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

Presenter is Underlined

• P01
  Nonmydriatic Retinal Imaging in an Adult Diabetes Clinic
  Kristen Hock 1 , BS, Jerry Cavallerano 1, OD, PhD, Rita Kirby 1, BA, Laura Frey 1, BA, Ann Tolson 1, BA, Sven-Erik Bursell 1,2, PhD, James Strong 1, BS, CRA, Lloyd P. Aiello 1,2, MD, PhD
  1 Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA; 2 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  
  
• P02
  Using Patient Simulation Scenarios to Test the FAST STAR Telemedicine Ambulance
  Monica S. Alborg , William E. Charash, PhD, MD, Michael Caputo, MS
  University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
  
  
• P03
  The Four Corners Telehealth Consortium: An Interstate Collaborative Model
  Dale Alverson 1 , MD, Ronald Weinstein 2, MD, Marta Petersen, MD, Jay Shore 4 , MD, Spero Mason 4 , MD, Suzanne Shannon 1 , MS, Sandy Beiner 2, Deborah Lamarch 3 , Mark Carroll 5 , MD 1
  University of New Mexico; 2 University of Arizona; 3 University of Utah; University of Colorado; 5 Indian Health Service
  
  
• P04
  GPS-Based Tracking of Trauma Casualties
  James L. Atkins , MD, PhD, Gary R. Gilbert, PhD
  Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD; Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research & Materiel Command , Fort Detrick, MD; University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  
  
• P05
  TeleMedIS - A Cellular-Based Mobile-Health System in Sweden
  Ofer Atzmon 1 , BSc, Dror Shklarski 1 , MSc, Heikki Teriö 2 , PhD, Sven Jonnson 2 , BSc, Rustam Nabiev 2 , BSc
  1 Tadiran LifeCare, Kiryat Shmona, Israel; 2 Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
  
  
• P06
  Communication Tools for Disaster Response
  David Balch
  DCB Consulting, LLC, Greenville, NC
  
  
• P07
  Consolidating and Sharing Knowledge to Generate Investment: Infoway’s Telehealth Toolkit
  Krista Balenko , B.Comm.
  Canada Health Infoway, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  
  
• P09
  Telehealth-Enhanced Home Care: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial
  Janet L. Grady , DrPH, RN, Carole E. Trusty, RN, MEd, Robin Stern, RN, CCRC
  Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, PA; Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, MD
  
  
• P10
  Parent Child Interaction Therapy - Live, Remote Internet Training
  Delores Subia Bigfoot , PhD, Candace Shaw, John McGuinness
  University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
  
  
• P12
  Diabetic Foot Telehealth Screening
  Jacob, K. Burk , BS, Barbara Demuth, RN, MSN, Jay Roberts, MA
  Saint Francis University's Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas, Loretto, PA
  
  
• P13
  Human Factors Analysis: Joslin Vision Network Comprehensive Diabetes Management Program
  Sven-Erik, Bursell 1 , PhD, Deborah Birkmire-Peters 2 , PhD, Stephanie J. Fonda 1 , PhD, Richard, J. Kedziora 3 , MBA, Christine A. Paulsen 4 , PhD, Joan Perkins 1 , MS, David Rodbard 4 , MD, COL Robert A. Vigersky 5 , MD
  1 Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 2 University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; 3 Estenda Solutions, Philadelphia, PA; 4 American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC; 5 Walter Reed Health Care System, Washington, DC
  
  
• P14
  Stroke Education for Nurses Using Telehealth Technologies
  Lorraine Carter 1 , PhD(c ), MA, BEd, BA, Ellen Rukholm 2 , PhD, MScN, BScN, RN, Sharolynn Mossey 2 , MScN, BScN, RN, Linda Kelloway 3 , BScN, RN, CNN(c)
  1 NORTH Network, Sunnybrook and Women’s Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 2 School of Nursing, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; 3 The Trillium Health Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
  
  
• P15
  Nonmydriatic Retinal Imaging for Diabetic Patients in a Primary-Care Setting
  Jessica Doughty 1 , BA, James Heffernan 2 , MD, MPH, Joyce Sackey 2 , MD, Raymond Chew 3 , OD, Sharon Eagan 1 , OD, Dorothy Tolls 1 , OD, Lloyd P. Aiello 2 , MD, PhD, Ann Tolson 1 , BA, Jerry Cavallerano 1 , OD, PhD
  1 Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA; 2Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 3 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 4 Manchester VA Medical Center, Manchester, NH
  
