UPMC Holds 2nd Annual International Telemedicine Symposium

6 - 8 June 2012, Brussels, Belgium.
Medical experts and technologists from around the world will discuss the rapidly changing field of telemedicine, or eHealth, and examine best practices in applying this technology to improve both access to and the quality of patient care. The theme of this year's conference, which will assess both the clinical and financial aspects of telemedicine, is "A Glocal Approach to eHealth" Topics include lessons learned by the military, the future of remote monitoring, and expanding telehealth in emerging markets.

Program for the 2012 UPMC Telemedicine Symposium

Course Directors:

  • Bruno Gridelli, MD, Medical-Scientific Director, UPMC International
  • John Williams, MD, Associate Medical Director, UPMC International

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 1 to 5:15 p.m.
Registration
Opening Remarks

Bruno Gridelli, MD
Medical-Scientific Director
UPMC International and Commercial Services Division
CEO and Director, ISMETT
Palermo, Italy

Keynote Address

Telemedicine Across 19 Time Zones: The Power of Virtualizing Healthcare

Colonel Ron Poropatich, MD
Deputy Director, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center
US Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC)
Fort Detrick, Maryland

The Economics of Telemedicine in a World of Financial Constraints and Increasing Costs of Healthcare

Laura Raimondo
Managing Director, UPMC Italy
Senior Vice President, Research and Development Operations
Rome, Italy

Remote Telementoring of Endoscopic Surgery (with live demonstration)

Carl Snyderman, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurological Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Cranial Base Surgery
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

The Current State of Global Telehealth Law
  • Cynthia O'Donoghue
    Partner, ReedSmith
    London England
  • Terrence Lewis
    Counsel, UPMC Legal Department
    UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Moderator: John Williams, MD
    Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
    Associate Medical and Scientific Director
    International and Commercial Services
    UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Interactive Discussion: Challenges of Adopting Telehealth

Moderator: Andrew Watson, MD, MLitt, FACS
Vice President, Medical Services
International and Commercial Services Division
Medical Director, Center for Connected Medicine
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Thursday, June 7, 2012 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Use of Telemedicine Applications between Continents
  • Ricardo Munoz, MD, FAAP, FCCM, FACC
    Chief, Cardiac Intensive Care Division
    Director, Cardiac Recovery Program
    Medical Director for Global Business and Telemedicine
    Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Heart Center
    Associate Professor, Critical Care Medicine
    Pediatrics and Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Marco Spada, MD
    Coordinator, Advanced Surgery and Transplant Service
    ISMETT, Palermo, Italy
Implementing Telemedicine in the Alp Region of France: Services and Governance

Serge Bernard
Director, Centre Hospitalier de la Region d' Annecy

Beyond Initiate-Build-Operate-Transfer of International Telemedicine Programs: A New Strategy

Rifat Latifi, MD
Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona
President, International Virtual e-Hospital Foundation
Director, Trauma Services, Hamad General Hospital
Doha, Qatar

Tomorrow's Telemedicine Shown Today
  • Rebecca Kaul
    President, UPMC Technology Development Center
    UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Andrew Watson, MD
    Vice President, Medical Services
    International and Commercial Services Division
    Medical Director, Center for Connected Medicine
    UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
The Role of Telemedicine in Home Monitoring and Long Term Care

Penny Milanovich
President, UPMC Visiting Nurses Association
Pittsburgh, PA

eHealth and the European Market

Thierry Zylberberg
Executive Vice President
Director, Health Division
Orange Healthcare
Paris, France

Mobile Technology, Analytics, and More - The Healthcare IT Evolution

Dan Drawbaugh
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Technology Officer
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

System Demonstration Project in the UK

Miles Ayling
Director of Innovation and Service Improvement
Commissioning and System Management Directorate
London, UK

Interactive Discussion: Future of Remote Monitoring

Moderator: John Williams, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Medical and Scientific Director
International and Commercial Services
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Friday, June 8, 2012 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Telemedicine: Healthcare's Affordable New Frontier

Gerry Malone
Chairman, Ultrasis PLC - provider of CBT programme, "Beating the Blues"
Co-Chairman, U Squared Interactive - provider of Beating the Blues US
Former UK Minister of State for the Department of Health

Comparison of eHealth Experiences in Regions of Italy

Mariano Corso
Full Professor
School of Management - Politechnico di Milano
Osservatori ICT and Management
Milan, Italy

International Partnerships: Healthcare, Industry, and Education

Frances Finn
Waterford Institute of Technology
School of Health Sciences
Director of Nursing
Waterford, Ireland

TeleHealth in Land of Oz

Leif Hanlen, PhD
Principal Researcher / Director Health Business Team
Australia Information and Communication Technology
Technology Research Centre of Excellence (NICTA)

International Telemedicine and eHealth: Transforming Systems of Care in the Global Community

Dale Alverson, MD
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Regents' Professor
Professor, Health Sciences Center Library and Informatics Center
Medical Director, Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Interactive Discussion: Expanding Telehealth in the Emerging Markets

Moderator: Bruno Gridelli, MD
Medical and Scientific Director
UPMC International and Commercial Services Division
CEO and Director, ISMETT
Palermo, Italy

Panel Discussion - The Future of eHealth
  • Bruno Gridelli, MD
    Medical and Scientific Director
    UPMC International and Commercial Services Division
    CEO and Director, ISMETT
    Palermo, Italy
  • Andrew Watson, MD
    Vice President, Medical Services
    International and Commercial Services Division
    Medical Director, Center for Connected Medicine
    UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
  • John Williams, MD
    Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
    Associate Medical and Scientific Director
    International and Commercial Services
    UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Lawrence Wechsler, MD
    Chairman, Department of Neurology
    UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Closing Remarks

John Williams, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Medical and Scientific Director
International and Commercial Services
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

For more information and to register, please visit:
http://www.upmc.com/aboutupmc/icsd/telemedicine/pages/telemedicine.aspx

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