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Latin American & Caribbean Chapter (ATALACC)

The American Telemedicine Association Latin-American & Caribbean Chapter (ATALACC) is comprised of professionals from Latin-American and Caribbean countries that are committed to the development and application of telemedicine and medical informatics. ATALACC also seeks to provide a forum for the sharing of information and resources in order to educate and promote telemedicine initiatives in this region.

The overall mission of the ATALACC is:

  • The application of telemedicine and medical informatics solutions in different political, economic, and social systems in Latin America and the Caribbean.
  • The dissemination of these solutions within the respective health care systems.
  • The education and promotion of telemedicine and medical informatics solutions within the region.
  • The building of resource capacity for telemedicine and medical informatics solutions in the respective countries.
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Chapter Leadership

Chair
Milton Jijon, MD
Medical Director
CRONIX CIA. LTDA.
Quito, Ecuador
+59-32-244-5450 x1201
miltonjijon@hotmail.com

Scott C. Simmons, MS
Secretary
Scott C. Simmons, MS
Director of TeleHealth
University of Miami
Miami, FL
305-243-8214  
ssimmons@med.miami.edu

Immediate Past Chair 
Morel R. Orta, MS
IT Director
Telesalud de Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela
+58-212-267-8391  
morta@tele-salud.com

Regional Secretaries

  • North America 
    Dale Alverson, MD, Medical Director, Center for Telehealth, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM; 505-272-8633, dalverson@salud.unm.edu

  • South America 
    Gyorgy Bohm, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; +55-11-38069-7101, gyorbohm@patologia.fm.usp.br

  • Central America 
    Silvio Vega, MD, Medical Director, Pananmanian Telemedicine and Telehealth Program, Panama City, Panama; 507-264-4863, silviove@yahoo.com

  • Caribbean 
    Winston Davidson, MD, Research Fellow Telemedicine, School for Graduate Studies & Research, University of the West Indies; ivad99@yahoo.com

 
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