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July 07, 2023Telehealth: Caribbean Connected
Telehealth: Caribbean Connected
Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica
August 18-20, 2023
The Healthcare Disparities and Digital Health (HDDH) Working Group of the International Society of Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH) invites you to attend our first digital health event in the Caribbean region: "Telehealth: Caribbean Connected".
The event will take place August 18-20, 2023 in Montego Bay, Jamaica at the Iberostar Rose Hall all-inclusive beach resort. Regional and international CEOs, healthcare executives, physicians and healthcare professionals, government officials and stakeholders will have the opportunity to network and discuss the expansion of sustainable telehealth to increase access to healthcare and improve health outcomes in the region. With projected, significant, continued growth in the telehealth market globally, the conference will bring leaders together to discuss standards, best practices, successful business models, affordable accessibility, cybersecurity challenges and new opportunities. Caribbean continuing medical education (CME) will be offered for healthcare professionals.
Over 26 years, the ISfTeH has become a primary global resource for the expansion of access to care through the use of telemedicine. As a global partner in digital health and footprint in over 110 countries and territories, the mission of the ISfTeH is " To facilitate the international dissemination of knowledge and experience in telemedicine and eHealth and provide access to recognized experts in the field worldwide."
For more info and registration, go to: bit.ly/telehealth-caribbean
May 19, 2023
Global Connections for Sustainable Telehealth 2023
Global Connections for Sustainable Telehealth 2023
December 3-4, 2023
Doubletree by Hilton, San Jose, CA, USA
Join us at the 2nd annual Global Connections for Sustainable Telehealth event, linking international stakeholders with solution providers. The event will take place on December 3-4, 2023 in Silicon Valley at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, San Jose, California, USA. A VIP networking reception will take place on the evening of December 3rd, 2023 to kick off the event.
The global digital health market is growing exponentially. Are you, as a technology vendor or a health service provider, interested expanding your global connections and establishing international contact? This event provides opportunities for CEOs, healthcare executives, researchers, government officials, global stakeholders, physicians, and other healthcare providers to network and discuss the sustainable expansion of telehealth/digital health in national and international markets of high growth. With projected continued expansion in the telehealth market globally, the conference will bring leaders together to discuss:
- new opportunities and international market trends
- successful business and operational models
- the challenges of cross-border regulations and how to manage them
- AI and emerging technologies
- and more...
As a global society and network in digital health with a footprint in over 100 countries and collaboration with international organizations, the mission of the ISfTeH since its inception 26 years ago is "to facilitate the international dissemination of knowledge and experience in Telemedicine and eHealth and provide access to recognized experts in the field worldwide."
The ISfTeH welcomes your participation in this event as we work together to improve access to care and healthcare outcomes
For more information, contact info@isfteh.org. We look forward to engaging with you and meeting you in December!
August 31, 2022
ISfTeH Brings Together a Network of International Experts to the USA for their Upcoming Conference
Announcing the Global Connections for Sustainable Telehealth Conference, taking place November 6-7, 2022 in San Jose, California, USA.
This is the first time ISfTeH is bringing together our network of international experts to the USA, for a face-to-face meeting of the minds. Attendees and vendors will have the opportunity to network with global stakeholders and discover new opportunities for the expansion of telehealth in national and international markets of high growth.
.We have an exciting agenda planned with speakers from around the world covering topics including:
- International Sustainability Models for Telehealth
- Utilization of Telemedicine to Optimize Care Across International Healthcare
- The Rise of Digital First & Decentralized Healthcare
- Cybersecurity for International Expansion
- Key Regulatory Considerations for Global Markets
- Digital Health and the Crisis in Ukraine
See the exciting list of speakers confirmed to date from these international organizations: Medgate Global, Zoom, International SOS, HP, AGA Khan Development Network, DLA Piper, Finnish Society of Telemedicine & eHealth, Quality & Accreditation Institute (QAI), Nationwide Network of Teleaudiology, and Japanese Telemedicine & Telecare Association.
To register or learn more about the program, go to www.isftehevents.org.