  
• P16
  Telehealth Taxonomy: A Tool to Classify Telehealth Programs and Applications
  Bengisu Tulu , Samir Chatterjee, Pd.D., Megha Maheshwari
  Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
  
  
• P17
  Assessing “Off-the-Shelf” Software for Telerehabilitation: Guiding Principles and Best Practices
  Ellen R. Cohn 1 , PhD, J. Scott Yaruss 1 , PhD, Corinna E. Lathan 2, PhD, Amy F Brisben 2 , PhD, PE, Bambang Parmanto 1 , PhD, David Brienza 1 , PhD
  1 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 2 AnthroTronix, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
  
  
• P18
  AFHCAN Telehealth Train-the-Trainer Workshop
  Mandi B. Constantine , MEd
  Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network , Anchorage, AK
  
  
• P19
  A Telerehabilitation Application for Assessing the Speech and Voice Difficulties in Parkinson’s Disease
  Gabriella A. Constantinescu 1 , BspPath Hons, Deborah G. Theodoros 1, PhD, Trevor Russell 2, PhD, Elizabeth Ward 1, PhD
  1 Division of Speech Pathology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; 2 Division of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
  
  
• P20
  Delivering Continuing Education to First Responders in Rural Areas
  Gabrielle M. Cronin 1 , MEd, James F. Gerraughty 1 , Joe Suyama 2, MD
  1 Saint Francis University - Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas, Loretto, PA; 2 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Center for Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
  
  
  
• P22
  An Analysis of the Scientific Literature in Telemedicine
  George Demiris , PhD, Donghua Tao, MS
  University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
  
  
• P23
  Training and Assessing Ultrasonography in Telemedicine
  Mandi M. Dixon , RDMS, RT(R), Curtis L. Lowery, MD, Deanna S. Jackson-Moore, LMSW
  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines, Education and Learning System, Little Rock, AR
  
  
• P24
  Field Testing of a Wireless Wearable Reflectance Pulse Oximeter
  R. James Duckworth , PhD, Yitzhak Mendelson
  Worcester Polytechnic Institute , Worcester, MA
  
  
• P25
  Emergence of a Regional Health Information Organization to Support Care for Katrina Evacuees
  Kim Dunn , MD, PhD , Jennifer Rankin, Adol Esquivel, MS, MD
  University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Health Information Sciences, Houston, TX
  
  
• P26
  Telemedicine During and After a Major Natural Regional Disaster
  Kim Dunn , MD, PhD, Yelena Hudson, Jennifer Rankin, Adol Esquivel, MS, MD, Jose F. Florez
  University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Health Information Sciences, Houston, TX
  
  
• P29
  Rapidly Deployable Information Management System During Disaster Relief Efforts
  Adol Esquivel , MS, MD, Jennifer Rankin, Jose F. Florez, Kim Dunn, MD, PhD
  University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Health Information Sciences, Houston, TX
  
  
• P31
  Mass Casualty Triage Simulation for Emergency Preparedness & Response
  Paul N. Kizakevich , MS, PE, Robert D. Furberg, MPH-C, NREMTP, Steve Duncan, MS, Robert Hubal, PhD, Jeffrey Stanley, BA, Kevin Merino, BS, John Holloway, BFA
  RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC
  
  
• P33
  Telemedicine / E-health Training Project A Joint Pak-US Collaboration
  Gilani Salman , MD, Murad Faisal, MD, Zafar Asif, MD, FRCS
  Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  
  
• P34
  Telemedicine Legislation Under Quality Improvement in Health Services System - A Colombian Experience
  Marcela Giraldo 1 , MD, MSc, Jorge Alberto Vélez 2 , MD, Andrés Adolfo Navarro 2 , MSc
  1 Quality Department, Telemedicine Program, Ministry of Social Protection, Bogota, Colombia; 2 Colombian Telemedicine Centre, Cali, Colombia
  
  
• P35
  Providing Point-of-Care Multimedia Health Education
  Leonard Goldschmidt , MD, PhD, Robert Malmstrom, PharmD, Vidya Malini Raj Krishnamurthy, MBBS
  Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto HealthCare System, Palo Alto, CA
  
  
• P36
  EMISPHER as a Tool for Bridging the Digital Divide
  Georgi Graschew , PhD, Theo A. Roelofs, PhD, Stefan Rakowsky, PhD, Peter M. Schlag, Prof, MD
  Surgical Research Unit OP 2000, Robert-Roessle-Klinik and MDC, Charite - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  
  
