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The 12th Annual International Meeting of the American Telemedicine Association took place at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, May 13-15, 2007. Over 2000 attendees from every corner of the United States and 43 other countries were present. The University of South Florida offered Continuing Education Credits for meeting attendees. |
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| Sunday's Telemedicine Continuing Education Certificate Courses offered in-depth and up-to-date education and strategies for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, engineers, program administrators, and anyone involved in the delivery of telemedical care and telehealth. |
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Click here to the plenary sessions
ATA President Richard Bakalar, MD, opened the meeting at a plenary on Sunday afternoon. The opening session included the keynote presentation by Jack La Lanne, often called the Godfather of Fitness who opened the first modern health spa in the United States in 1936, and in 1951, brought exercise to TV. Although now into his 90s, Jack looks 50. He and his wife Elaine speak all over the world, inspiring people to help themselves to a better life, physically, mentally, and morally. Jack has joined forces with Body Incorporated and its elite team of corporate trainers to take his potent directives to the business community. |
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Richard Bakalar, MD
ATA Immediate Past President |
Jack La Lanne
Godfather of Fitness |
Jack La Lanne and
ATA Secretary, Neil Neuberger, CISSP |
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Monday's general session included the Kenneth Bird Annual Distinguished Lecture given this year by Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, FACP ,Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President
Quality HCA, Inc., Nashville, TN. COL Jonathan Jaffin, MD, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, also addressed the meeting and presented the Thurman Award to Seong Ki Mun, PhD, Professor of Radiology & Director of the Imaging Science and Information System (ISIS) Research Center, Georgetown University Medical Center. |
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| Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, FACP |
COL Jonathan Jaffin, MD |
Seong Ki Mun, PhD (left)
accepting his award |
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Tuesday's Annual Policy Breakfast and Business meeting included remarks by the ATA leadership and an update on the state of the Association by ATA Executive Director Jonathan D. Linkous. Reports were provided from each of the SIGs and the meeting ended with remarks from Hon S. Pak, LTC, MC, USA, Director, Advanced Information Technology Group (AITG); U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command; Telemedicine & Advanced Research Center (TATRC); the incoming President of ATA.
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Jonathan Linkous
ATA Executive Director |
ATA SIG & Chapter Chairs |
Hon S. Pak, LTC MC USA
ATA President |
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ATA President's Award: Institutional
Sponsored by AMD Telemedicine
The University of New Mexico’s Center for Telehealth (CfTH)
← Dale Alverson, MD, Medical Director (center) accepting the award |
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ATA President's Award: Individual
Sponsored by The Global Telemedicine Group
Nina Antoniotti, PhD, RN, MBA
← Nina Antoniotti, PhD, RN, MBA (center) accepting the award |
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ATA Industry Council Award for Leadership in the Advancement of Telemedicine
Sponsored by Vesalius Ventures
Allen Izadpanah, President, ViTel Net
← Allen Izadpanah (center) accepting the award |
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ATA SIG & Chapter Achievement Award
Sponsored by AT&T
ATA Teledermatology SIG
← John Bocachica, MD, SIG Vice-Chair (center) accepting the award |
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Telemedicine & e-Health Journal Award
Sponsored by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Stuti Dang, MD, MPH, Fangchao Ma, MD, PhD,
Nicole Nedd, MSN, ARNP, PhD, Enrique J. Aguilar, MD, Bernard A. Roos, MD
← Stuti Dang, MD, MPH (center) accepting the award |
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ATA 2007 Student Paper Award
Sponsored by Center for Connected Health Richard Schein, MS
Graduate Student Researcher
University of Pittsburgh: Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology |
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Connecting Outside the Classroom: Using Telehealth to Teach Telehealth
Janet L. Grady, PhD, RN, Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, PA
Enhancing Presence PTSD Treatment: Soldier Feedback for the Virtual Iraq
CPT Greg Reger, PhD, 98th Medical Detachment (Combat Stress Control), Fort Lewis, WA
The Rise and Role of Online Support Groups in People with Psoriasis
Shereene Z. Idriss, Center for Connected Health and Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA
Improving Self-Management of Diabetes: Telemedicine Pilot Results in Rural Arkansas
Julie Hall-Barrow, EdD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Peoples Choice Award:
Training for Rural Communities Through an Online Forum
Marcus Haines, MHR, Saint Francis University's CERMUSA/National Bioterrorism Civilian Medical Response, Loretto, PA and The National Bioterrorism Civilian Medical Response, Philadelphia, PA
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| Attendees visiting the exhibition hall were able to visit booths from 143 organizations displaying the latest developments in technology and services. |
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| ATA is planning on a number of educational events over the next year. The 2008 Annual Meeting will be held April 6-9, 2008 at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, WA. |
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