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The UPMC 2012 International Telemedicine Symposium is co-chaired by Bruno Gridelli, MD, Medical-Scientific Director and John Williams, MD, Associate Medical Director, (both) UPMC International

What
  • Telehealth event
When Jun 06, 2012 01:00 PM to
Jun 08, 2012 05:00 PM
Where Brussels, Belgium
Contact Name
Contact Phone +1 (412) 623-8456
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Goals of the Symposium

  • To report on various clinical aspects of eHealth (telehealth) implementation, locally and globally (Glocal)
  • To evaluate and report on the rapidly evolving eHealth environment
  • To assess the clinical and financial aspects of eHealth
  • To examine the application of eHealth to healthy and active aging

Course Directors

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

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Programme

Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 13:00 - 17:15 hrs


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, 9:00 - 17:30 hrs


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, 9:00 - 17:00 hrs


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

Perspectives on Education, Continuing Professional Development and Performance Improvement

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

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