NEWS BRIEF February 9, 1998 - David C. Balch, (Telemedicine Technologies Co., LLC) and Dave Warner, MD (MINDTEL) have been retained by the Global Telemedicine Group to do an independent review of all NASA Telemedicine efforts, both in the U.S. and overseas. This will facilitate discussion at the Telemedicine and Distributed Medical Intelligence Conference about the Space Bridge to Russia and a new breed of bio sensors which will trickle down from the space program into the commercial Telemedicine market over the next few years. The Telemedicine and Distributed Medical Intelligence Conference will convene on March 8-10, 1998, at the Tahoe Seasons Resort located near the legendary blue waters of Lake Tahoe, California, and steps away from Heavenly, the world class ski resort. A conference panel will lead in-depth, interactive discussions on exploring the use of collaborative medical systems to improve the access and quality of remote healthcare delivery. Program discussion topics include web technologies for patient care, global technology standards, business models for telemedicine, and distributed medical intelligence systems. The early morning/late afternoon program format affords time for attendees to take advantage of mid-day skiing and other resort amenities. Input from TM/DMI conference discussions will become recommendations to the ATA annual meeting in April, 1988, and may become a basis for discussion between the service provider and vendor community. To participate in the TM/DMI conference, contact the East Carolina University Telemedicine Program at 919.816.2695 or visit the conference web page www.telemed.med.ecu.edu/dis_lern/conf_m.htm.