• P37
  Care Coordination Home Telehealth Use In Geriatric Primary Care
  Margaret A. Griffin 1 , MD, MPH, Judith Jensen 1 , PHN, CCM, Octavia Ghioalda 1 , BSN, Roosevelt Lyons 1 , NA, Laural (Opalinski)Traylor 2 , MSW, Theodore Hahn 3 , MD
  1 Loma Linda VAHCS, Loma Linda, CA; Loma Linda University Medical School, Loma Linda, CA; 2 Long Beach VAHCS, Long Beach, CA; 3 Greater Los Angeles VAHCS, Los Angeles, CA
  
  
• P38
  Cost Feasibility and Trainee Satisfaction in Rural Outreach Telehealth Training
  Deborah C. Hall , MD, Brian Lopez, PhD, Sandy Heimer, MS, PT
  Center for Development and Disability, Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
  
  
• P39
  Rural Telemedicine: ANGELS Outreach and Education
  Julie C. Hall-Barrow , EdD, Michael O. Manley, NP
  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines, Education and Learning System, Little Rock, AR
  
  
• P40
  Using Telehealth to Enhance Weight Management Programs
  Heather, A, Haugen , MS RD, Mary Barry, PhD
  University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
  
  
• P41
  Telemedicine in Cambodia: Improving Operational Efficiency with Digital Pen Technology
  Paul Heinzelmann 1 , MD, Marco Senelly 1 , Rithy Chau 2 , PA-C, MPH, Doug McClure 1 , MIM, Joseph Kvedar 1 , MD
  1 Partners Telemedicine, Boston, MA; 2 Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  
  
• P42
  Telecardiology for Island Communities
  Alistair Holdoway , BSc
  Video South Medical Television, Bath, United Kingdom
  
  
• P43
  Nationwide Survey to X‚Q‚O Fire Service Stations on Radio communication in Japan
  Sadaki Inokuchi 1 , MD, PhD, Kiyoko Nagami 1 , MA, Norio Kimura 1 , MD, Hiroshi Juzoji 1 , MD, Isao Nakajima 1 , MD, PhD, Atsushi Nakajima 2 , PhD
  1 Tokai University, Isehara, Japan; 2 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, Japan
  
  
• P44
  GuideView: Structured, Interactive, Multimodal Delivery of Clinical Guidelines
  M. Sriram Iyengar 1 , PhD, David Gillis 2 , MD,PhD, Greg Defouw 3 , MS, Phyllis McCulley 2 , RN
  1 University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX; 2 WYLE Laboratories, Houston, TX; 3 NASA Ames Research Center, Sunnyvale, CA
  
• P45
  Development of a Handy Telemedicine Package for Disaster
  Hiroshi Juzoji 1 , MD, Isao Nakajima 1 , MD, PhD, Kiyoko Nagami 1, MA, Yasumitsu Tomioka 1 , MS, Kiyoshi Igarashi 2 , MS, Kenji Tanaka 2 , MS
  1 Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan; 2 National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan
  
  
• P46
  Virtual Reality and Tele-3D-Computer Assisted Surgery in Otorhinolaryngology
  Ivica Klapan 1 , MD, PhD, Mario Kovac 2 , PhD, Sven Loncaric 2 , PhD, Ljubimko Simicic 3 , BSEE, Pero Raos 4 , PhD
  1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Zagreb, Croatia; 2 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb, Croatia; 3 Department of Physics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 4 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Osijek, Croatia
  
  
• P47
  Developing an Automated Internet-Based Cervical Cytology Screening System
  Kimberly A. Lacey 1 , BSc, David C. Wilbur 2 , MD, Barbara A. Crothers 3, COL, MC, Douglas J. McClure 1, MIM
  1 Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA; 2 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; 3 Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
  
  
• P48
  Development and Initial Evaluation of Teleassessment for Childrens’ Communication Skills
  Corinna E. Lathan 1 , PhD, PE, Amy J. Brisben 1 , PhD, PE, Bambang Parmanto 2 , PhD, Ellen R. Cohn 2 , PhD, CCC-SLP, J. Scott Yaruss 2 , PhD, CCC-SLP
  1 AnthroTronix, Inc., Silver Spring, MD; 2 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  
  
• P49
  Managed Growth Strategy: Assessing Fit and Alignment of New Opportunities
  Neil MacLean 1 , PhD, Elizabeth Spracklin 1 , Kenneth Hardy 2 , PhD
  1 VideoCare, London, Ontario, Canada; 2 Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
  
