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

Room 6C
TRACK 1: HOME TELEHEALTH
M1A   INFANT/CHILDREN APPLICATIONS
Chair: Cindy Campbell
Nobitas, Inc.
San Diego, CA

M1A1
Videophone Technology in Insulin Pump Management
Gnanagurudasan Prakasam, MD, MRCP, MHA, Rosanna Hannum, MS, RN, CNS, CDE, Lisa Prahl, LCSW, Ulhas Nadgir, MD, Frank Gareis, MD, Carol Parise, PhD
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

M1A2
Home Telemonitoring and Education of Children with Asthma is Comparable to Ideal, Office-Based Care: Results of a One-Year Trial
Debora S. Chan, PharmD, FASHP, COL Charles W. Callahan, DO, Francis J. Malone, MD, Virginia Hatch-Pigott, MD, Annette Lawless, RN, Nola Manning, RN, Mary Schweikert, RN
Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI

M1A3
Remote Fetal Surveillance: Preventing Adverse Fetal Health Events
Jayfus T. Doswell, PhD, 1Edward Hill, MD, JD 2
1Juxtopia, LLC, Baltimore, MD; 2Forensic Perinatal Group, Reston, VA

Room 3
TRACK 3: HUMAN FACTORS
M1F   EVALUATING PATIENT-PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATIONS PATTERNS DURING TELEMEDICINE CONSULTS
Chair: Anne Burdick, MD, MPH
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL

M1F1
The “Sound” in Nonverbal Communication
Robert J. Bulik, PhD
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

M1F2
Patient-Physician Communication Patterns During Telemedicine Consultations
Zia Agha, MD, MS, 1 Debra L Roter, PhD, 2 Ralph M Schapira, MD 3
1General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI; 2Dept. of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.; 3Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI

M1F3
An Analysis of Eye Gaze to Support Best Telehealth Practice
Brendan P. Purdy, RN, MN(C), Peter G. Rossos, MD, FRCP(C), Sharon McGonigle, RN, MScN, Tony Tam, MHSc
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada

M1F4
Validation of a Patient-Provider Communication Measure for Interactive Televideo
Eve-Lynn Nelson 1, Edward Miller 2, Ryan Spaulding 1
1Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; 2Brown University, Providence, RI

Room 5AB
TRACK 5: REMOTE EMERG/TRAUMA
M1B    TELEMEDICINE DESIGNED FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
Chair: Jose Salinas
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
Fort Sam Houston, TX

M1B1
Video and Data Transmission from the Ambulance
Vicki A. Pendleton, RN, BSN, MMS, David Wolfe, AD, Barbara Demuth, RN, MSN, Kent Tonkin, BA, Jay Roberts, MA
Saint Francis University, Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas, Loretto, PA

M1B2
Ultra Wideband Communications Network for Forward Deployable Medical Treatment Facility
James E. Silverstrim, 1 Patrick Rowe, PhD, 2 Troy A. Turner, MBA 3
1Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc, Forest, VA; 2Applied Perception, Inc, Wexford, PA; 3U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD

M1B3
Vital Signs Data Recording (VSDR) System for Pre-Hospital Trauma Care
Peter Hu,1 Greg Defouw,2 Colin F. Mackenzie, MD,1 Phil Davies,2 Steve Seebode1
1University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore ,MD; 2Inovamar LLC, San Jose, CA

M1B4
GPS-Based Tracking System for Trauma Patients
Alison Brown, PhD, 1 Peter Brown, 1 Gary Gilbert, PhD, 2 COL Jim Atkins, 3 Terry Boult, PhD 4
1NAVSYS Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO; 2Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, Fort Detrick, MD; 3Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD; 4University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO

Room 2
TRACK 6: OCULAR TELEHEALTH
M1C   USING TELEMEDICINE FOR DIABETIC RETINOPATHY - SESSION I
Chair:    Jerry Cavallerano, PhD, OD
Joslin Diabetes Center, Beetham Eye Institute
Boston, MA

M1C1
Assessing the Capabilities and Effectiveness of a Teleophthalmology Screening Program
Robb Wilson, MA, 1 Andrew W. Eller, MD, 1,2 Janice C. Zgibor, RPh, PhD, 1 Jane B. Ward, MD, 3 Robert M. Petrick, MSIS, 2 Leslie Anthony, MA 1
1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 2University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; 3Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

M1C2
Compliance with Recommendations from a Telemedicine Diabetic Retinopathy Assessment Program
Ingrid Zimmer-Galler, MD, 1 Ran Zeimer, PhD, 1 Kevin Quinn 2
1Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; 2 EyeTel-Imaging, Inc, Columbia, MD

M1C3
Automated Image Analysis to Characterize Prevalent Structures in Digital Retinal Imagery
Thomas P. Karnowski,1 Edward Chaum, MD, PhD,2 V. Priya Govindasamy,1 Kenneth W. Tobin, PhD1
1Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN; 2University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

M1C4
Evaluation of Diagnostic Resolution of Diabetic Retinopathy Microaneurysm for Teleophthalmology
Helen K. Li,MD, 1,2 Adol Esquivel, MD, MS, 1,2 Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD, 3 Xinyu Xu, MS, 4 Baoxin Li, PhD 4
1Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; 2School of Health Information Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX; 3University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 4Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Room 6D
M1D   TELEDERMATOLOGY - NEW FINDINGS AND REPORTS
Chair: LTC Hon S. Pak, MD
Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Ft. Detrick, MD

M1D1
The Effect of Store-and-Forward Teledermatology on Clinical Course
Hon Pak, MD, 1 Crystal A. Triplett, RN, BSN, CCRC, 2 Jennifer H. Lindquist, MStat 3 Steven C. Grambow, PhD, 3 John D. Whited, MD, MHS 3
1Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, Fort Detrick, MD, 2Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX; 3Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

M1D2
Diagnosis/Treatment Concordance & Diagnostic Confidence in Teledermatology
Karen E. Edison, MD, Whitney Lane, MD, Dana S. Ward, MD, Jonathan A. Dyer, MD, Lanis L. Hicks, PhD, Joseph Tracy, MS
University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, MO

M1D3
Teledermatology in the Urban Environment: Treating New York City’s Homeless
Daniel Mark Siegel, MD, MS, 1 Jeffrey Ellis, MD, 1 Amy Slear, MD, 1 Nathaniel Brownlow, MD, 2 Brenda Merritt, MD 2
1SUNY Downstate Department of Dermatology, New Hyde Park, NY; 2Project Renewal, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY

M1D4
Findings from 912 Teledermatology Consultations to Correctional Facilities and Rural Patients
Anita Licata,MD, 1,2 Peter Callas, PhD, 1 Michael Caputo, MS, 1 Terry Rabinowitz, MD, 1,2 Grace Gilbert-Davis, MSA, CHE 2
1University of Vermont, Burlington, VT; 2Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT

Room 1AB
M1E   TELEPATHOLOGY - NEW FINDINGS AND REPORTS
Chair:    Ronald Weinstein, MD
Arizona Telemedicine Program
Tucson, AZ

M1E1
Characterizing Zooming Patterns with Telepathology Digital Whole (Virtual) Slides
Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD, Allison Tillack, Lynne Richter, MT, Ronald S. Weinstein, MD
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

