15 AM -10:45 AM

Monday Morning Plenary
(exhibit hall closed)

Kenneth Bird Annual Distinguished Lecture

 
 

Bill Crounse, MD
Healthcare Industry Director
Microsoft Corporation

Redmond, WA
       
  "Leveraging Technologies Through Triple Helix Partnerships: A TATRC Model. "
       

James A. Romano, Jr. Ph.D
Colonel, US Army
Deputy Commander,
US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Fort Detrick, Maryland 

Presentation of the MRMC Thurman Award
Sponsored by USAMRMC

   

ATA Awards Presentations

Presentation of the ATA Presidents Awards
Sponsored by AMD Telemedicine

Presentation of the First Annual ATA Industry Council Award for Leadership in the Advancement of Telemedicine
Sponsored by Vesalius Ventures

Presentation of the SIG & Chapter Achievement Award

Presentation of the Telemedicine and e-Health Journal Award
Sponsored by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

       
 
10:45 AM -5:30 PM
  Exhibit Hall & Posters Open
       
 
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
  Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by Health Management Technology
       
 
11:15 AM -12:15 PM
  Concurrent Sessions
       
 
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
  Exhibit Hall Luncheon
       
 
1: 45 PM - 2:45 PM
 

Concurrent Sessions

       
 
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
  ATA's Industry Council & Advocacy Alliance Meeting
(ATA Circle Members Only)
       
 
3: 00 PM - 3:30 PM
 

Concurrent Sessions

       
 
3: 30 PM - 5:30 PM
  Poster Presentations & Coffee Reception in Exhibit Hall
       
 
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
  SIG & Chapter Meet & Greet
SIG & Chapter Information Area, Exhibit Hall
       
 
Tuesday, May 9th
       
 
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  Registration
       
 
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
 

Special Interest Group Continental Breakfast Forums
SIG Forums convene either Monday or Tuesday morning

• Ocular Telehealth
• Technology
• Teledermatology
• Telenursing
• Telepathology
• Telerehabilitation

       
 
Partners In Telemedicine Meeting
(Separate Registration Required)
 
8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
 
Mobile Health Clinics Forum: Strategies for Program Development & Sustainability
       
       
 
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  Exhibit Hall & Posters Open
       
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by IOS Press Publishing House
       
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
 

ATA's Pacific Islands Chapter Meeting
ATA's Latin American & Caribbean Chapter Meeting

       
 
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  Concurrent Sessions
       
 
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  Concurrent Sessions & Roundtables
       
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  Lunch-Exhibit Hall
       
 
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  Special Interest Groups & Chapters Chair Meeting
(Chairs & Co-chairs Only)
       
 
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
  Policy Committee Meeting
       
 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  Concurrent Sessions
       
 
2:00 PM -2:30 PM
  Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
       
 
2:30 PM
  Exhibit Hall Closes
       
 
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
  Concurrent Sessions
       
 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  Concurrent Sessions
       
 
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
  ATA 2006 Annual Networking Dinner
USS Midway Aircraft Carrier
Sponsored by IBM Healthcare & Life Sciences
 
Wednesday, May 10th
 
 
7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
 
Registration
 
   
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Annual Policy Breakfast Plenary

Presiding:
Thelma McClosky Armstrong
President, American Telemedicine Association
Director
Eastern Montana Telemedicine Network
Billings, MT

 
   

Federal Policy Briefing:
Nina Antoniotti, PhD, RN, MBA
ATA Policy Committee Chair
Program Manager, Marshfield Clinic TeleHealth
Marshfield Clinic
Marshfield, WI

 
   

The State of the Association:
Jonathan D. Linkous
Executive Director
American Telemedicine Association
Washington, DC

 
   
 

ATA Special InterestGroup & Chapter Reports:
SIG & Chapter Chairs

   

ATA: The Year Ahead:
Richard S. Bakalar, M.D.

President-elect, American Telemedicine Association
Chief Medical Officer
Healthcare and Life Sciences
IBM Corporation
Rockville, MD

 
   
       
 
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
  Concurrent Sessions
       
 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Concurrent Sessions
       
 
12:30 PM
  Closing Event

© 2006 American Telemedicine Association
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