  
• P50
  ORF Telesurgery Research & Development Projects
  Ronald Marchessault, Jr , MBA
  Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research & Materiel Command , Fort Detrick, MD
  
  
• P51
  ORF Robotics Research & Development Projects
  Ronald Marchessault, Jr , MBA
  Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research & Materiel Command , Fort Detrick, MD
  
  
• P52
  Urban Telehealth: A Patient-Centered Initiative for Organ Transplant Recipients
  Sharon McGonigle , RN, MScN, Brendan Purdy, RN, MS (C), Brenda Laurie-Shaw, RN, MN, Peter G. Rossos, MD, FRCP(C)
  University Health Network, Center for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  
  
• P53
  Naval Medical Technology Outreach
  Ted Melcer 1 , PhD, Carl Snow 2 , William Hancock 2 , William Hamilton 2 , CDR Andrea Parodi 1 , NC, USN
  1 Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA; 2 MTS Technologies, Inc., Arlington, VA
  
  
• P54
  BRAINSAVE – Bringing Regional Assessment in Stroke and Virtual Education
  Jennifer Mills 1 , MSc, MPA, Vadim Beletsky 1 , MD, PhD, Laurie Zimmer, 2 RN, BScN(c )
  London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; 2 Chatham Kent Health Alliance, Chatham, Ontario, Canada
  
  
• P55
  Predictive Value and Usefulness of a Novel Patient Scale
  Christopher Morache , MD, Chrystina Crocitto
  Psychiatric Centers of San Diego, San Diego, CA; Valley Mountain Regional Center, Stockton, CA
  
  
• P56
  Utilizing Technology to Promote Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement Activities in Rehabilitation Facilities
  Eric S. Muncert , Jay B. Roberts, MA, Barbara R. Demuth, RN, MSN
  Saint Francis University’s Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas , National Telerehabilitation Service System, Loretto, PA
  
  
  
• P58
  Biometrics for Telehomecare
  Isao Nakajima 1 , MD, PhD, Kiyoko Nagami 1 , MS, Hiroshi Juzoji 1, MD, Norio Kimura 1 , MD, Ph.D, Yasumitsu Tomioka 2 , MS, Naoki Aida 2 , Kei Kakehi 2
  1 Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan; 2 Office Tomioka & Tokai University, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
  
  
• P59
  Enhancing the Web Environment for Surgical Skills Training on Otolaryngology
  Andrés A. Navarro Newball 1 , MSc, Jorge A. Vélez Beltrán 2 , MD, Carlos A. Gamboa 2 , MD, Antonio J. Reyes 2 , MD, Gregorio B. García 3 , PhD, Luis E. Múnera 4 , PhD, Francisco J. Herrera 1 , BSc
  1 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia; 2 Colombian Telemedicine Centre, Cali, Colombia; 3 Departamento de Ingeniería y Tecnología de Computadores ,Universidad de Murcia, Spain; 4 Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
  
  
• P60
  Empowerment of Exceptional Children and People with Special Needs - The Global Assignment and Responsibility
  Ogunbiyi Abiodun , MR
  Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
  
  
• P61
  Cardiology at a Distance
  Vicki A. Pendleton , RN, BSN, MMS, Barbara Demuth, RN, MSN, Jay B. Roberts, MA, Goeffry Pablic, MBA, Steven Bickford
  Saint Francis University , Center of Excellence for Remote & Medically Under-Served Areas , Loretto, PA
  
  
• P62
  Asynchronous JavaScript and Variables (AJAV) Based Low Bandwidth Telemedicine Applications
  Suhas S. Pharkute 1 , Swamy Laxminarayan 2 , Ken Bosworth 1 , Ron M. Oberleitner 3
  1 College of Engineering, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID; 2 Idaho State University Biomedical Research Institute and Institute of Rural Health, Pocatello, ID; 3 Princeton Autism Technology, Princeton, NJ
  
  
• P63
  Roadmap for the Deployment of a Telemedicine Infrastructure in Idaho
  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, ID
  
  
• P64
  Dynamic Scheduling and Optimization of Medical Resource Allocation
  Alvin Ramsey , PhD, Gary Gilbert, PhD
  Vecna Technologies Inc., College Park, MD; Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research & Materiel Command , Fort Detrick, MD
  
