Telehealth

Presentations from Telehealth - Where are we Heading?

Presentations from Telehealth - Where are we Heading?

Friday 4th December
Wellington Convention Centre

Telehealth - Where are we Heading?

When:  9.15am - 2.30pm, Friday 4th December 2009

Where:  Wellington Convention Centre

New Zealand’s health sector is beginning to change the way health services are delivered and how the population receive those services.  Our final seminar for 2009 will look at how telehealth is being used as a tool for providing access to health information and treatment for a dispersed population. What direction could New Zealand move over the next  few years regarding the national policy for telehealth, the methodologies for treating of patients remotely, lessons learned from current projects, and what is happening in Australia and internationally.

Speakers:

• Dr Michael Sullivan, University of Otago Children's Cancer Research Group
• Dr Laurie Wilson, Australasian Telehealth Society
• Don Lemieux, Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network (AFHCAN) Telemedicine Project
• Ross McKenna, Ministry of Health
• Gayle Humphrey, Auckland District Health Board
• Karen Day, National Institute for Health Innovation (NIHI)

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