2nd Annual National Telemedicine Summit 2010

An increase in chronic disease and an ageing population are putting major strains on Australia's healthcare system. In addition, the country's vast physical size means that citizens living in remote rural areas often struggle to receive the same quality of care they would obtain in large urban area.

The advancement of telemedicine will ease these problems by promising the provision of quality healthcare at a distance. The 2nd Annual National Telemedicine Summit will feature a variety of in-depth case studies that will provide participants with information on key initiatives undertaken by government health departments, clinicians and healthcare providers.

Attendees will learn first-hand from their healthcare peers how they have overcome challenges, worked with new technologies, met consumer expectations, dealt with financial constraints, measured results, and provided positive patient outcomes. Each case study will offer lessons that can be taken away and used when implementing new telemedicine initiatives.

The event's sessions will include: 

• The Latest News and Developments from the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA): Adoption of ehealth through engagement and collaboration;
• The Chronic Care Management Task with a Diminishing GP Workforce;
• Use of 'Tele' in the NSW Chronic Disease Management Program;
• Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Disease Management;
• Implementing a New Telemedicine Service - What do You Need to Consider?
• A Medico Legal IT Perspective on Telemedicine in rural and remote Australia;
• Disruptive Health Reform: How Home Telehealth will Change Healthcare as we know it;
• Opportunities for Education, Peer Review and Mentoring which do not Require the Professionals to Leave the Workplace

Registration is to be performed online. 

Event email: info@iir.com.au