August 23, 2022
ISfTeH endorses Telehealth Certification Institute training programs
The ISfTeH is pleased to announce the endorsement of the following two courses, provided by the Telehealth Certification Institute:
- TeleMental Health Training Certificate Program (THTC)
- TeleStroke Facilitator Certificate Training Program
The ISfTeH supports quality educational and training programs by reviewing and endorsing the programs' content and faculty. Proper education and training are essential to assure good knowledge and expertise in telemedicine/telehealth and digital health topics and to assure quality medical and health service provision.
The TeleMental Health Training Certificate Program (THTC) provides evidence-based, advanced, and comprehensive training that prepares clinicians to offer behavioral health services while in a different location than the client through the use of technology. There are several other terms used for TeleMental Health such as E-Psychology, Technology-Assisted Social Work, Web-Based, Virtual, Distance Counseling, Telebehavioral Health, Telehealth, TeleMedicine, Online Counseling, Skype Counseling, and Tele-Therapy. The THTC program is for any behavioral health professional, including but not limited to, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, physicians, nurses, and chaplains. Clinicians who have earned the THTC take special consideration of their clients' privacy as it relates to the use of technology, and the needed effort to ensure that they remain up-to-date on the best practices of providing services remotely. The course includes an introduction to telemental health, legal, ethical and clinical aspects, screening and emergency management planning, clinical skills of video sessions and phone therapy, and cultural competence and telehealth. Also included with this program is the THTC Review and Study Guide, a comprehensive 16 chapter/200 page ebook that covers all aspects of the program. This program consists of 15.5 hours of video content. Participants access and complete this training at their own pace. Dates may be scheduled upon request for Live Webinar or Live In Person sessions.
The TeleStroke Facilitator Certificate Training Program is a one-hour certification course which provides a lecture and clinical demonstration of the skills needed to confidently and correctly assist a vascular neurologist with a telestroke consultation with a patient. The learning objectives for TeleStroke Facilitator Certificate Training Program are to formulate an accurate algorithm for the diagnosis of a patient with cerebral ischemic stroke, accurately identify symptoms that could correlate with ischemic stroke, and utilize appropriate patient maneuvering techniques to enhance a telestroke encounter, and apply the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale so that patients are treated efficiently and correctly in an effort to minimize morbidity and mortality.
These courses are offered by ISfTeH member, the Telehealth Certification Institute (TCI), who deliver comprehensive telehealth training and consultation services to a global network of healthcare organizations and professionals. TCI provides healthcare organizations and clinicians with the ethical, legal, technological, and clinical framework for conducting telehealth sessions effectively. Through TCI’s online CE marketplace of over 180 courses (including the popular TeleMental Health Training Certificate program), over 40,000 providers have been trained on essential telehealth competencies.
For more information about these courses, click the above links, or contact info@isfteh.org and we will connect you with the Telehealth Certification Institute. For additional information about the ISfTeH Education Program and the endorsement of courses and training programs, also contact us at info@isfteh.org.
July 15, 2022
WHO consultancy position: telemedicine practices in clinical settings
The WHO has advertised a consultancy position for telemedicine practices in clinical setting.
You can access the position through this link.
It is for 11 months and the key objectives are:
Objective 1: Synthesize scoping reviews and other relevant publications; identify the key information gap and prepare the content based on the proposed outline.
- Output 1: Work closely with the identified research team on scoping and synthesizing the available evidence and best practices as well as existing challenges of telemedicine practices specially on limited resource settings.
- Output 2: Develop content, including a series of use cases based on the suggested outline for the toolkit in consultation with the CSY team.
- Output 3: Prepare the draft for peer review in collaboration with the CSY team.
- Output 4: Collect feedback and edit the revisions of the toolkit based on the received feedback.
- Output 5: Attend meetings as required and provide weekly report to the project team.
Objective 2: Facilitate implementation and adaptation of the toolkit to local contexts.
- Output 1: Collect lessons learned, identify gaps, and update the content.
- Output 2: Facilitate country implementation, attend meetings, and provide weekly report to the project team.
For more information, or to apply, click here. Closing date: July 21, 2022.
June 21, 2022
ISfTeH addresses the 75th World Health Assembly (#WHA75)
Dr. Michele Griffith, ISfTeH President, addressed the 75th World Health Assembly (#WHA75) in May 2022.
Dr. Griffith informs the Assembly about the ISfTeH (International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth) footprint in over 100 countries around the world, and the fact that the Society serves as a global network and resource for knowledge sharing and networking.