M1E2
Telepathology Rapid Process Breast Clinic
Gail P. Barker,MBA, PhD, 1,2Ana Maria Lopez, MD, 2 Achut K. Bhattacharyya, MD, 1 Katherine M. Scott, MD, 1 Michael R. Descour, PhD, 3 Lynne C. Richter, BA, 1 Jennifer M. Davenport, BA, 1 Elizabeth A. Krupinksi, PhD, 2 Ronald S. Weinstein, MD 1,2
1Department of Pathology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 2Arizona Telemedicine Program,University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 3DMetrix Inc. Tucson, AZ

M1E3
Validation of Whole Slide Imaging for Primary Diagnosis In Surgical Pathology
Jonhan Ho, MD, 1 Drazen Jukic, MD, PhD, 1 Anil Parwani 1, MD, PhD, 1 Leslie Anthony, MA, 2 John Gilbertson, MD 1
1University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; 2University of Pittsburgh, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Pittsburgh, PA

M1E4
Economic Evaluation of Japanese Teleradiology and Telepathology
Masatsugu Tsuji, PhD, Takashi Hasegawa, PhD, Shoichi Miyahara, PhD, Fumio Taoka
University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan; Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan; Ktoyo University od Education, Kyoto, Japan

Room 4
M1G   UNITED NATIONS: THE CONDUIT FOR DISSEMINATING TELEHEALTH TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Chair:    Pramod K. Gaur, PhD
Viterion TeleHealthcare, LLC
Tarrytown, NY

M1G1
Why the United Nations is Interested in e-Technology
Enrica Murmura
United Nations ICT Task Force Secretariat, New York, NY

M1G2
The International Council of Caring Communities: Who Are We?
Diane Davis
International Council for Caring Communities, New York, NY

M1G3
International e-Health Technology: Resolving Some of the Complex Challenges
Craig Lehmann, PhD CC (NRCC), FACB
School of Health Technology and Management, State University of New York Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

M1G4
Private and Public Sector Partnership for Implementing e-Health Technology
Pramod K. Gaur, PhD
Viterion TeleHealthcare LLC, Tarrytown, NY

Room 6C
TRACK 1: HOME TELEHEALTH
M2A EMERGING INNOVATIONS FOR REMOTE MONITORING AND HOME TELEHEALTH
Chair: Susan Dimmick, PhD
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Oak Ridge, TN

M2A1
Usage Patterns for a Home Telehealth Assisted Living Service Portal
Stanley M. Finkelstein, PhD, Stuart M. Speedie, PhD, Xinyu Zhou, MS, Edward Ratner, MD, Sandra J. Potthoff, PhD
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

M2A2
Aging in Place: The Developing Role of TeleHealth Now and in the Future
Nina M. Antoniotti, PhD
Marshfield Clinic TeleHealth Network, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI


M2A3
Removing Barriers for Empowering Patients with Technology
David Whitlinger
Intel Corporation, Beaverton, OR


Room 6D
TRACK 2: BUSINESS & FINANCE
M2D TELEMEDICINE BUSINESS AND FINANCE: FUNDING TELEMEDICINE
Chair: Pam Forducey, PhD
INTEGRIS Rural Telemedicine
Oklahoma, OK

M2D1
Reimbursement for Store-and-Forward Telehealth: Lessons Learned From the Alaska Experience
John Kokesh1, MD, A. Stewart Ferguson2, PhD, Chris Patricoski2, MD
1Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK; 2Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK

M2D2
What "Counts" in Private Payer Determination of Telehealth Service Coverage Policy
Dena S. Puskin, ScD, William L. England, PhD, JD
Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, HRSA, Rockville, MD; University Service Administrative Company, Washington, DC

M2D3
An Analysis of Federal Telehealth Funding: Program Support vs Earmarks
Robert Waters, MPA, JD
Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Washington, DC

M2D4
Telemedicine Funding Opportunities Through the Appalachian Regional Commission
Harry Roesch, MA
Appalachian Regional Commission
Washington, DC

Room 3
TRACK 3: HUMAN FACTORS
M2F HUMAN FACTOR CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DESIGN OF TELEMEDICINE PROGRAMS
Chair: Jim Katzenstein, PhD
Healthspan International Foundation
Mission Viejo, CA

M2F1
Can Videophones Be Used For Psychometric Assessment?
George Demiris, PhD, Debra R. Parker Oliver, PhD, Karen L. Courtney, RN, PhD(c)
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO

M2F2
Communication Modalities in Telehealth Support for Rural Community Integration
Debra Larsen, PhD, Kelly Davis, BS, B. Hudnall Stamm, PhD
Institute of Rural Health, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho

M2F3
Building the Best Interface: GUI Design Meets Myers-Briggs
Daniel Carlin, MD, Paul Heinzelmann, MD
VitalStream Health, New London, NH

Room 1AB
TRACK 4: TELEMENTAL HEALTH
M2E TELEMENTAL HEALTH WITH CHILDREN
Chair: Terry Rabinowitz, MD
University of Vermont, Fletcher Allen Health Care
Burlington, VT

M2E1
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

M2E2
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

Room 5AB
TRACK 5: REMOTE EMERG/TRAUMA
M2B TELEMEDICINE IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE KATRINA
Chair: David Balch, MA
DCB Consulting, LLC
Greenville, NC

M2B1
The Role of Mental Health in Disaster Response - Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
Eugene F. Augusterfer, LCSW
Global Mental Health Network, McLean, VA

M2B2
Realities of Telecommunication Constraints; Lessons From Katrina Support Effort
Azhar Rafiq, MD, MBA, Russ Hummel, MS, Stephen Cone, MD, Cosmin Boanca, Ronald C. Merrell, MD, FACS
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

M2B3
The FCC’s Universal Service Emergency Health Care Response to Hurricane Katrina
William L. England, Daniel H Johnson, Melvin R. Blackwell
Universal Service Admininistrative Company, Washington, DC

M2B4
Telemedicine at the Astrodome-Fact or Fiction? The Houston/Galveston Katrina Telemedicine Experience
Glenn Hammack, OD, MSHI, FAAO
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

Room 2
TRACK 6: OCULAR TELEHEALTH
M2C USING TELEMEDICINE FOR DIABETIC RETINOPATHY - SESSION II
Chair: Mary Lawrence, MD, MPH
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

M2C1
Development of an Integrated Secure Telemedical System for Retinopathy
Gerard N. Skews1, Nick Nightingale1, PhD, Craig D. Mackay2, PhD
1Digital Healthcare Inc, Baltimore, MD; 2Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University, UK

M2C2
Automatically Diagnosing Retinopathy using Digital Fundus Imagery
Kenneth W. Tobin1, PhD, Edward Chaum2, MD, PhD, V. Priya Govindasamy1, Thomas P. Karnowski1
1Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN; 2University of Tennessee Health Science Center

M2C3
Evaluation of Digital Retinal Camera Systems with Internal Versus External Fixation for Telemedicine Evaluation of Diabetic Retinopathy
Helen K. Li,1,2 MD, Jose F. Florez,1,2,3 MD, MS, Adol Esquivel,1,2 MD, MS
1Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; 2School of Health Information Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX; 3Universidad De Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia

