The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is planning the 2nd
Conference on Telemedicine in Latin America. It will take place in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, next March 22-25, 1999. There my be funds
available for African colleagues. I´m collaborating with the Organizing
Commitee in Argentina. Please, don´t hesitate to contact me if you need
some additional information. Looking forward to seeing you in this
Meeting Kind Regards
Dra. Nora Oliveri
AAIM-Asociacion Argentina de Informatica Medica
Presidente
Suc 25 B, CC 240, capital (1425), Argentina
Te:(+541) 446-1570 / Fax: (+541) 831-1764
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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Preliminary Agenda:
DRAFT
Second World Telemedicine Symposium for Developing Countries "From pilot
projects to sustainable development"
Buenos Aires, 22-25 March 1999
The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) is convening the Second World Telemedicine
Symposium for Developing Countries in Buenos Aires at the kind
invitation of the Argentine Secretary of Communications (and Ministry of
Health) from Monday, 22 March 1999 to Thursday, 25 March 1999.
Venue: [to be confirmed]
The aims of the Symposium are to:· raise awareness of telemedicine; ·
exchange information and experience;
· foster collaboration between the telecom and health care sectors; ·
exchange views on how telemedicine can be made sustainable.
The programme for the Symposium is being organised by the Midjan Group
with support from AHCIET, [the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO),
the European Commission… ]
Papers for presentation will be by invitation and selected from the
results of a call for proposals. Abstracts for papers should be
submitted by 7 January 1999 to the programme committee, comprising
representatives from the BDT, the Midjan Group, PAHO, the Argentine
Secretary of Communications. The
programme committee will then decide on proposals by 21 January 1999.
Demonstrations of telemedicine applications will be based on pilot
projects either underway or to be initiated at the Symposium.
Fee: $200 per delegate.
A limited number of fellowships will be available and funded by the BDT,
[PAHO, AHCIET and the Argentine Secretary of Communications…] More
information about the Symposium, including submission of proposals for
presentations, registration forms and recommended hotels, can be found
on the Web sites of the Midjan Group: www.ehto.org/midjan.
DRAFT AGENDA
Monday, 22 March 1999
9.30 - 10.30
Welcome, introduction and objectives
· Argentine Secretary of Communications
· Director of BDT
· Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires
10.30 - 11.00
Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30
Telemedicine experience in Latin America, the Caribbean and other
developing countries
· Argentina
· Amazonia
· Colombia
· Mexico
· Peru
· Africa
· Antarctica
· Asia
· eastern Europe/CIS countries
· etc
12.30 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 17.30
Session continues
Tuesday, 23 March
9.00 - 12.30
Telemedicine applications in developing countries
· Telemedicine and the Internet
· Teleconsultations and primary care centres
· Tele-obstetrics
· Vital signs monitoring
· Tele-radiology and ultrasound used in pediatrics
· Telepathology
· Home health care
· Tele-dermatology
· Rural telemedicine
· Telepsychiatry
· Continuing medical education (CME)
· Telecardiology
· etc
12.30 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 17.30
Telemedicine applications in developing countries (session continues)
Telemedicine on the move
· Telemedicine in disaster & emergency relief
· Telemedicine in ambulances
· Providing telemedicine at sea - the case of fishermen
· What should be in the doctor's electronic black bag?
· Transfer of military experience in telemedicine to civil populations
· Insurance companies - providing tourists and business travellers with
health care & health cards
· Pharmaceutical companies' initiatives (e.g., telemedicine in the rain
forests)
Wednesday, 25 March
9.00 - 10.30
Managing telemedicine projects in developing countries
· Structuring a telemedicine project
· Champions - the project manager as a champion
· Financing a telemedicine project - sources of funding, who pays
for the service? Mixing public and private investment.
· Training - who can or should provide training? what training is
needed to ensure successful deployment, maintenance and expansion
of a telemedicine pilot project?
· Sustainability - how can pilot projects be made sustainable?
· Telemedicine in telecentres
· Telemedicine and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
· Issuing tenders for telemedicine services with a view to long
term sustainability
10.30 - 11.00
Coffee break.
11.00 - 12.30
Costs and benefits of telemedicine
· What are the socio-economic benefits of telemedicine and how
to measure their cost-effectiveness?
· How to measure the clinical benefits of telemedicine
· Costs - equipment, airtime, services, training, second opinions
· Competition between suppliers - the need for global directories
of suppliers
· Is telemedicine profitable?
· The role of mass media in telemedicine (e.g., promoting
immunisation programs, CME, etc)
12.30 - 14.00
Lunch.
14.00 - 17.30
Policy and legal issues
· Does telemedicine raise any new ethical issues?
· Liability - who bears the liability?
· Is there a need for specific telemedicine legislation? What elements
should be included in national policies? Views of the European
Commission.
· Extending health care from the cities to rural areas
· Should telemedicine be included in the universal service obligations
of telecom operators?
· Regional and world-wide standards bodies - who are they and what
global standards are emerging to ensure inter-operability - lifetime
health record standards
· Health for all - the telemedicine policy of the World
Health Organization
Thursday, 25 March
9.00 - 11.00
Partnerships in progress
· Raising awareness, exchanging information and promoting
telemedicine (EHTO)
· Collaboration between the public and private health care sectors
· Co-operation between telecom experts and health care
specialists, between Ministries of Health & Communications, between
ITU and WHO
· Building links between urban referral hospitals, secondary
hospitals and rural clinics
· Building co-operation in telemedicine between countries in
Latin America · Co-operation between Latin America and other
regions
· The example of the Midjan Group
11.00 - 11.30
Coffee break
11.30 - 12.30
Conclusions and recommendations
· Chairman of the Symposium
· Chairman of Midjan Group
· Closing remarks by the Argentine Minister of Health
· Director of BDT
Dra. Nora Oliveri
AAIM-Asociacion Argentina de Informatica Medica
Presidente
Suc 25 B, CC 240, capital (1425), Argentina
Te:(+541) 446-1570 / Fax: (+541) 831-1764
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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