Endorsed by the 
American Telemedicine Association

DISTRIBUTED MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE CONFERENCE:
Leadership for Next Century Medicine
March 14-16, 1999
Sheraton Steamboat Resort and Conference Center
Steamboat Springs, Colorado USA




The DISTRIBUTED MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE CONFERENCE 
will be a forum forpresenters and attendees to exchange ideas and 
opinions relating to the future of healthcare in our world.

The DISTRIBUTED MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE CONFERENCE 
will not be a technology showcase or review of telehealth systems. It 
will, however, provide a venue to discuss the critical components of 
change and innovation for medicine, health, and lifestyle management
in the new millennium.

This year, the focus will be the new breed of medical cyberculture and 
the human resource requirements for the emerging models of healthcare 
and medical technologies. Please plan to join us for an exciting and 
informal exchange of ideas and energy. 


Featuring Panel Members

Dave Warner, MD
Neuroscientist, Director, Institute for Interventional Informatics, San Diego, CA
Nason Fellow, Northeast Parallel Architecture Center, Syracuse University
President, MindTel, Inc., Syracuse, NY 

David C. Balch, MA 
Director, East Carolina University Telemedicine Center and REACH-TV
Director, Center for Health Sciences Communication, East Carolina University School of
Medicine, Greenville, NC

Jay H. Sanders, MD
President & CEO, The Global Telemedicine Group, McLean, VA
Immediate Past President, American Telemedicine Association, Washington, DC

Jim Grigsby, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO

Susan Gustke, MD
Medical Director for Telemedicine, East Carolina University
Executive Director, Eastern Area Health Education Center
Associate Dean, Division of Continuing Education, East Carolina University School of
Medicine, Greenville, NC

Charles I. Zaylor, D.O.
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center,
 Kansas City, Kansas
.
PROGRAM
Each session topic will be briefly addressed by the program panel followed by interactive
discussion among the conference group. The group will discuss the human resources
impacted and the tools required for the delivery system. Case examples will be presented
on each topic. Attendees should come prepared to share their thoughts and insights on the
myriad of issues confronting healthcare in the new millennium. 

Sunday, March 14, 1999
               4:00 pmRegistration
               6:00 pmWelcome/Cocktail Reception
               7:00 pmDinner
               7:45 pmKeynote Address: Historical Perspective of Human Issues
               Jim Grigsby, PhD
Monday, March 14, 1999
               6:30 amBreakfast
               7:00 amTELEMEDICINE CYBERCULTURE
               --new protocols
               --new roles for existing clinicians
               --new roles for new people
               Webification of Medicine
               --current class of medical web applications
               --caregivers and care receivers
               Knowledge Vending
               --surgical precepting
               --certified databases
               --cyberdocs
               --monitoring devices (car, home, clinic)
               --clinical pathways
               --continuing medical education
               Intelligent Agents
               --what are they? who will build them?
               --automated screenings
               --searchable electronic records
               --drug interaction/toxicology databases
               Global Networks
               --exploding connectivity/Internet
               --low orbit satellite
               --private global networks
               10:00 amBreak
               3:30 pmApres' Ski Refreshments
               4:00 pmNEW MEDICAL PRACTITIONER
               --new types of health professionals
               Training Issues
               Pressures of Capitation
               Disease Screening
               Financial
               Case Examples
               --managed care specialty referrals
               --home monitoring for high risk patients (home vs.
               hospitalization)
               --critical care monitoring
               7:00 pmBreak

Tuesday, March 16, 1999
               6:30 amBreakfast
               7:00 amEMPOWERING THE PATIENT (CONSUMER-BASED MEDICINE)
               Qualifying Medical Information
               Consumer Health Information Web Sites
               --qualifying medical information
               Tools -- Consumer Links -- Role of E-Mail
               On-Line Commercial Medical Sites
               Wellness Wear
               Haves and Have Nots 
               10:00 amBreak
               3:30 pmApres' Ski Refreshments
               4:00 pmNEXT GENERATION TOOLS 
               Sensors, Transmitters, Effectors, and Process Simulators 
               (STEPS)
               Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center
               (TATRC)
               Telemedicine Practice Suite (TMPS)
               NeatTools and TNGS
               Non-mydriatric Retinal Camera
               7:00 pmAdjournment

For more information, contact the ECU Telemedicine Center at 252.816.2695
or visit the conference web site at www.telemedtech.com/ttc_dmi.htm