M2C4
Improving Community Diabetic Health Through Physician Partnerships & Telemedicine Technologies
Paul B. Simms,Dr. James Kyle, MD, Kiki Nocella, PhD
Loma Linda University, San Diego, CA, Department of Family Medicine, University of Southern
California

Room 6C
TRACK 1: HOME TELEHEALTH
M3A THE USE OF TELEMEDICINE WITH CHF PATIENTS
Chair: Susan Dimmick, PhD
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Oak Ridge, TN

M3A1
Telehealth: Reduces Physician Office Visits for Congestive Heart Failure Patients
Craig Lehmann1, PhD, CC (NRCC), FACB, Nancy Mintz2, CSW
1School of Health Technology & Management , Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook University, New York; 2Lifecare Plus, The Jewish Home & Hospital Lifecare System, NY, New York

M34A
Fund Development for In-home Telemedicine Programs
Mary Lou Stricklin, EMBA, MSN, RNCS, FAAN
Visiting Nurse Association of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH

Room 5AB
TRACK 5: REMOTE EMERG/TRAUMA
M3B USING TELEMEDICINE FOR EARLY MEDICAL RESPONSE
Chair: Rifat Latifi, MD
Arizona Telemedicine Program, Telesurgery & International Affairs
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

M3B1
A Comprehensive Telemedicine Program for Stroke: The University of Maryland Experience
Marian P. LaMonte, MD, MSN, Mona N. Bahouth, MSN, CRNP
University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

M3B2
Treatment of Cardiac Emergencies through Telemedicine
Vinod Kumar Gupta1, MBBS, MD, Devi Prasad Shetty2, MBBS, MS, Alok Roy3, MBBS, MD, DRM, Sanjeev Garg4, MBBS, MD, Soma Bhan4, MA
1Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences,Calcutta, West Bengal, India; 2Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; 3Fortis Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India; 4R N Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Room 2
TRACK 6: OCULAR TELEHEALTH
M3C OCULAR TELEMEDICINE - NEW RESEARCH FINDINGS
Chair: Matthew Tennant, MD
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada

M3C1
The Relationship of the JVN to Care Processes and Outcomes
Stephanie J. Fonda1, PhD, Drew G. Lewis2, Sven-Erik Bursell1, PhD
1Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 2Estenda Solutions, Inc., Conshohocken, PA

M3C2
Non-mydriatic Simultaneous Digital Stereo Imaging in Glaucoma
Albert S. Khouri, MD, Bernard Szirth, PhD, Francesca Giliberti, BSc, Marco A. Zarbin, MD, PhD, Robert D. Fechtner, MD
Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, New Jersersy Medical School, Newark, NJ

Room 6D
M3D REMOTE MONITORING OF DIALYSIS PATIENTS
Chair: Barbara Johnston, MSN
California Telemedicine and eHealth Center
Sacramento, CA

M3D1
Telemedicine Solution to a Hemodialysis Dilemma
Susan Makela1, BSN, MPA, Pamela Whitten2, PhD, Lorraine Buis3
1Marquette General Health System, Marquette, MI; 2Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; 3Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

M3D2
Complex Tele-Monitoring : Facilitating Hospital-at-Home
Joseph A Cafazzo1, MHSc, PEng, Anthony C Easty2, PhD, PEng, CCE, Peter G Rossos3, MD, FRCP(C), Kevin Leonard4, PhD, Christopher T Chan5, MD, FRCP(C)
1Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Univerity Health Network, Toronto, Canada; 2Medical Engineering, Univerity Health Network, Toronto, Canada; 3Medical Informatics, Univerity Health Network, Toronto, Canada; 4Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; 5Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada

Room 1AB
M3E REVIEW OF ATA-NIST WORKSHOPS ON IMAGING METROLOGY IN TELEMEDICINE: MEASUREMENT NEEDS
Chair: Richard Spivak, PhD
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD

M3E1
Richard Spivak, PhD
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD

M3E2
Herbert Bennett, PhD
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD

M3E3
Paul Boynton, MS
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD

Room 3
M3F PERSPECTIVES ON THE CONVERGENCE OF HEALTH IT AND TELEMEDICINE
Chair: Dena Puskin, ScD
Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration
Potomac, MD

M3F1
Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO's) and Telemedicine - Lessons to Be Learned
Peter M. Yellowlees, MBBS, MD
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

M3F2
Overview of 2005 Federal Telehealth and Health IT Legislation
Jackie Eder-Van Hook, MS,
Center for Telemedicine Law, Washington, DC

Room 6C
TRACK 1: HOME TELEHEALTH
T1A IDENTIFYING SUCCESS IN TELEMEDICINE APPLICATIONS
Chair:  Rhonda Chetney, MS, RN
Sentara Home Care Services
Chesapeake, VA

T1A2
Low Cost, Secure Broadband Videoconferencing to the Home
Stuart M. Speedie, PhD,1 Stanley Finkelstein, PhD,2 Xinyu Zhou,2 Edward Ratner, MD,1 David Bruess3
University of Minnesota Medical School, Health Informatics, Minneapolis, MN; 2University of Minnesota, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Minneapolis, MN; 3Volunteers of America, Minneapolis, MN

Room 3
TRACK 3: HUMAN FACTORS
T1F HUMAN FACTOR CONSIDERATIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
Chair:    Deborah Birkmire-Peters, PhD
John A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

T1F1
Organization and Telemedicine
I.H. Monrad Aas, PhD
The Work Research Institute, Oslo, Norway

T1F2
Integrating Technology into Complex, Multicultural Health Care Systems: An African Context
James Katzenstein, PhD, Barbara Chrispin, PhD
HealthSpan International Foundation, Mission Viejo, CA; California State University, Dominguez Hills, CA

Room 2
TRACK 6: OCULAR TELEHEALTH
T1C OCULAR TELEMEDICINE - QUALITY AND OUTCOMES
Chair: Helen Li, MD
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

T1C1
Warfighter Refractive Surgery Outcomes Management
Mark L. Jeffrey1, BS, COL Kraig S. Bower2, MD, COL MC USA, R. Ned Hope2, MBA MS, MAJ Francisco Portals1
1TATRC, Ft. Detrick, MD; 2Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

T1C2
Image and Grader Certification and Quality Assurance in Ocular Telemedicine
Jerry Cavallerano, OD, PhD, Lloyd M. Aiello, MD
Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Room 5AB
T1B  3D VIRTUAL REALITY USE IN TELEMEDICINE
Chair: Gerry Moses, PhD
Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Fort Detrick, MD

T1B1
Distribution of the Strategic National Stockpile - A Virtual Reality Training Program
Peter M. Yellowlees, MBBS, MD, Elanor Mangin, David Wolfe, James Cook, MD
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

T1B2
MMORPE, a Likely Platform for Future Online Health Care Training Applications
Rameshsharma Ramloll, PhD, Jaishree Beedasy, PhD, Beth H. Stamm, PhD, Jared Hobbs, BAT, Piland Neill, PhD, Swamy Laxminarayan, PhD, Barbara Cunningham, MPA, MBA
Institute of Rural Health, Pocatello, Idaho

Room 6D
T1D  INNOVATIVE PEDIATRIC APPLICATIONS
Chair:  Robert H. Cox, MD
Hays Medical Center
Hays, KS