  
• P65
  The Changing Landscape of Military Ophthalmology - Schepens Eye Research Institute Symposium
  Robert C. Read 1 , MBA, Col Thomas Ward 2, MD, Darlene A. Dartt 3, PhD
  1 Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center , United States Army Medical Research & Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD and T.R.U.E. Research Foundation, San Antonio, TX; 2Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, Fort Detrick, MD; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; 3The Schepens Eye Research Eye Institute, Boston, MA
  
  
• P66
  Automated Medical Emergency Intravascular Access (AutoCath)
  Robert C. Read 1 , MBA, Lyn Yaffe 2, MD
  1 Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center , United States Army Medical Research & Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD ; T.R.U.E. Research Foundation, San Antonio, TX; 2Alion Science and Technology Corporation, McLean, VA
  
  
• P67
  Exposing Future Advanced Practice Nurses to Telehealth Technology
  Kelly A. Retzlaff , Jill M. Winters
  Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
  
  
• P68
  Ocular e-Health: Reaching Out for Our Patients
  Giselle Ricur , MD, María Gabriela Batiz, IT Eng, Roberto Zaldivar, MD
  Instituto Zaldivar, Mendoza, Argentina
  
  
• P69
  A Multi-institutional Regional/Mobility Model: Deployment for TELESYNERGY® Telemedicine Systems
  Larry L. Schenken 1 , PhD, Cheng B. Saw 2 , PhD, Dwight E. Heron 2 , MD., Julian W. Proctor 3 , MD., PhD., Dale Miller 4 , MSIS
  1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center McKeesport Hospital, McKeesport PA; Department of Radiation Oncology , University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Centers, Pittsburgh, PA; 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Centers, Pittsburgh, PA; 3 Radiation Oncology, Jameson Health System, New Castle, PA; 4 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Support Group, Pittsburgh, PA
  
  
• P71
  Nonmydriatic Digital Camera With Retinal Tracking Microperimeter in VTD Screening
  Khadija Shahid , OD, Neelakshi Bhagat, MD, Albert Khouri, MD, Ben Szirth, PhD
  University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark , NJ
  
  
• P72
  Determining Preferred Fixation Pattern Using Eye Tracking Microperimetry in Nystagmus
  Khadija Shahid , OD, Tatiana Forofonova, PhD, Larry Frohman, MD, Roger Turbin, MD, Ben Szirth, PhD
  University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
  
  
• P73
  Usage Patterns and Satisfaction with Telemedicine Interventions in Pediatric Obesity
  Ulfat Shaikh , MD, MPH, Stacey L. Cole, BS, Nancy S. Warden, MD, Thomas S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH
  University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA
  
  
• P74
  Patient Perceptions of Telemedicine: A Multiple-Specialty Longitudinal Evaluation
  Ryan J. Spaulding , PhD, Gary C. Doolittle, MD, David J. Cook, PhD, Stephanie Wallio
  University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
  
• P76
  The Education Part of Telehealth
  B. Hudnall Stamm , PhD, Barbara J. Cunninghiam, MBA, MPA
  Institute of Rural Health, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
  
  
• P77
  How-To Guide for Rapid Telemedicine Network Expansion
  Stewart Stein 1 , BSc, Dan Allard 1 , MCP, Peter Danyliuk 1 , MBA, PEng, CCIE, Angela Nickoloff 1 , RN, BNSc, Irene Pal 1 , BA, Maureen Wilkinson 2 , RN, Jennifer Bretzlaff-Michaud 3 , BScN, RN, Laurie Sherrington 4 , RN, Carol Flewelling 1 , BSc
  1 NORTH Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 2 NORTH Network, Barrie, Ontario, Canada; 3 NORTH Network, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; 4 NORTH Network, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
  
  
• P78
  Deformable Mesh-Based Motion Estimation for Transmission of Endoscopic Neurosurgical Video
  Jian Xu 1 , Robert J. Sclabassi 2 , PhD, Luis F. Chaparro 1 , PhD, Qiang Liu 2 , PhD, Mingui Sun 2 , PhD
  1 Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 2 Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA
  
  
• P79
  Applications of 3D Display Devices to Telemedicine: An Overview
  Qiang Liu 1 , PhD, Robert J. Sclabassi 2 , MD, PhD, Amin Kassam 2 , MD, Feng Zhu 3 , PhD, Mingui Sun 2 , PhD
  1 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 2 Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA; 3 Shenyang Institute of Automation, Academia Sinica, Shenyang, China
  
  
• P80
  Color Imaging and Dynamic Angiography Using Canon’s CR-DSi 60-Degree Camera
  Ben Szirth , PhD, Khadija Shahid, OD, Marco Zarbin, MD, PhD, Neelakshi Bhagat, MD
  Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
  