The Society helps to 'localize' digital health ideas and solutions to the realities of their context and putting them into practice.
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/uOo62ePAm74
April 16, 2020
ISfTeH COVID-19 information and resources
ISfTeH members and partners share their information, experiences, solutions and resources in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
This page will continuously be updated as new information becomes available.
Also check upcoming and past webinars and talks here.
- SATMED: enabling multi-level response to the COVID-19 pandemic with eHealth platform solutions. See here.
- AMD Global Telemedicine: rapidly deploy telehealth solutions for COVID-19. See here.
- EMERGO by UL: COVID-19 regulatory news and analysis for medical device and IVD companies is provided by EMERGO by UL on this page. The modern healthcare system faces a global public health crisis. Critical care devices and personal protective equipment are scarce, and new technologies are urgently needed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare providers, regulators, and device companies around the world must work together to mobilize supply, diagnostic, and treatment solutions as soon as possible.
- Lean Health: Hospital at Home remote tracking: Lean Health, in collaboration with Vodafone IoT is implementing at home monitoring to assist coronavirus patients at home in Portugal. Each patient receives a "H@H" kit including a HUB (that links up all devices), tablet (to allow patients and care teams to establish connections and get the vital measurements done), sphygmomanometer, oximeter, glucometer, thermometer, weight scale, emergency response system/button. Video call will be enabled soon as well. Currently, 10 kits have already been provided to 2 institutions. For more info: lean@leanhealth.education.
- American TelePhysicians, has a telemedicine/online clinic platform, SmartClinix, which is being used by various hospitals and clinics in the US but also by large healthcare organizations both in the US and abroad. American TelePhysicians have recently partnered with Aids HealthCare Foundation to make their US based clinics go online. They are also providing their SmartClinix solutions to many charity clinics free of cost during this Covid-19 pandemic. If you or your organization is a charity clinic or similar organization and are in need of telemedicine/online clinic solutions, American Telephysicians are willing to see what they can do and also offer you their platform free of cost. Contact American TelePhysicians via www.americantelephysicians.com/#partner.
- Malcolm Fisk: Telehealth becomes vital in tackling Covid-19. Watch this video interview here.
- Article by Prof. K. Ganapathy (Apollo Telehealth, India), published in the Times of India on "How telemedicine can help India fight coronavirus better. Virtual consultations, treatments emerge as safer alternatives in tackling Covid-19." See full article at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/74691367.cms.
- Tech4Life Enterprises: enhancing health system’s response to COVID-19 through telemedicine: Tech4Life provides state of the art telemedicine solution (MDConsults) and digital health devices, like Sojro Telemedicine kits and eSteth Lite Digital Stethoscope to provide affordable solution to COVID-19 spread. Telemedicine response can be implemented in three ways: [1] Community-based Screening and Education by sending Messages to people and also provide educational material and Self-screening tools through MDConsults mobile application. [2] Screening facilities at the Primary Health Clinics in the community for anyone who presents with symptoms and the community members. This service enables early diagnosis and avoids more patients coming to the hospitals. [3] Online Triage of patients who reach the hospital directly to ensure that patient’s do not unnecessarily come in contact with the doctors and other hospital staff.
- The ISfTeH Open Source Working Group reports on a the Open Source Ventilator project: https://opensourceventilator.ie.
- Another resource from the ISfTeH Open Source Working Group: COVID-19 screening interface. See here.
- The ISfTeH Working Group on Women (WoW) and the WeObeservatory provide a lot of useful references and information on COVID-19 here, including EpidemiXs Wep App (developed in collaboration with Universal Doctor), centralizing official and validated information on COVID-19 for healthcare workers and general public in a single hub. EpidemiXs COVID webinars are also organised every Sunday: see https://academy.ikoustudio.com/live (past editions are still available).
- 21stMD.com provides resources on COVID-19 and the African American and Caribbean American population here.