T1D1
Medical Evaluations of Neonates in Rural Areas
Michael Balsan1, MD, Linda Ritchey2, DEd, Stacy Novak2, MOT, OTR/L, Dawna Knee2, Barbara Demuth2, RN, MSN, Kent Tonkin2, Camille Wendekier2, CRRN, MSN
1University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Johnstown, PA; 2Saint Francis University - CERMUSA, Loretto, PA

T1D2
Telemedicine for Pediatric Sexual Assault and Evidentiary Exams
Cathy Boyle1, Sheridan Miyamoto1, Stacey Cole2, Kristen Rogers1, Matt McFetridge2, Juan Trujano3, James Marcin3
1UC Davis CAARE and Diagnostic Treatment Center, Sacramento, CA; 2Center for Health and Technology; 3UC Davis Children's Hospital

T1E  ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - UNIQUE CONSIDERATIONS FOR TELEMEDICINE
Chair:  Richard Bakalar, MD
Healthcare and Life Sciences
IBM Corporation
Rockville, MD

T1E1
Techniques for Ensuring Privacy in Real -Time and Retrospective Use of Video
Peter Hu1, MS, CNE, Jacob F, Seagull1, PhD, Colin F. Mackenzie2, MD, Steve Seebode1, Tim Brooks3, Yan Xiao1, PhD
1University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 2University of Maryland, National Study Center, Baltimore, MD; 3University of Maryland, Department of Anesthesiology, Baltimore, MD

T1E2
Paperless Physical Exam (PPE) Web-based Data Warehouse
Martin D. Quattlebaum, MS, Manuel Valentin, MC, MD, FS
USAAMA, Fort Rucker, AL

Room 6C
TRACK 1: HOME TELEHEALTH
T2A INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES IN HOME TELEHEALTH
Chair:  Rhonda Chetney, MS, RN
Sentara Home Care Services
Chesapeake, VA

T2A1
Telemonitoring Using Sensors Woven in the Garment: First Clinical Results
Jean-luc Weber1, MD, PhD, Francis Klefstad3, PhD, Fabrice Pirotte2, PhD, David Blanc3, Larissa Netchiporouk4, PhD, Yves Rimet3, MD, Marc Lubrano3, MD
1TAM-Telesante, Aix en provence, Provence, Francia; 2Belgium; 3Francia; 4Ukrainia

T2A2
Results of a Wearable EMG Monitoring System for Neurological Patients
Cecilia Vera , PhD candidate, Angel Blanco, MSc, Juan Carlos Rincon, MSc
SIEMENS, S.A., Madrid, Spain

T2A3
Telemedicine Efforts for Danube Delta
Azhar Rafiq1, MD, MBA, Cosmin Boanca1, Catalin Grasa2, MD, Irinel Popescu3, MD, PHD, FACS, Vlad Valeanu4, PHD, Tony Hangan2, MD, Daniel Onisor3, MD, Ronald Merrell1, MD, FACS
1Virginia Commownealth University, Richmond, VA; 2County Hospital of Constanta, Romania; 3Fundeni Clinical Institute - Bucharest, Romania; 4Institute of Space Sciences - Bucharest, Romania

T2A4
Final Evaluation Results from New Brunswick's Provincial Telehomecare Demonstrator Project
Valerie Hagerman, BN MED, Paul Chaulk, MBA
River Valley Health, Fredericton, NB, Canada

Room 6D
TRACK 2: BUSINESS & FINANCE
T2D TELEMEDICINE BUSINESS AND FINANCE: PROGRAM CASE STUDIES
Chair: Nancy Vorhees, RN, MSN
Inland Northwest Health Services
Spokane, WA

T2D1
Internal Medicine Training Evaluation Project (IMTEPP)
David A. Fleming, MD, MA, Sue Boren, PhD, MHA, Shari Riley Alber, JD, Kim Hoffman, PhD, Karen E. Edison, MD, Steve Brooks, MD
University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO

T2D2
Study of One-time Telemedicine Encounters by Diagnosis
Gail P. Barker, MBA, PhD, Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD, Ana Maria Lopez, MD, Nina E. Johnson, BS, Ronald S. Weinstein, MD
Arizona Telemedicine Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

T2D3
Reversing the Curve: The Transition of Telehealth in a Tertiary Care, Multi-Centered Teaching Institution
Peter G. Rossos, MD, FRCP(c), Brenda Laurie-Shaw, RN, BScN, MN, Brendan Purdy, RN, BN, Sharon McGonigle, RN, MScN
University Health Network, Center for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

T2D4
Managing Exponential Growth through a Hybrid Centralized/Decentralized Telehealth Scheduling Model
Ron Riesenbach, MSc, BSc, MBA, PEng, Simon Cheesman, MA, BA Hons
NORTH Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Room 3
TRACK 3: HUMAN FACTORS
T2F  THE PEOPLE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE: HUMAN FACTORS IN TELEMEDICINE
Chair: Deborah Seale, MA
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL

T2F1
Performance Measures
Jim Katzenstein1, PhD, Elizabeth A. Krupinski2, PhD, Deborah Birkmire-Peters3, PhD, Peter Hu,4 MS,
Colin Mackenzie,4 MD, Yan Xiao,4 PhD, Deborah Seale,5 MA
1Healthspan International Foundation, Mission Viejo, CA; 2University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 3Telehealth
Research Institute, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; 4Human Factors Research Program,
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 5Southern Illinois University School of
Medicine, Springfield, IL

T2F2
Experiences from the Field
Jim Katzenstein1, PhD, Elizabeth A. Krupinski2, PhD, Deborah Birkmire-Peters3, PhD, Peter Hu,4 MS,
Colin Mackenzie,4 MD, Yan Xiao,4 PhD, Deborah Seale,5 MA
1Healthspan International Foundation, Mission Viejo, CA; 2University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 3Telehealth
Research Institute, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; 4Human Factors Research Program,
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 5Southern Illinois University School of
Medicine, Springfield, IL

T2F3
Planning for Professional Development
Jim Katzenstein1, PhD, Elizabeth A. Krupinski2, PhD, Deborah Birkmire-Peters3, PhD, Peter Hu,4 MS,
Colin Mackenzie,4 MD, Yan Xiao,4 PhD, Deborah Seale,5 MA
1Healthspan International Foundation, Mission Viejo, CA; 2University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 3Telehealth
Research Institute, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; 4Human Factors Research Program,
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 5Southern Illinois University School of
Medicine, Springfield, IL

T2F4
Application of Research
Jim Katzenstein1, PhD, Elizabeth A. Krupinski2, PhD, Deborah Birkmire-Peters3, PhD, Peter Hu,4 MS,
Colin Mackenzie,4 MD, Yan Xiao,4 PhD, Deborah Seale,5 MA
1Healthspan International Foundation, Mission Viejo, CA; 2University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 3Telehealth
Research Institute, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; 4Human Factors Research Program,
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 5Southern Illinois University School of
Medicine, Springfield, IL

T2F5
Matching Cultural Realities
Jim Katzenstein1, PhD, Elizabeth A. Krupinski2, PhD, Deborah Birkmire-Peters3, PhD, Peter Hu,4 MS,
Colin Mackenzie,4 MD, Yan Xiao,4 PhD, Deborah Seale,5 MA
1Healthspan International Foundation, Mission Viejo, CA; 2University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 3Telehealth
Research Institute, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; 4Human Factors Research Program,
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 5Southern Illinois University School of
Medicine, Springfield, IL

