Global forum on telemedicine: connecting the world through partnerships.

dc.contributor.authorPak, Hon S
dc.contributor.authorBrown-Connolly, Nancy E
dc.contributor.authorBloch, Carolyn
dc.contributor.authorClarke, Malcolm
dc.contributor.authorClyburn, Conrad
dc.contributor.authorDoarn, Charles R
dc.contributor.authorLlewellyn, Craig
dc.contributor.authorMerrell, Ronald C
dc.contributor.authorMontgomery, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorRasche, Jeanette
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, Bradley
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-10T17:16:43Z
dc.date.available2020-02-10T17:16:43Z
dc.date.issued2008-06-23
dc.description.abstractThe American Telemedicine Association ATA held the Global Forum on Telemedicine Connecting the World Through Partnerships in September 2007 with sponsorship by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center TATRC U S Army Medical Research and Materiel Command USAMRMC The goal was to bring together key stakeholders in global healthcare outreach to explore a flexible framework and sustainable business model that can leverage telemedicine and information technology IT to expand healthcare services internationally Dr Hon S Pak President of the ATA opened the forum with a call for collaboration and partnership and encouraged continued international dialogue to create a framework that leverages the telemedicine community to improve global disparity in healthcare Keynote addresses included speakers from the World Health Organization UN and United Nations UN Global Alliance for Information and Communities Technologies and Development GAID Presentations from 15 government and nongovernment aid organizations NGOs and 12 international programs covered 5 key areas 1 NGO perspective 2 governmental military programs 3 financial sustainability 4 disaster response and 5 emerging opportunities The forum resulted in an International Roadmap for Action that was developed by the authors based on the presentations and interactions from the 335 attendees and establishing a set of priorities and actions to improve healthcare using telemedicine and IT Recommendations include 1 continued dialogue in creating a telemedicine framework 2 identification and leverage of resources 3 provision of education to funding organization and expand training programs to build competency in the healthcare workforce 4 alignment of international policy to support integration of telemedicine into country plans and support cross country partnerships 5 development of communications infrastructure and 6 integration of telemedicine into disaster relief programs
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2008.0030
dc.identifier.urihttps://lib.digitalsquare.io/xmlui/handle/123456789/25084
dc.relation.uriTelemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
dc.titleGlobal forum on telemedicine: connecting the world through partnerships.en
dcterms.abstractThe American Telemedicine Association ATA held the Global Forum on Telemedicine Connecting the World Through Partnerships in September 2007 with sponsorship by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center TATRC U S Army Medical Research and Materiel Command USAMRMC The goal was to bring together key stakeholders in global healthcare outreach to explore a flexible framework and sustainable business model that can leverage telemedicine and information technology IT to expand healthcare services internationally Dr Hon S Pak President of the ATA opened the forum with a call for collaboration and partnership and encouraged continued international dialogue to create a framework that leverages the telemedicine community to improve global disparity in healthcare Keynote addresses included speakers from the World Health Organization UN and United Nations UN Global Alliance for Information and Communities Technologies and Development GAID Presentations from 15 government and nongovernment aid organizations NGOs and 12 international programs covered 5 key areas 1 NGO perspective 2 governmental military programs 3 financial sustainability 4 disaster response and 5 emerging opportunities The forum resulted in an International Roadmap for Action that was developed by the authors based on the presentations and interactions from the 335 attendees and establishing a set of priorities and actions to improve healthcare using telemedicine and IT Recommendations include 1 continued dialogue in creating a telemedicine framework 2 identification and leverage of resources 3 provision of education to funding organization and expand training programs to build competency in the healthcare workforce 4 alignment of international policy to support integration of telemedicine into country plans and support cross country partnerships 5 development of communications infrastructure and 6 integration of telemedicine into disaster relief programs
dcterms.contributorPak, Hon S
dcterms.contributorBrown-Connolly, Nancy E
dcterms.contributorBloch, Carolyn
dcterms.contributorClarke, Malcolm
dcterms.contributorClyburn, Conrad
dcterms.contributorDoarn, Charles R
dcterms.contributorLlewellyn, Craig
dcterms.contributorMerrell, Ronald C
dcterms.contributorMontgomery, Kevin
dcterms.contributorRasche, Jeanette
dcterms.contributorSullivan, Bradley
dcterms.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2008.0030
dcterms.relationTelemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
dcterms.titleGlobal forum on telemedicine: connecting the world through partnerships.en
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