- Titus SDR offers a solution for digital radio broadcasting enabling transmission of images and video clips across 1000+ kilometers. Information (sound, images, data) can be distributed on a global scale via land-based radio stations. The Titus II unit developed by Titus SDR is the world's most advanced digital software-defined visual radio unit capable of receiving over-the-air digital multimedia data (sound, text/data, images, video clips) in the low to very high conventional radio frequencies range (100KHz to 150 MHz) over long distances (1000+ Km). Land-based broadcasting stations are exclusively used (no satellites, cell phone, internet, TV). The Titus unit is an ICT advanced product enabling the broadcast across-the-world of diversified contents (*) in multiple languages over very vast areas (million+ square kilometers) where communication infrastructures are poorly/not developed or simply unaffordable. For example, most of the West Africa population can receive freely sound, images and videos on a solar-powered TV connected to a Titus receiver as groups in a class room-like environment or individually on a Titus unit. Titus-SDR is in position of delivering promptly a comprehensive transmitter-receivers package for the broadcast of NGO-chosen eHealth programs over selected vast geographical areas. In the current coronavirus pandemic, this solution can provide critical health information and advice to people in underserved and remote areas. More info via pbenci@titus-sdr.com.
- International SOS provides excellent global data and information on COVID-19: https://pandemic.internationalsos.com/2019-ncov.
- The Centre for Online Health at the University of Queensland (Australia) provides telehealth quick guides at https://coh.centre.uq.edu.au/quick-guides-telehealth.
- The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) provides useful information and resources at https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates.
- Wolters Kluwer is making a number of updates and resources available - at no charge - for clinicians, nurses and medical researchers, in response to new developments, evidence and guidance. See http://healthclarity.wolterskluwer.com/coronavirus-resources.html.
- eConsultation is increasingly used in response to Covid-19 challenges. In Estonia, eConsultation gives primary care doctors an opportunity to consult with a specialist in diagnosing and treatment process since 2013. Requirements for eConsultation with 21 specialists (started with two specialists in 2013) have been agreed between family doctors and specialist's organisations – objectives and structure of the request, reply options and obligations. Specialists can confirm the diagnosis and treatment, request for additional information/tests or propose an appointment for the patient in the hospital. The patient sees the consultation process in the patient portal. In 2019 there were 27491 consultations by 1060 family doctors. Both GPs and specialists have to agree on terminology, content and format. Access to databanks – picture bank that includes ECG guarantees quality of the consultation. Also, it allows specialists to identify these patients who urgently need a specialist appointment. Access to patient digital health record allows specialist consulting with medical history and previous tests and medication. For more info, contact Terje Peetso of the North Estonia Medical Centre.
- The Evidence Base for Telehealth: Reassurance in the Face of Rapid Expansion During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A White Paper Commentary on an AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) Evidence Report. AHRQ previously published two evidence reviews on telehealth: Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations and Telehealth: Mapping the Evidence for Patient Outcomes From Systematic Reviews. This white paper commentary is intended to help contextualize findings from these two reports to help decision makers easily understand the relevance to current decisions.
- Notes from UNHCR consultation with NGOs on working with WHO in COVID-19 response (May 2020).
Past and upcoming webinars and talks:
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A YouTube presentation by Dr. Ganapathy on “Deployment of Telehealth in Management of COVID -19”
March 19, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASuI-yFhQno&feature=youtu.be -
Medical Device Regulatory Market Access in Times of a National Emergency
Hosted by the University of Illinois, this special webinar was developed to explain what non-medical manufacturers need to know to help alleviate supply shortages of critically needed medical devices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring experts from both Emergo by UL and UL LLC, this session addresses a timely issue and will be of interest far beyond the medical device industry.
March 31, 2020
https://www.emergobyul.com/resources/medical-device-regulatory-market-access-times-national-emergency -
Webinar given by Dr. Ganapathy on “Demystifying - Telemedicine Guidelines”
presented by CHiME India
April 2, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgncNH5qxQo&feature=youtu.be -
Webinar given by Dr. Ganapathy on “Telemedicine Practice Guidelines & deployment of Telehealth in the management of COVID-19”
presented by Medvarsity
April 9, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdDgICV36gE&feature=youtu.be -
Talk on Hybiz TV on “Healthcare through Telemedicine” by Dr. Ganapathy
April 10, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt3cBoxknGg&feature=youtu.be -
Dr. Ganapathy panelist in the webinar on “How Telemedicine is being used on the Frontline of the Coronavirus Crisis”
presented by eHealth Magazine
April 10, 2020
https://youtu.be/XP5gJj0TUoQ -
Webinar given by Dr. Ganapathy on “Demystifying Telemedicine Guidelines & Role of Telehealth in the Management of COVID 19 with Special Reference to Obstetricians and Gynecologists”
presented by TSI & ATHS
April 17, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYNgShSvpkg&feature=youtu.be -
Telemedicine and eHealth Solutions and Support
presented by the Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth (FSTeH)
April 21, 2020
Focus of this webinar is on Telemedicine & eHealth Solutions and Support during this covid-19 period but also beyond this exceptional period of time. Additionally, light will be shed on conference topics of the FSTeH annual conference which was due to take place on this date, but which is now scheduled for end September 2020.
