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[Monday, June 7, 1999] [Tuesday, June 8, 1999] [Wednesday, June 9, 1999] [Thursday, June 10, 1999]

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1999

09:00 - 10:40 HALL A

PL04: Plenary Session IV
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS I

Chairperson: J. Demongeot, Le Tronche, France

09:00 TELEMEDICINE AND TELESURGERY: SOME NEW RESEARCH AXES
J. Demongeot, Paris, France

09:25 HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN THE NEXT MILLENNIUM THE TELEMEDICINE BLUEPRINT, MALAYSIA AS A TEMPLATE
R. Richardson, London, UK

09:50 THE GEORGIA TELEMEDICINE EXPERIENCE: A REVIEW OF THE PAST AND A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE
M.E. Stachura, L.N. Adams, M.F. Burrow, R.K. Grigsby, K. Patel, J.W. Peifer, Augusta GA, USA

10:15 COST- EFFECTIVENESS IN TELEMEDICINE
R. Wootton, M. Loane, Belfast, UK

10:40 C o f f e e B r e a k

11:00 - 12:30 HALL A

Z09: TECHNOLOGY II

Chairperson: M. Freckleton, San Antonio TX, USA

11:00 AIDMAN - ADVANCED INFORMATICS DISTRIBUTED MEDICAL ACCESS NETWORK
M. Clarke, R.W. Jones, N. Kanellopoulos, D. Lioupis, A. Nassiopoulos,
Uxbridge, UK

11:15 BREAKING THE WALL: THE RISE OF TELEMEDICINE AS THE NEW COLLABORATIVE INTERFACE
B.F. Dardelet, Issy Moulinaux, France

11:30 CREATION OF A PORTABLE, REMOTE, DIAGNOSTICS, INFORMATION AND TELEMEDICINE SYSTEM
M. Freckleton, C. Lawrence, C. LouAnne, E. Ralph, San Antonio TX, USA

11:45 THE "IMMUNIZATION" OF TELEMEDICINE SYSTEMS AGAINST INFORMATION WARFARE & CYBER TERROR
A. Hayam, Jerusalem, Israel

12:00 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF TELE-AUSCULTATION ON MERCHANT MARINE
G. Papaconstantinoy, D. Contogiannis, D. Papaconstantinoy, S. Anousis, A. Polydoroy, Athens, Greece

12:15 TELEMEDICINE DISTANT OPERATIONAL CARE CENTRE (DOCC) - A MODULAR MEDICAL FACILITY TO MAINTAIN HUMAN HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE IN SPACE
E.B. Schenker, Jerusalem, Israel

12:30 L u n c h B r e a k

11:00 - 12:30 HALL B

Z10: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS III

Chairperson: B. Itzhak, Haifa, Israel

11:00 NON-TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR TELECONSULTATIONS
M. Hettinga, Enschede, The Netherlands

11:15 TELEMEDICINE IN PRIMARY CARE IN ISRAEL
B. Itzhak, T. Weinberger, E. Berkovitch, S. Reis, Haifa, Israel

11:30 TELEMEDICINE IN MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIONS IN CANCER
J. Stempczynska, E. Kacki, Lodz, Poland

11:45 OUTCOMES OF A TELENEURORADIOLOGICAL CONSULTATION NETWORK WITH TURKU UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL AND THREE REGIONAL HOSPITALS
M. Maass, M. Kosonen, M. Kormano, Turku, Finland

12:00 TELECARE FOR PATIENTS WITH VOICE AND SPEECH DISORDERS DYSPHAGIA
M. Furukawa, M.K. Furukawa, G. Mizojiri, Yokohama, Japan

12:15 SUITABILITY OF A PORTABLE FUNDUS CAMERA FOR TELEMEDICINE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
K. Yogesan, I.J. Constable, C.J. Barry, R.H. Eikelboom, I. McAllister,
M.L. Tay-Kearney, Nedlands WA, Australia

12:30 L u n c h B r e a k

11:00 - 12:30 HALL C

Z11: LAW AND ETHICS

Chairpersons: B. Sadan, Jerusalem, Israel

B.A. Stanberry, Cardiff, UK

11:00 LEGAL ASPECTS ON INTERNATIONAL TELEMEDICINE ACTIVITIES
S. Camerucci, N. Rizzo, Rome, Italy

11:15 LAW AND TELEMEDICINE: CAN THE LEGAL SYSTEM MEET THE CHALLENGE OF TECHNOLOGY?
R. Hakimian, Jerusalem, Israel

11:30 TELEMEDICINE AND PATIENTS RIGHTS
L.E. Nohr, Tromso, Norway

11:45 TOWARDS LEGALLY ACCEPTED AUTHENTICATION OF FILMLESS RADIOLOGY
U. Shani, Haifa, Israel

12:00 FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: EVALUATING THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES ARISING FROM REAL LIFE TELEMEDICINE SYSTEMS
B.A. Stanberry, P. Goodall, D. Waters, J. Lang, G. Jones, T. Shellens, Cardiff, UK

12:15 THE CENTRE FOR LAW ETHICS AND RISK IN TELEMEDICINE
B.A. Stanberry, Cardiff, UK

12:30 L u n c h B r e a k

14:00 - 15:40 HALL A

PL05: Plenary Session V
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS II

Chairperson: J.H. van Bemmel, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

14:00 COMPUTER-BASED PATIENT RECORDS FOR THE SUPPORT OF TELEMEDICINE
J.H. van Bemmel, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

14:25 MULTIDISCIPLINARY TELEMEDICINE NETWORK IN MIDI-PYRENEES REGION
L. Lareng, M. Savoldelli, Toulouse, France

14:50 THE CURRENT STATE OF TELEMEDICINE IN JAPAN
T. Takahashi, H. Mizushima, A.S. Alkhateeb, Kyoto City, Japan,

15:15 INNOVATIVE TELEMEDICINE APPLICATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA
D.C. Balch, L. Maiolo, G. Jones, Greenville NC, USA

15:40 C o f f e e B r e a k

16:00 - 17:30 HALL A

Z12: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT II

Chairperson: D. Idar, Tel Aviv, Israel

16:00 IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF TELEMEDICINE SERVICES: LESSONS LEARNT IN 7 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
C. Viens-Bitker, E. Fery-Lemonnier, A.F. Fay, E. Charpentier,
N. Jakobi-Rodrigues, J.P. Etienne, P. David, P. Cornu, C. Marsault, J.P. Montagne, N. Sellier, Paris, France. Presented by: G. Branche

16:15 TELEMEDICINE IN NORWAY
I.H. Monrad Aas, Oslo, Norway

16:30 PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE NOVA SCOTIA TELEHEALTH PROGRAM
J. Sargeant, M. Allen, D. Reid, J. Klotz, M. Silver, Halifax NS, Canada

16:45 QUALITY IN TELEMEDICINE SERVICES: THE HERMES APPROACH
D. Sotiriou, K. Boddy, Athens, Greece

17:00 TELEMEDICINE DEVELOPMENT AND ITS PERSPECTIVES IN RUSSIA
A. Grigoriev, O. Orlov, Moscow, Russia

16:00 - 17:30 HALL B

Z13: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS IV

Chairpersons: I. Atlas, Carmiel, Israel

V. Gorjup, Grosuplje, Slovenia

16:00 THE INTERNATIONAL TUMOR BOARD (ITB): A PLAN TO IMPROVE GYNECOLOGIC CANCER PATIENTS CARE VIA INTERNATIONAL TELECONFERENCING - A PILOT STUDY
I. Atlas, C.O. Granai, H. Zafrir, Safed, Israel

16:15 TELEDERMATOLOGY - UK EXPERIENCE OF SETTING UP AN INTEGRATED TELEDERMATOLOGY SERVICE
M. Clarke, R.W. Jones, S. George, D. Cairns, Uxbridge, UK

16:30 TRANSTELEPHONIC ECG IN SLOVENIA
V. Gorjup, A. Jazbec, Ljubljana, Slovenia

16:45 CAN TELEMEDICINE DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME REDUCE MORTALITY RATE IN NEUROLEPTIC TREATED PSYCHOTIC PATIENTS?
B. Mendzelevski, R. Firth, London, UK

17:00 A PILOT PROJECT IN TELEDERMATOLOGY IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
P. Stenstrom, L. Emtestam, A. Hulterstrom, J. Lapins, F. Sjoholm, B. Wikstrom, Stockholm, Sweden

17:15 MACCABI HEALTH SERVICES (ISRAEL) - PARTNERS HEALTHCARE (USA)
A SUMMARY OF 18 MONTHS EXPERIENCE OF REMOTE CONSULTATION SERVICE
A. Ronen, M. Raz, R. Kay, J. Kvedar, Tel Aviv, Israel

 

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