Room 1AB
TRACK 4: TELEMENTAL HEALTH
T2E  TELEMENTAL HEALTH - SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM FINDINGS
Chair: James H. Shore, MD, MPH
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Aurora, CO

T2E1
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

T2E2
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

T2E3
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

T2E4
Psychotherapy On Line as a Teaching Strategy: A Pilot Study
Georgina Cárdenas-López, PhD, Berenice Serrano, Roberto Patoni, Jorge L. González, MA, Gabriela Tellez, MA
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

T2E5
Using Technology to Increase Access to Evidence-Based Mental Health Services
Lisa J. Roberts, PhD
Viterion TeleHealthcare, LLC, Bellevue, WA

Ballroom 6AB
T2C ROUNDTABLES

T2C1
Rising to the Challenge of Telemedicine Research
Pennie S. Seibert1, PhD, Kattie Payne2, PhD, MSN, RN, Randall Hudspeth2, MS, APRN, Tiffany A. Whitmore2, BS, Megan Penner2
1Idaho Neurological Institute at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise State University, Boise, ID; 1Idaho Neurological Institute at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, ID

T2C2
Smart Homes: The Next Generation of Home Based Telehealth Applications
George Demiris, PhD
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO

T2C3
Creating a National Telehealth Nursing Research Agenda
Poldi Tschirch1, PhD, RN, BC, Janet L. Grady2, DrPH, RN, Loretta Schlacta-Fairchild3, PhD, RN
1University of Texas Medical Branch Electronic Health Network, Galveston, TX; 2Mount Aloysius College Division of Nursing, Cresson, PA; 3iTelehealth, Inc., Frederick, MD

T2C4
Building An International Telehealth Program: Overcoming Barriers – Internally And Externally
Alexander M Nason, MBA, MHA
Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD

T2C5
Insurance Commissioner Partners with Commercial Payer for Statewide Telemedicine Program
Lynette Becks, RN, MPA, CPHQ, Rebecca Godbee, Victoria McIntyre, BHS
Wellpoint, Savannah, GA

T2C6
Turning One Project's Challenges into Another Project's Successes
Lisa D. Verschueren, BS, Susan Leonard, MAd Ed
Council of Community Clinics, San Diego, CA

T2C7
Evaluation of the University of Hawaii Telemedicine Curriculum
Deborah Birkmire-Peters, PhD, Kathleen Kihmm, MS, Lawrence P. A. Burgess, MD, Christoph Aschwanden, MS
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

T2C8
GIS as a Tool to Inform and Evaluate Telehealth Services
Jaishree, Beedasy, PhD, Ramesh, Ramloll, PhD, Beth, Hudnall Stamm, PhD, Barbara, Cunningham, MBA, MPA, Jared, Hobbs, BAT, Neill, Piland, PhD, Swamy, Laxminarayan, PhD
Institute of Rural Health, Pocatello, Idaho

T2C9
Barriers to Cancer Genetic Counseling: Lessons Learned for Telemedicine Research
Becky B. Butler1, MSSW, LCSW, Smita K. Rao2, MS, CGC, Carol Ann Bynum1, EdD, Laura F. Hutchins1, MD, Ronda S. Henry-Tillman1, MD, Eric R. Siegel1, PhD
1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; 2University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

T2C10
Funding Opportunities and Grant Writing Tips
Kristin DeProspero
Polycom, Kennesaw, GA

T2C11
To Pay or Not to Pay, That is the Question!
Nina M. Antoniotti , RN, MBA, PhD
Marshfield Clinic TeleHealth Network, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI

Room 6C
TRACK 1: HOME TELEHEALTH  
TRACK 3: HUMAN FACTORS
T3A  HUMAN FACTORS IN HOME TELEHEALTH
Chair: Lorraine B. Pellegrino RN, MHA
UC Davis Health System
Sacramento, CA

T3A1
A Novel Solution for Remote Training of Home Telemedicine Patients
Albert M. Lai 1 , MPhil, Justin Starren 2, MD, PhD, Steven Shea 3, MD, MS
1 Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; 2Departments of Biomedical Informatics and Radiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; 3Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

T3A2
Assessment of Burden on VA CCHT Caregivers: Findings and Implications
Laural A Traylor (Opalinski) 1 , MSW , Nancy Harada 2 , PhD, PT, Mary Zapor 3 , MSW, Geraldine Jones-Johnson 4 , MSW, Mary Ann Zapor 3 , MSW, Hwai-Tai Lam 2 , Stacy Dent 1
1 VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network, UCLA Dept of Medicine, Long Beach, CA; 2 VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Network, UCLA; 3 VA Loma Linda Healthcare System; 4 VA Long Beach Healthcare System

T3A3
Use of Videophones for Postoperative Management of Distraction Osteogenesis Update
Kevin S. Hopkins , MD, Lori Maiolo
Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX

T3A4
The Tele-Management of Diabetic Hypertension: A User-Centric Approach
Joseph A Cafazzo 1 , MHSc, PEng, Nancy V. Davis Halifax 1 , PhD, Andrea Dunai 2 , MD, Jane Irvine 3 , PhD, Carlos Rizo 1 , MD, Melinda McLean 1 , MHSc, Alexander G Logan 4 , MD, FRCP(C)
1 Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Univerity Health Network, Toronto, Canada; 2 Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; 3 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada; 4 Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada

Room 6D
TRACK 2: BUSINESS & FINANCE
T3D TELEMEDICINE BUSINESS AND FINANCE: LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES, SESSION 1
Chair: Joe Tracy, MS
Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network
Allentown, PA

T3D1
Office for the Advancement of Telehealth Update: Studies, Grants, and Much More
Dena S. Puskin, ScD
Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, HRSA, Rockville, MD

T3D2
ANGELS: Shaping Medicaid Policy
Curtis L Lowery, MD, Tina L Benton, RN, Deanna S Jackson-Moore, LMSW
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, ANGELS, Little Rock, AK

T3D3
An Update on Universal Service Support for Rural Health Care
William L. England, PhD, JD, Daniel H. Johnson, Melvin R. Blackwell
Universal Service Admininistrative Company, Washington, DC

Room 1AB
TRACK 4: TELEMENTAL HEALTH
T3E TELEMENTAL HEALTH IN A TRAINING SETTING
Chair: Brian J. Grady, MD

T3E1
Using Video Conferencing to Improve Best Practices
Robert K. White , LCPC, David Pruitt, MD
University of Maryland Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD

T3E2
Chief Resident in Telepsychiatry: Getting the Word (and Picture!) Out
Bradley P. Reynolds, MD, Terry Rabinowitz, MD, Michael P. Caputo, MS, Harry G. Clark, Michael A. Ricci, MD, Richard A. Bernstein, MD, Robert A. Pierattini, MD
University of Vermont College of Medicine and Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT

T3E3
Superiority of Telemental Health vs. Face-to-Face Consultations
Terry Rabinowitz , MD, Paul Newhouse, MD, Bradley P. Reynolds, MD, Michael P. Caputo, MS, Harry G. Clark, Judith L. Amour, MA, Michael A. Ricci, MD
University of Vermont College of Medicine and Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont

T3E4
Psychiatry Resident Training Program Utilization of Telepsychiatry
Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD, Barry Liskow, Ryan Spaulding
Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Room 5AB
TRACK 5: REMOTE EMERG/TRAUMA
T3B INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FOR DISASTER RESPONSE
Chair: Jan Sunday
AT&T
Mission, KS

T3B1
Health Information Data Mining for Early Identification of Bioterrorism
Gary R. Gilbert, 1,2 PhD, Jonathan Davis 3 , PhD, Subrata K. Das, 4 PhD, James W. Wilson, 1,5 MD
1 US Army Medical Research and Material Command Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, Fort Detrick, MD; 2 University of Pittsburgh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA; 3 Dynamics Technology, Inc. Torrance, CA; 4 Charles River Analytics, Cambridge, MA; 5 Georgetown University School of Medicine Information Science and Information Systems Center, Washington, DC

T3B2
A Web Based Medical Information Exchange Facility
Diego F. Loaiza , Andrés A. Navarro Newball, MSc, Jorge A. Vélez B., MD, Cesar A. Marín, BEng
Colombian Telemedicine Centre, Cali - Colombia

T3B3
Web Portal for Disaster Response
Lori Maiolo , David Balch, Kenny Krausner
Driscoll Children's Hospital, Greenville, NC; DCB Consulting LLC, Greenville, NC; WavZ Research  

T3B4
The Need for Reusable Models in Interoperable Military Medical Information Services
Ståle Walderhaug , Per Håkon Meland, Marius Mikalsen
Norwegian Joint Medical Service / SINTEF ICT, Trondheim, Norway

Room 2
TRACK 6: OCULAR TELEHEALTH
T3C  OCULAR TELEMEDICINE - UNIQUE PROGRAM STUDIES
Chair: Giselle Ricur, MD
Instituto Zaldivar S.A.
Mendoza, Argentina

T3C1
FOCUS: Using TICS to empower Ocular Health
Giselle Ricur , MD, María Gabriela Batiz, IT Eng, Roberto Zaldivar, MD
Instituto Zaldivar, Mendoza, Argentina

T3C2
Retinal Screening Workflow of the Populace at Health Fairs
Steve D. Uttecht 1 , MS, Andrew W. Eller, 1,2 MD, John A. Smail 3 , BS, BA, Jane Ward 4 , MD, Paul J. Chang, 1,2 MD
1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; 2 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; 3 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 4 Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX

T3C3
Implementation of a VA Teleretinal Imaging Program
Barry M. Fisch 1 , OD, Gerald J. Selvin 1 , OD, Anthony A. Cavallerano 1 , OD, Donna Cabral 2 , CISSP, Paul Conlin 1 , MD
1 VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA; 2 VA New England Healthcare System, Bedford, MA

T3C4
Case Reports: The Joslin Vision Network Diabetes Eye Care Program
Lloyd M. Aiello , MD, Jerry Cavallerano, OD, PhD
Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Room 3
T3F TELEMEDICINE IN SPEECH PATHOLOGY
Chair: Janet Brown, MA CCC-SLP
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Rockville, MD

T3F1
Telehealth in Speech Pathology: Application to the Treatment of Anomia
Lyn R. Tindall , MS, 1 Heather H. Wright, PhD 2
1 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lexington, KY; 2Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ  

T3F2
Technical and Operational Attributes of an Effective SLP Telemedicine System
Pamela Forducey , PhD, 1 Harpal S. Dhillon, PhD 2
1 INTEGRIS Health, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK; 2Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, OK

T3F3
Assessing Acquired Neurogenic Language Disorders via the Internet
Anne J. Hill , BSpPath, Deborah G. Theodoros, PhD, BspThy(Hons), Trevor G. Russell, PhD, Phty Qual,BPhty, Elizabeth C. Ward, PhD, BSpPath(Hons)
Division of Speech Pathology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

T3F4
The Use of Data Sharing in Speech-Language Telemedicine Following Stroke
David M. Brennan , MBE, Amy C. Georgeadis, MS, CCC-SLP
National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC

Room 4
T3G TELEMEDICINE RESEARCH: UPDATES AND DEBATES
Chair:  Pamela Whitten, PhD
Department of Communication
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN

T3G1
Operational Telemedicine
Pamela Whitten, PhD,1 Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD,2 Penny Jennett, PhD,3 Ronald Merrell, MD,4 Ronald Poropatich, MD5
1Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; 2University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 3University of Calagary, Calgary, BC; 4MITAC NASA Research Partnership, VCU; 5TATRC, Fort Detrick, MD

T3G2
Participatory Action Research
Pamela Whitten, PhD,1 Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD,2 Penny Jennett, PhD,3 Ronald Merrell, MD,4 Ronald Poropatich, MD5
1Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; 2University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 3University of Calagary, Calgary, BC; 4MITAC NASA Research Partnership, VCU; 5TATRC, Fort Detrick, MD

T3G3
Disaster Response Telemedicine
Pamela Whitten, PhD,1 Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD,2 Penny Jennett, PhD,3 Ronald Merrell, MD,4 Ronald Poropatich, MD5
1Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; 2University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 3University of Calagary, Calgary, BC; 4MITAC NASA Research Partnership, VCU; 5TATRC, Fort Detrick, MD

T3G4
Home Health and General Telemedicine Outcomes
Pamela Whitten, PhD,1 Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD,2 Penny Jennett, PhD,3 Ronald Merrell, MD,4 Ronald Poropatich, MD5
1Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; 2University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 3University of Calagary, Calgary, BC; 4MITAC NASA Research Partnership, VCU; 5TATRC, Fort Detrick, MD

T3G5
Teleradiology/Telepathology
Pamela Whitten, PhD,1 Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD,2 Penny Jennett, PhD,3 Ronald Merrell, MD,4 Ronald Poropatich, MD5
1Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; 2University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 3University of Calagary, Calgary, BC; 4MITAC NASA Research Partnership, VCU; 5TATRC, Fort Detrick, MD

Room 6C
TRACK 1: HOME TELEHEALTH
T4A TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR HOME TELEHEALTH
Chair: Marie Mann
Vitel Net
McLean, VA

T4A1
Data Mining in Bytes and Bits - Impact of Telehealth
Sandra L. Tokey, RN, MS, Judith Fesz, RN, MN, APN, Catherine Heaney, RN, MSN, June C. Sheppard, RN, MSN
UPMC/South Hills Health System Home Health LP, Seven Fields, PA

T4A2
Implementing a Remote Home Monitoring Program via Broadband over Powerlines
Sherry T. Jackson1, JD, MPA, Francis Koster2, EdD, Sean O'Reilly, DC, BS, James Loveless3, MBA,CPHIMSS
1Nemours, Jacksonville, FL; 2University of North Florida College of Health Leadership, Jacksonville, FL; 3ITIL Foundations Certified

T4A3
Technical Requirements for Remote Telemonitoring Systems
Malcolm Clarke, PhD
Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK

Room 6D
TRACK 2: BUSINESS & FINANCE
T4D TELEMEDICINE BUSINESS AND FINANCE: LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES, SESSION 2
Chair: Donna K. Hammack
Saint Elizabeth Foundation
Lincoln, NE

T4D1
Telemedicine Champions - Fact or Fiction?
Elizabeth A Krupinski, PhD, Gail P. Barker, MBA, PhD, Ronald S. Weinstein, MD
Arizona Telemedicine Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

T4D2
Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200: A Report on USF Applications that Failed
William L. England, PhD, JD
Universal Service Admininistrative Company, Washington, DC

T4D3
The Changing State of TeleHealth Policy: What you Need to Know for the Future!
Nina M. Antoniotti, RN, MBA, PhD
Marshfield Clinic TeleHealth Network, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI

Room 1AB
TRACK 4: TELEMENTAL HEALTH
T4E TELEMENTAL HEALTH WITH SPECIFIC CLINICAL PROBLEMS
Chair:Brett Schneider, MD
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, DCT4B1

T4E1
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

T4E2
Forensic Telepsychiatry in the U.S. Army
Brett J. Schneider, MD
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

T4E3
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

T4E4
Virtual Reality for Treatment of PTSD in the Military
Gregory A. Gahm1, PhD, Brenda Wiederhold2, PhD, Mark Wiederhold2, MD, PhD, Albert "Skip" Rizzo3, PhD, Ken Graap4, MEd, Greg Reger1, PhD
1Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA; 2Virtual Reality Medical Center, San Diego, CA; 3Institute for Creative Technology, USC; 4Virtually Better Inc., Atlanta, GA

Room 5AB
TRACK 5: REMOTE EMERG/TRAUMA
T4B TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND TRAUMA
Chair:Michael P. Caputo, Jr., MS
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Burlington, VT 

T4B1
Mass Casualty Trauma Training Using Field Portable Casualty Simulation Systems
LTC Gary Wheeler, MD
National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA

T4B2
Clinical Evaluation of Wearable Ultrasound Imaging System
R. James Duckworth, Peder Pedersen
WPI, Worcester, MA

T4B3
Video in the Ambulance: The FAST STAR Program
Michael Caputo, MS 1 Harry Clark, BS, 2 William Charash, MD, PhD, 1,2 Ray Scollin, RN, 2 Monica Alborg, 1 Michael Ricci, MD, 2 Terry Rabinowitz, MD 1,2
1University of Vermont, Burlington, VT; 2Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT

T4B4
Battlefield Extraction and Retrieval Robot (BEAR): Design and Early Results
Daniel A. Theobald, 1 Gary Gilbert, PhD 2
1Vecna Technologies Inc., College Park, MD; 2Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), Fort Detrick, MD

Room 2
T4C REHABILITATION - INNOVATIVE PROJECT REPORTS
Chair: Richard Scott, PhD, BSC
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada

T4C1
Assessing Balance via Low-Bandwidth Internet Based Telerehabilitation
Trevor G Russell, PhD, Deborah G Theodoros, PhD, Richard Wootton, Dsc, PhD
University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia

T4C2
The Delivery of Prosthetic Education by Blended Distance Learning
William K. Smith, MD, Mary M. Cohen
Center for International Rehabilitation, Chicago, IL

T4C3
Telerehabilitation: Meeting Rehabilitation Consumer Needs through Rehabilitation Engineering Research
Michael McCue, PhD, David M. Brienza, PhD, Michael Pramuka, Ph.D., Katherine D. Seelman, PhD
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Room 3
T4F TELESURGERY
Chair: Ronald Merrill, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Richmond, VA

T4F1
A Demonstrator to Probe the Remote Surgical Assistance Concept in Military Applications
Capt Gerald Comtet1, MS, Col Cedric Bernard2, MD, Col Jean-Claude Sarron3, MD, Michel Pères4, MD, Cne Vincent Di Giusto1, Ing, Gen(r) Desgeorges2, MD, Gen Jean-Pierre Menu1, MD, PhD, Aurelie Sylvain3
1E-Tmed, French Health Service, Toulon, France; 2HIA Ste Anne, French Health Service, Toulon, France; 3DCSSA, French Health Service, Paris, France; 4DGA, Paris, France

T4F2
Overview of the Operating Room of the Future Research Portfolio
Ronald Marchessault, MBA
Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, Fort Detrick, MD

T4F3
Remote Robotic Surgery Using the Public Internet: Cheap Transcontinental Telesurgery
Eric J Hanly1, MD, Brian E. Miller2, PhD, Barry C. Herman1, MSc, Michael R. Marohn1, DO, Timothy J. Broderick3, MD, Samuel P. Shih1, MD, Joseph R Sterbis4, MD, Charles R. Doarn3, MBA, Brett Harnett3, BS, Christopher J. Hasser2, PhD, Mark A. Talamini1, Gerry R. Moses5, PhD, Ron Marchessault3, MBA, Noah S. Schenkman4, MD
1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; 2Intuitive Surgical Inc., Sunnyvale, CA; 3University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; 4Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; 5Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, Fort Detrick, MD

T4F4
Military Applications of TeleRobotic Surgery
Gerald R. Moses1, PhD, Timothy Broderick2, MD, Richard Satava3, MD
1Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD; 2University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; 3University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Room 6C
TRACK 1: HOME TELEHEALTH
T5A CLINICAL APPLICATIONS IN HOME TELEHEALTH
Chair: Lorraine Pellegrino, RN, MHA
UC Davis Health System
Sacramento, CA

T5A1
Electronic Monitoring: Homecare that Is High Tech and High Touch!
Sharon Jones, RN, MSN, CNAA
VNA Healthcare Partners of Ohio, Case School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH

T5A2
Promoting Telehealth's Evolution
Mary J. Allen, RN, BSN
VNA Denver, Denver, CO

T5A3
Implementing an RHM Program via Broadband over the Powerlines: The Clinical Perspective
Kathryn Kinyon-Munch, MSN, CPNP, HNC, David Shaeffer, MD
Nemours Children's Clinic, Jacksonville, FL


Room 6D
TRACK 2: BUSINESS & FINANCE
T5D TELEMEDICINE BUSINESS AND FINANCE: MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE
Chair: Denny Lordan
Inland Northwest Health Services
Spokane, WA

T5D1
Motion, Sequence, Rhythm: The Dance and Architecture of Sustainability
Sally R Davis, MAE, Susan A Makela, MPA
Marquette General Health System, Marquette, MI

T5D2
Establishing A Sustainable Business Model for Telehealth Programs
Nancy L. Vorhees, RN, MSN, Renee LaRocca, MBA
Inland Northwest Health Services, Spokane, WA

T5D3
Cost-Effectiveness of Hepatitis C Treatment Under ECHO
Sanjeev Arora, MD, Stephen Burd, PhD, Alistair Preston, PhD, Joseph Scaletti, PhD
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

T5D4
Pay-for-Performance: The Next Evolution of TeleHealth and Telemedicine!
Nina M. Antoniotti, RN, MBA, PhD
Marshfield Clinic TeleHealth Network, Marshfield, WI

Room 1AB
TRACK 5: REMOTE EMERG/TRAUMA
T5E TELETRAUMA
Chair: David G. Ellis, MD
University of Buffalo, Erie County Medical Center
Buffalo, NY

T5E
Tele-ICU Patient Monitoring
Stephen Matchett, MD, Sandra Haldeman, RN
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, PA