More information: www.telemedicine.fi/fi/tapahtumakalenterit/527-stehs2020-invitation-to-join-our-webinar-stehs-2020-pre-conference-on-tueday-21st-april-2020 -
EpidemiXs Coronavirus Weblive
presented by UniversalDoctor and partners
April 21, 2020
The Women Observatory for eHealth of the Millennia2025 Foundation is participating in this EpidemiXs Coronavirus Weblive organised by UniversalDoctor. A presentation of the Webapp EpidemiXs Vulnérabilités will be given by ISfTeH member Véronique Thouvenot, Chair of the ISfTeH Working Group on Women - WoW.
View this and previous EpidemiXs Coronavirus Weblives at: https://www.epidemixs.org/epidemixs-tv-live -
Regulatory and Data Requirements around Telehealth During and Post Pandemic
presented by MENA Telehealth
April 22, 2020
This webinar highlights challenges pertaining to establishing telehealth legal and business models post emergency situations. The webinar aims at establishing a platform to exchange telehealth experiences and best practices among healthcare ecosystem stakeholders from different countries and regions.
More information: www.menatelehealth.com/regulatory-and-data-requirements-around-telehealth
Access recorded webinar at: www.menatelehealth.com/recorded-videos-on-telehealth -
Practical and Clinical Aspects of Telehealth for Health Professionals
presented by MENA Telehealth
April 27, 2020
The world is having to respond swiftly to the impact of Covid-19. Telehealth is rapidly being taken up to help health professionals and patients reduce the risk of exposure to the virus. While some doctors have long-term experience with using telehealth in their routine practice and conducting virtual consultations using sophisticated technology, most health professionals will have limited or no experience. Suddenly, they find themselves having to get to grips with using this technology. Health service providers and government around the world are pushing for telehealth use to enable safer patient consultations and access to patient data. But health professionals will need help and time for training in using telehealth. This webinar will provide some guidance and good practice.
More information: www.menatelehealth.com/practical-and-clinical-aspects-of-telehealth-for-health-professionals
Access recorded webinar at: www.menatelehealth.com/recorded-videos-on-telehealth -
Approaching COVID19 in the Digital Era: Management and Advice from China and Brazil
presented by the ISfTeH Telecardiology Working Group
April 28, 2020
With contributions from Dr. Gao Fu, Director General, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention & Dr. Rodrigo Santos, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Physician, Head of Infection Control at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre and Founder of Qualis-soluções em Infectologia.
View the recorded webinar at: https://youtu.be/RlvAerkPNCs
The slides of the presentations are available at: www.telecardiologywg.isfteh.org/webinars -
EpidemiXs Coronavirus Weblive
presented by UniversalDoctor and partners
April 28, 2020
The topic of this installment of the EpidemiXs Coronovirus Weblive will be "Coronavirus in France". Including contributions from Véronique Thouvenot, Chair of the ISfTeH Working Group on Women - WoW.
View this and previous EpidemiXs Coronavirus Weblives at: https://www.epidemixs.org/epidemixs-tv-live -
How to Choose the Right Telehealth Platform for Your Practice?
presented by MENA Telehealth
April 29, 2020
So you are ready to add telehealth to your practice. But how to choose the righ telehealth solution? Learn what a good telehealth platform should include and what features you will need depending on your business model and healthcare practice facilities.