  
• P81
  Nonmydriatic Stereo Teleretinal Imaging in Vision Threatening Diseases
  Ben Szirth , PhD, Neelakshi Bhagat, MD, Marco Zarbin, MD, PhD, Khadija Shahid, OD
  Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
  
  
• P82
  A Pilot Study in Telecolposcopy
  Alicia Newton 1, RN, Ana Maria Lopez 2, MD, MPH, FACP, Jill C. Hasling 3, MD
  1 Advanced Medical Test Support Center, Fort Gordon, GA; 2University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 3Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, GA
  
  
• P83
  Patent Applications for Medical Communications and Telemedicine in Japan, Europe and United States
  Yasumitsu Tomioka , MS, Kiyoko Nagami, MA, Hiroshi Juziji, MD, Isao Nakajima, PhD, MD
  Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  
  
• P84
  The TATRC Military Amputee Research Program
  Troy A. Turner , MBA, C. James Olson
  Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research & Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD ; Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH; Georgetown University, Washington, DC
  
  
• P85
  Paperless Physical Exam Automated Review and Disposition
  Manuel Valentin , MC, MD, FS, Martin D. Quattlebaum, MS
  United States Army Aeromedical Activity, Fort Rucker, AL
  
• P86
  Image Compression in Tele-dermatology and Tele-pathology
  Margaret Varga 1 , PhD, Paul Ducksbury 1 , PhD, Rudolf Hanka 2 , PhD, Peter Somol 2 , PhD
  1 Biomedical Image Analysis, QinetiQ, Malvern, United Kingdom; 2 University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
  
  
• P87
  A Social Perspective Approach on Telemedicine for Land Mine Victims in Colombia
  Jorge Alberto Vélez , MD, Andrés Adolfo Navarro, MSc
  Colombian Telemedicine Centre, Cali, Colombia
  
  
• P88
  Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners Lead Collaborative Practice Using Telehealth
  Karen Waite 1 , RN, BScN, MBA, Gregg Brown 1 , MSc, Lorraine Carter 1 , PhD(c), MA, BA, BEd, Laurie Sherrington 1 , RN, Jennifer Michaud 1 , BScN, Maureen Wilkinson 1 , BScN, MEd, Irmajean Bajnock 2 , RN, MSN, PhD, Gayle McKay 2 , RN, BScN, MHSc, Lisa Sarsfield 1 , BSW, MSW
  1 NORTH Network, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, and Barrie, Ontario, Canada; 2 Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  
  
• P89
  Emergency Telehealth: A Canadian Experience
  Karen Waite 1 , RN, BScN, MBA, Sandra Dalziel 1 , BScOT, MBA, Irene Pal 1 , BA, Marilyn Vibe 2 , RN, Angela Nickoloff 1 , BScN, Norah Kennedy 3 , Ron Riesenbach 1 , MSc, BSc, MBA, PEng
  1 NORTH Network, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; NORTH Network, Sunnybrook and Women's Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 2 North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ontario, Canada; 3 The Canadian Hearing Society, Waterloo and Peel Regions, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
  
  
• P90
  Lessons Learned from a Teleophthalmology Program in the US Air Force
  Stephen G. Waller 1, 2 , OD, MD, Gary Lane 2 , MD, William Flynn 2 , OD, MD, Jane B. Ward 1 , OD, MD, Andrew W. Eller 1 , MD, Sven Bursell 3 , PhD, Leslie Anthony 1 , MA
  1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; 2 Wilford Hall Medical Center Ophthamology, Lackland AFB, TX; 3 Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA ; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  
  
• P91
  Tackling Poor Adherence – Using Feedback to Change Behavior
  Alice J. Watson , MBChB Hons, MRCP , Douglas McClure, MIM, Kimberley Lacey, BSc, Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
  Partners Telemedicine, Boston, MA
  
  
• P92
  Telehealth Interventions in Relation to Quality of Life Outcomes
  Camille M. Wendekier , CRRN, MSN, Jay B. Roberts, MA, Barbara R. Demuth, RN, MSN, Bonnie L. Pepon, RN, BSN, CDE, John S. Miko, MBA
  Saint Francis University's Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas, Loretto, PA
  
  
• P93
  Providing Health Information to Adults with Low Health Literacy
  Pamela Whitten , PhD, Brad Love, Laurie Buis, MA, Michael Mackert, MA
  Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI