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The Purpose
The development of telemedicine/ telehealth/ ehealth (telemedicine for
short) has reached a point where there is need to provide a synthesis of
the evidence pertaining to clinical outcomes and costs to inform
telemedicine policy and deployment, both nationally and internationally.
This synthesis must assess the scientific adequacy of the available
evidence and also suggest appropriate methodologies to guide future
research. Further, there is a need to consider significant technological
innovations likely to affect the reliability, efficiency, productivity,
ubiquity, and appeal of telemedicine. Recognizing this, the Telemedicine
Resource Center of the University of Michigan Health System will hold a
symposium on Future Directions for Telemedicine. The symposium will be
held in Ann Arbor, Michigan on May 20-22, 2004 (Michigan
League, 911 North University).
The Topics
In order to meet the purpose of the Symposium, five topical areas have been
identified for expert analysis, presentation and discussion. These include:
* Synthesis of the evidence from telemedicine evaluation studies,
both US and international, with a special focus on the scientific
validity of the evidence and suggestions for future evaluation of
telemedicine
* Review of current economic studies and methods for measuring the
cost of telemedicine with a focus on measurement tools and analytic
techniques for assessing costs and benefits as well as recommendations
for pragmatic methodologies and techniques for the economic analysis of
telemedicine applications in various health care settings
* Synthesis of telemedicine research findings pertaining to
clinical outcomes of telemedicine with special emphasis on research
design and outcome measurement in a variety of health care settings
* Description of emerging technologies, including wireless and
broad band systems, for telemedicine and clinical decision support with
an emphasis on the practicality, advantages and disadvantages, and
potential cost-effectiveness of their application
* Description of the architecture for interoperability to support
telemedicine services, the barriers for their implementation and
recommendations for addressing these barriers in the United States and
on a global basis
The Framework
The symposium framework includes presentation of papers on each
topic in plenary sessions. Each presentation will be followed by a panel
discussion and, subsequently by
comments from the audience. In order to facilitate discussion,
all registrants will receive copies of each paper in advance. CME Credits
will be provided to symposium participants(*).
(*) This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of
Michigan Medical School, Telemedicine Resource Center and the sponsors
listed below. The University of
Michigan Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing
medical education for physicians and takes responsability for the content,
quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
The University of Michigan Medical School designates this educational
activity for a maximum of 8.5 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's
Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that
he/she actually spent in educational activity.
Future Directions for Telemedicine Symposium
CME Disclosure Form (PDF, 5 KB)
Participants
Participants
in this symposium include
academicians in medicine, public health, engineering, and information
science; biomedical and health services researchers concerned with issues of
biotechnology, access to care, cost and quality; health care providers in
medicine and public health; and, health policymakers and program developers
at the state, national and international levels.
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