More information: www.menatelehealth.com/how-to-choose-the-right-telehealth-platform
Access recorded webinar at: www.menatelehealth.com/recorded-videos-on-telehealth -
Practical and Clinical Considerations for Teledentistry
presented by MENA Telehealth
May 2, 2020
Teledental health is a very broad category of solutions that service patient's oral health remotely. People who do not have a dentist, lack access to a dentist or live far from a dental practice, can get help - via telephone or videoconferencing capability. Due to a pandemic, dental care is deprioritised and the provision becomes even more complex. Currently patients and dentists are looking for solutions that will provide and support dental care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment and transfer of dental information and education remotely. This webinar will feature dentists who are already using and integrating telehealth consultations in their routine practice.
More informaton: www.menatelehealth.com/practical-and-clinical-considerations-for-teledentistry
Access recorded webinar at: www.menatelehealth.com/recorded-videos-on-telehealth -
RUTE (Rede Universitaria de Telemedicina) SIG COVID19
May 4, 2020
Nando Campanella, from ISfTeH member SITT, gives a presentation (in Portuguese) on "Diagnóstico, monitorização e tratamento em televideoconsulta ao paciente afectado com Covid-19 totalmente isolado na casa dele em 14 municípios da Itália. Assim a atenção básica compensa a insuficiência dos hospitais."
Access the webinar via: https://conferenciaweb.rnp.br/webconf/rute-sig-covid19-br -
What Consensus on the Role of New Technology and Innovation in the COVID19 Challenges and Impact?
presented in collaboration with the Moroccan Society for Telemedicine & eHealth
May 10, 2020
Log in to the webinar at: https://zoom.us/j/2162220432 -
Social Media's Impact on Cardiology and the COVID19 Pandemic
presented by the ISfTeH Telecardiology Working Group
May 12, 2020
Access recorded webinar at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL81p-2cSww&feature=youtu.be -
MENA Telehealth Majlis - Bahrain
presented by MENA Telehealth
May 15, 2020
More information: www.menatelehealth.com/telehealth-majlis
Access recorded webinar at: www.menatelehealth.com/recorded-videos-on-telehealth -
Nurse of the Future and Telehealth Technolgies
presented by MENA Telehealth
May 18, 2020
More information: www.menatelehealth.com/telenursing
Access recorded webinar at: www.menatelehealth.com/recorded-videos-on-telehealth -
Lessons Learned: Ramping Up Telehealth Services During COVID-19
presented by TTRN (Transatlantic Telehealth Research Network), UC Davic Health, CITRIS (Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society) and the Banatao Institite, ISfTeH (International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth)
May 26, 2020
Access the recorded webinar and presentations at: www.dialogue4health.org/web-forums/detail/ramping-up-telehealth-services-during-covid-19 -
Practical and Clinical Considerations for Teleoncology
presented by MENA Telehealth
June 3, 2020
More information: www.menatelehealth.com/practical-and-clinical-considerations-for-teleoncology
Access recorded webinar at: www.menatelehealth.com/recorded-videos-on-telehealth -
Hypertension Management, Telemedicine in a Pandemic & Beyond
presented by the ISfTeH Telecardiology Working Group
June 4, 2020
Access recorded webinar at: https://youtu.be/W1nNOSeezlY -
MENA Telehealth Majlis - Jordan
presented by MENA Telehealth
June 4, 2020
More information: www.menatelehealth.com/telehealth-majlis
Access recorded webinar at: www.menatelehealth.com/recorded-videos-on-telehealth -
Establishing Telepharmacy Services: A Tool to Empower Pharmacists and Patients
presented by MENA Telehealth
June 10, 2020
More information: www.menatelehealth.com/telepharmacy
Access recorded webinar at: www.menatelehealth.com/recorded-videos-on-telehealth -
Telemedicine Takes Center Stage During COVID-19 Pandemic - Part 2
presented by AHIMA International
June 16, 2020 - 16h00 CET (will remain available on demand)
Incl. presentations from ISfTeH Board Member Dr. Osama Elhassan (Emirates Health Informatics Society & Dubai Health Authority) and Frederic Lievens (ISfTeH Vice Executive Director).
