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The 15th Annual International Meeting of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) took place at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, May 16-18, 2010. Over 3100 attendees from around the United States and 35 countries attending the meeting, making this our biggest meeting to date and the world's largest telemedicine event. The University of South Florida provided Continuing Medical Education credits for meeting attendees.
ATA 2010 focused on outcomes and evidence for telemedicine and telehealth. The meeting will featured over 350 peer-reviewed presentations, covering the full spectrum of telemedicine-related subject areas and specialties. Presentations included oral concurrents, poster presentations, pre-meeting courses, executive roundtablesand general plenaries. ♦ ATA 2010 Final Program - EDUCATIONAL GUIDE |
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Bring ATA 2010 Home with Session Recordings
All concurrent sessions at ATA 2010 were being recorded and will soon be accessible to you 24/7 via the online ATA Live Learning Center, in Streaming Media format or for download even to your MP3 player. The sessions will contain the presenter’s audio fully synchronized to their PowerPoints, providing you with a true multimedia recreation of the event. User notes, online handouts and the MP3 file for downloads are just some of the additional features. (Please note: CEUs are not available for sessions purchased through the Content Management Live Learning Center.) ATA 2010 recordings in the Live Learning Center will be available soon. Click here for more information and to purchase recordings.
Video Interviews with ATA Officers, Conference Speakers and Exhibitors
Recorded at ATA 2010 by Carosh Media & Marketing
The American Telemedicine Association is pleased to share with you lively discussions with industry leaders from ATA’s 15th Annual International Meeting & Exposition. These sessions were captured by Carosh Media & Marketing using its state-of-the-art video streaming technology. Interviews were conducted by Tim Rowan, Editor of Home Care Technology Report, and Cathy Schweda, telemedicine consultant. Click here to view these interviews.
ATA 2010 Plenary Sessions
Click here for free video recordings of the ATA 2010 Plenaries.
The meeting began with Karen Rheuban, MD, President of the American Telemedicine Association, who welcomed attendees to San Antonio. Dr. Rheuban briefly spoke about her tenure as President of the association and the rapid growth of telemedicine. Telemedicine continues to grow as measured by institutional adoption rates, corporate sales of products and services and federal support. Certainly, media attention has increased, and the reason is clear. Telemedicine works and is becoming an essential element of the future of healthcare. Bernard Harris, Jr., MD, MBA, Vice President of ATA and ATA 2010 Program Chair, then gave a review of the meeting’s educational program.
The keynote speaker for this plenary was Major General James K. Gilman, Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and Fort Detrick. MG Gilman commented on the use of telemedicine and advanced medical technologies to support soldiers. MG Gilman concluded by presenting the MRMC Thurman Award for excellence in military telemedicine to COL Hon Pak, Chief Medical Information Officer of U.S. Army Medical Department.
The ATA Annual Awards were also presented during this plenary.
Rashid Bashshur, PhD, President Emeritus of ATA, presented the 2010 Class of Telemedicine Fellows. Induction into the ATA College of Fellows is a high honor that recognizes significant achievements in telemedicine, service to the general telemedicine community and service to ATA. Bonnie P. Britton, MSN, RN, Joseph D'Iorio and Charles R. Doarn, MBA were welcomed into the College. The plenary concluded with Ronald Weinstein, MD, Director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program being named as a new President Emeritus of the American Telemedicine Association
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| Karen Rheuban, MD, welcomes attendees to ATA 2010 |
Bernard Harris, Jr., MD, reviews the ATA 2010 eductaional program |
COL Hon Pak (left) accepts the Thurman Award from MG James Gilman |
2010 Fellows (from left): Joseph D'Iorio, Bonnie Britton and Charles Doarn |
Tuesday began with a morning plenary, with breakfast provided by OptumHealth. The keynote speaker during the breakfast plenary was John Howe, III, MD, President and CEO of Project HOPE. Project HOPE is an international health foundation, with offices and programs in 35 countries on 5 continents. Dr. Howe discussed how his organization coordinates government agencies, non-governmental organizations and corporations to provide healthcare services in remote areas and disaster zones.
Next the American Telemedicine Association, represented by Dr. Rheuban and Jonathan Linkous, CEO, signed a memorandum of understanding with the AustralAsian Telemedicine Society (AATS.) This document pledges that the two organizations will work in collaboration to foster the development of international and cross border telemedicine.
The morning plenary concluded with a speech from Dale Alverson, MD, Incoming President of ATA, who shared his vision for the year ahead. Dr. Alverson identified the challenges ahead and argued passionately that now was the time to provide telehealth for all!
Tuesday also featured the Kenneth Bird Distinguished Lecture, delivered by Aneesh Chopra, Federal Chief Technology Officer of the United States. Chopra discussed the Obama Administration's positive views on telemedicine and revealed several initiatives the White House is developing to promote advanced remote medical technologies.
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| John Howe III, MD discusses the use of telemedicine in Haiti |
Representatives of ATA and AATS sign a Memorandum of Understanding |
Dale Alverson, MD, President of ATA addresses the membership |
Aneesh Chopra, Federal CTO, describes the administration's support of telemedicine |
Free video recordings of all plenary sessions will soon be available!
The following awards were announced at ATA 2010:
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ATA President's Award: Individual Supported by The Global Telemedicine Group Thomas S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH « Dr. Nesbitt (right) accepts the award |
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ATA President's Award: Institutional Supported by AMD Global Telemedicine, Inc. ORBIS Cyber-Sight « Jennifer Berman (right) and Eugene Helveston, MD (left) accept the award |
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ATA President's Award: Innovation Supported by InTouch Health Corventis AVIVO Myca Health « Mike Srivathsa of Corventis AVIVO (center) and Nathanial Findley of Myca (right) accept their awards |
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Industry Council Award Supported by Vesalius Ventures Ron Emerson, RN, BSN « Ron Emerson (right) accepts the award |
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SIG & Chapter Achievement Award Supported by AT&T Pediatric Telehealth Special Interest Group « SIG Chair James Marcin, MD (right) and Vice Chair Neil Herendeen, MD (left) accept the award |
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Telemedicine & eHealth Journal Paper of the Year Award Supported by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Publishers Economic Evaluation of Telemedicine: Review of the Literature and Research Guidelines for Benefit–Cost Analysis « Anne Burdick, MD (center left) and Scott Simmons (center right) accept the award |
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| Student Paper Award Supported by The Arizona Telemedicine Program Design and Evaluation of txt2MEDLINE and SMS Optimized, Searchable Clinical Guidelines for Clinicians in Botswana |
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| People's Choice Poster Award
Alternate Mobile Power System for Field Medical Systems |
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| Peer Reviewed Poster Awards
Implementing and Managing a Worldwide Electronic Health Record Non-Adaptors: What We Can Learn Ocular Morbidity and Systemic Risk Factors in an Urban Soup-Kitchen Population Diabetic Retinopathy Management in the Mid-South Using a Semi-Automated Teleophthalmology Network: RISA-NET |
The ATA 2010 Exposition - Bigger than ever before!
The 2010 ATA Annual Meeting Exposition was our largest to-date and was world's largest trade show focusing exclusively on telemedicine. Over 215 exhibitors displayed the latest developments in telemedicine technology, products and services. The showfloor was HUGE, with over 200,000 square feet of exhibit space. Visit the ATA 2010 Virtual Exhibit Hall to learn about the organizations that exhibited at ATA 2010.
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Upcoming ATA Programs
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We hope you'll join us at the following upcoming ATA educational meetings
- The 4th Annual Mid-Year Meetings held September 26-28, 2010 in Baltimore, MD, will feature a high-level Telemedicine Summit and the 5th Annual Pediatric Telehealth Colloquium.
- The 2011 Annual Meeting (ATA 2011) will be held May 1-3, 2011 in Tampa, FL
- The 5th Annual Mid-Year Meetings will be held September 20-22, 2011 in Anchorage, AK