T5E2
Outcomes Following Telemedicine Consultation for Rural Trauma
William E. Charash, MD, PhD, Frederick B. Rogers, MD, Michael P. Caputo, MS, Bruce A. Crookes, MD, Peter W. Callas, PhD, Michael A. Ricci, MD
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

T5E3
Adding Teletrauma and Teleresuscitation to 9-5 Telemedicine Programs: What Does It Take to Change the Paradigm and Ensure Sustainability, and Acceptance by Trauma Surgeons and Hospitals?
Rifat Latifi, MD,1 John M. Porter, MD,1 Michael Holcomb,2 Daniel Judkins, RN,3 Eileen Whalen, RN,3 Sandra J. Beinar,4 Ronald S. Weinstein, MD4
1University of Arizona, Department of Surgery, Trauma and Critical Care, Tucson, AZ, and the Telemedicine Center of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosova; 2University of Arizona, Department of Biomedical Communications, Tucson, AZ; 3University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ; 4University of Arizona Telemedicine Program, Tucson, AZ

T5E4
A Deployable Telemedicine Capability in Support of Humanitarian Operations
Kenneth Meade, MD, Colonel, Medical Corps,
U.S. Army, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

Room 5AB
TRACK 5: REMOTE EMERG/TRAUMA
T5B THE USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES
Chair: Gary Gilbert, PhD
Telemedicine and Advance Technology Research Center
Ft. Detrick, MD

T5B1
Near-Earth UAVs for Casualty Location and Assessment
Paul Y. Oh
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

T5B2
Implications of UAVs vs. UGVs in Autonomous Combat Casualty Care
Jason W.Wheeler, MS,1 Stephen Buerger, PhD,1 Phil Bennett, MS,1 Kelly Hays, MS,1 Deepesh Kholwadwala, MS,1 Brandon Rohrer, PhD,1 Robb Lee, MS,1 Gary Gilbert, PhD,2 Troy Turner, MBA2
1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM; 2US Army Medical Research and Material Command, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, Ft. Detrick, MD

T5B3
UAVs in Medical Logistics
COL James S. McGhee
US Army Aeromedical Research Center,
Fort Rucker, AL

T5B4
Feasibility of UAV Technology for Casualty Evacuation and Related Missions
David Rousseau, PhD1,2, Richard Satava, MD1
1DARPA, Arlington, VA; 2SPAWAR, San Diego, CA

Room 2
T5C TELERADIOLOGY - RESEARCH OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM STUDIES
Chair: Seong Ki Mun, PhD
ISIS Center, Georgetown University
Washington, DC

T5C1
Evaluation of a Large-Screen Display for Teleradiology
Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD,1 Hans Roehrig, PhD, William G. Berger, MD,1 Sandeep Dalal,2 Douglas Stanton2
1University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 2Philips Research USA

T5C2
A Year of Telesynergy in Southeastern North Carolina
Geoff Honaker,1 Patrick Maguire, MD,1 Julian Rosenman, MD2
1New Hanover Regional Oncology, Wilmington, NC; 2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

T5C3
Telesynergy: Bridging Academic & Community Radiation Oncology Treatment Planning
Patrick D. Maguire, MD,1 Julian Rosenman, MD,2 Geoff Honaker,3 Charles R. Neal, MD,1 Martin B. Meyerson, MD1
1New Hanover Radiation Oncology, Wilmington NC; 2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; 3New Hanover Regional

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T5F NAVY TELEMEDICINE AT THE DECKPLATES: MOVE INFORMATION, NOT PEOPLE – A DECADE IN REVIEW
Chair: Richard Bakalar, MD
Healthcare and Life Sciences
IBM Corporation
Rockville, MD

T5F1
Navy Telemedicine Vision & Value Proposition
Vice Admiral Harold M. Koenig, MD (r)
San Diego, CA

T5F2
Challenges in System Technical Design
Captain(r) Jerry Thomas
Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita, KS

T5F3
Technical Execution - Implementation & Support
HMC Rick Hinesley (r)
Grove Resources, Inc., Greenwood, IN

T5F4
Digital Medical Reference Tools for the Twenty-First Century
Michael D'Alessandro, MD
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IAHome Telehealth SIG Breakfast Forum

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TRACK 1: HOME TELEHEALTH
W1A TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN DELIVERING REMOTE HOMECARE
Chair: Sue Slater, BSN, RN
ViTel Net
McLean, VA

W1A1
Standardizing Remote Monitoring Data Using the LOINC Data Standard
Justin Starren, MD, PhD,1 FACMI, Nam-Ju Lee,2 Suzanne Bakken, RN, DNSc, FAAN2
1Departments of Biomedical Informatics and Radiology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY; 2School of Nursing and Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY

W1A2
Can Occupational Therapy Home Visits Be Conducted via the Internet?
Tammy C. Hoffmann, BOccThy(Hons 1), Trevor G Russell, PhD
University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia

W1A3
Wireless Sensor Network for Non-Invasive Physiological Monitoring
Azhar Rafiq, MD, MBA, Xiaoming Zhao, PhD, Cosmin Boanca, Esther Hughes, PHD, Ronald C. Merrell, MD, FACS
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

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TRACK 2: BUSINESS & FINANCE
W1D TELEMEDICINE BUSINESS AND FINANCE: INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Chair: Richard A. McNeely
Arizona Telemedicine Program
Arizona Health Sciences Center
Tucson, AZ

W1D1
Asynchronous International Journal Club, A Working Model
Jeffrey I. Ellis, MD, Lori Ellis, Adam Penstein, MD, Aryeh Goldsmith
SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY

W1D2
Launch of @HEALTH: A Virtual Community for Applications of e-Health Technologies in Europe and Latin America
Jorge Alberto Vélez, MD,1 Andrés Adolfo Navarro Newball, MSc,1 Paolo Salvatore, MSc,2 Leonor Carolina Salas, MSc,2 Andreas Waldo, Eng,3 Domingo Monzón, Lic,4 Ana Pereda, MD,5 Pablo Pulido, MD, 5 Claus Duedal Pedersen, Eng,6 Vicente Traver, Eng,7 Maria Fernanda Cabrera, Eng8
1Colombian Telemedicine Center, Cali, Valle, Colombia; 2CIAOTECH Srl, Rome, Italy; 3Airial, Paris, France; 4CNTI, Caracas, Venezuela; 5FEPAFEM, Caracas, Venezuela; 6Danish Centre for Health Telematics, Odense, Denmark; 7ITACA, Valencia, Spain; 8Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, UPM, Madrid, Spain

W1D3
Driving Telehealth Success Through Education
Stephen King,
VideoCare, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada

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TRACK 3: HUMAN FACTORS
W1F REMOTE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
Chair: Jana Lindsey, RN
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Honolulu, HI

W1F1
Assessing the Needs of Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors via Telemedicine
Ana Maria López, MD, MPH, FACP, Deirdre J. Avery, MS, MPH, Bettina Hofacre, BS, CCRP
Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

W1F2
Tele-Education in Breast Cancer for Promotoras in Southern Arizona
Ana Maria López, MD, MPH, FACP, Amy Howerter, MS, Janet Major, BS
Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

W1F3
Ultra Rapid Clinic in Breast Health Care
Ana Maria Lopez, MD, MPH, FACP,1 Amy L. Howert