Register at: https://my.ahima.org/store/product?id=66263 -
Telehealth Policy and Reimbursement Issues in the Era of COVID-19: Perspectives from the United States, Scandinavia, and France
presented by TTRN (Transatlantic Telehealth Research Network), UC Davic Health, CITRIS (Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society) and the Banatao Institite, ISfTeH (International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth), The Gary and Mary West Foundation
June 23, 2020 - 09:00 PST - 12:00 EST - 18:00 CET
Info and registration: www.dialogue4health.org/web-forums/detail/telehealth-policy-and-reimbursement-issues
August 05, 2019
Newsletter #31 available now
Updates from the ISfTeH Global Telemedicine & eHealth Network (July 2019) available now
April 23, 2019
Newsletter #30 available now
Updates from the ISfTeH Global Telemedicine & eHealth Network (April 2019) available now
February 07, 2019
24th ISfTeH International Conference (in conjunction with the Portugal eHealth Summit 2019)
24th ISfTeH International Conference
19-20 March 2019
Lisbon, Portugal
in conjunction with:
Portugal eHealth Summit
19-22 March 2019
www.ehealthsummit.pt
The annual ISfTeH International Conferences have been organized since the mid '90s to bring together the members of the ISfTeH as well as other contacts from its wider global network. This annual event is hosted each year by one of the ISfTeH member organizations within the frame of one of their existing national/regional events or conferences.
In 2019, the 24th ISfTeH International Conference took place within the frame of the Portugal eHealth Summit, organized by the Shared Services of the Portuguese Ministry of Health (SPMS) and their National Telehealth Center (CNTS) who are an institutional member in the ISfTeH.
The agenda of the 24th ISfTeH International Conference is available here.
Full agenda of the entire Portugal eHealth Summit can be found at ehealthsummit.pt/agenda.
Partners/Exhibitors of the Portugal eHealth Summit: ehealthsummit.pt/parceiros.
Startups at Portugal eHealth Summit: ehealthsummit.pt/startups.
Videos of the presentations of the ISfTeH International Conference and Portugal eHealth Summit are available at: ehealthsummit.pt/videos.
Powerpoint presentations are available at: ehealthsummit.pt/apresentacoes.
Pictures of the event: ehealthsummit.pt/fotografias.
For more details or information, contact info@isfteh.org.
January 31, 2019
Updates from the ISfTeH Global Telemedicine & eHealth Network (January 2019)
Updates from the ISfTeH Global Telemedicine & eHealth Network (January 2019) available here.
May 17, 2018
Classification of Digital Health Interventions v1.0
The classification of digital health interventions (DHIs) developed by WHO. It categorizes the different ways in which digital and mobile technologies are being used to support health system needs
November 04, 2017
Updates from the ISfTeH Global Telemedicine eHealth Network (October 2017)
April 27, 2017
Updates from the ISfTeH Global Telemedicine eHealth Network (April 2017)
January 16, 2017
Updates from the ISfTeH Global Telemedicine eHealth Network (January 2017)
Updates from the ISfTeH Global Telemedicine eHealth Network (January 2017)
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October 17, 2016
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July 08, 2016
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April 27, 2016
The Global Knowledge Commons for Innovations in Health (IWG). A global repository and knowledge sharing platform
April 21, 2016
A Century of Telemedicine: Curatio Sine Distantia et Tempora. Book by Anton Vladzymyrskyy, Malina Jordanova and Frank Lievens
April 04, 2016
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January 11, 2016
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February 06, 2015
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November 05, 2014
Proceedings from the 19th ISfTeH International Conference - 5th Carrefour de la Télésanté
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October 06, 2014
Read the ISfTeH’s October 2014 Newsletter!
July 14, 2014
Read the ISfTeH’s July 2014 Newsletter!
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April 04, 2014
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February 25, 2014
ISfTeH Announces Pirkko Kouri and Anthony Maeder, Elected as New Board Members
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January 28, 2014
Read the ISfTeH’s January 2014 Newsletter!
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December 19, 2013
Education Working Groups UPDATE: “Masters Degree Online”
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November 26, 2013
Read the proceedings from the 18th annual ISfTeH International Conference in Japan
November 19, 2013
e-Hispanic Working Group: “Curso Introduccion a la Informatica en Salud y Telemedicina”
October 04, 2013
Read the ISfTeH’s October 2013 Newsletter!
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August 08, 2013
Second Issue of the Journal of the International Society of Telemedicine and eHealth
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July 10, 2013
REPORT OF THE 1ST CONFERENCE ON HOME CARE IN NIGERIA
July 10, 2013
Read the ISfTeH’s July 2013 Newsletter!
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May 01, 2013
Awards
2013: Prof. Ronald Merrell
Dr. Merrell is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University where he was Stuart McGuire Professor and Chairman of VCU’s Department of Surgery from 1999 to 2003. Dr. Merrell was also the Clinical Director of VCU Health Systems Telemedicine Program. Previously he was the Lampman Professor and Chairman of Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine. He was Vice Dean at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston and Professor of Surgery at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. He obtained B.S. and M.D. degrees from the University of Alabama, which is his home state and trained in surgery and biological chemistry at Washington University in St Louis.
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2012: Prof. Louis Lareng
Louis Lareng was born on April 8th, 1923 in the village of Ayzac-Ost, at the foot of the Pyrenees, in the south of the Gascony region where he spent his childhood and kept all his life this typical local melodious and gravelly-sounding accent.
He goes on to study medicine in Toulouse and practices the medical profession throughout his life within the city’s hospitals. He is an anaesthetist-resuscitator, a discipline that he also teaches as Professor of Medicine.
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April 26, 2013
NEW Publication: “Atlas of the Telemedicine History”
April 10, 2013
International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth Announces Rifat Latifi, Elected as New Board Member
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April 04, 2013
Greetings from Space (ISS Station) at the opening of the 14th ISfTeH International Conference!
Greetings from Space (ISS Station) at the opening of the 14th ISfTeH International Conference which took place in Moscow in 2009!
April 03, 2013
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January 17, 2013
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January 14, 2013
New Publication: IT will transform Health Delivery - Policy Changes in India
December 13, 2012
New “Working Groups” Category!
Click here to view the NEW page: "Junior Doctors" in Working Groups.
November 29, 2012
Read the Conference Report from the 17th ISfTeH Conference in Abuja
October 29, 2012
Report about the SFM 2012 (Telemedicine VII session), Saratov, Russia
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October 29, 2012
Editorial Doctor’s Conference, Exhibition & Awards, South Africa
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October 04, 2012
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July 16, 2012
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May 29, 2012
Call for Consultants
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May 14, 2012
AATM is mourning Dr. Davit Gasparyan’s death
It is with deep grief that we inform you about the tragic demise of Dr. David Gasparyan – Head of Department of Gynecology at the Medical Center "Kanaker-Zeitoun," Founding Board Member of the Armenian Association of Telemedicine.
Davit Gasparyan, M.D., Ph.D., was born on November 10, 1971 in Yerevan, Armenia. He obtained his degree in medicine at the Yerevan State Medical University in 1994; he did his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Research Center of Maternal and Child Health Protection in Yerevan, Armenia, and qualified as specialist in 1997. In 1999-2002 he was research fellow at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the National Institute of Health, and received a PhD degree in 2002. He practiced Obstetrics, Maternal Care and Surgical Gynecology at several institutions, including service as Head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Nairi hospital (1999-2004). Since June 2004 he has worked as the Head of Department of Gynecology at Medical Center “Kanaker-Zeytun” in Yerevan, Armenia.
Dr. Gasparyan participated in numerous training courses, CME activities and research meetings in Armenia, Russia and European countries, including several longer term visits to University Hospitals in Berlin (Charite) and Cologne. He was member to the National Association of Gynecologic Endoscopy of Russian Federation, Armenian Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, National Association of Health Managers of Armenia.
In 2008 Dr. Gasparyan with his colleagues co-founded Armenian Association of Telemedicine (AATM), and for the subsequent years provided his invaluable input as telehealth pioneer in Armenia, serving as AATM General Secretary and Treasurer.
In the face of Dr. Gasparyan healthcare in Armenia has lost an outstanding representative; his patients and colleagues, peers, seniors and juniors – a talented and sensitive Physician, Fellow, Teacher and Student; his mourning family, relatives and friends – a perfect Son, Husband, Father, Brother and Friend; and all those who had the honor to know him – simply а fine and bright person, a Man of rare qualities.
Dear David, you are with us, in our souls and our hearts - forever!
The service will be held today, on May 14th, starting at 6 pm in the church of St. Hovhannes (Proshyan St.); the funeral ceremony will start on Tuesday, May 15th, 2 PM from the above church.
Georgi Chaltikyan, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
AATM President and CEO
+374 93 911 110
GChaltikyan@armtelemed.org
Armenian Association of Telemedicine (AATM)
http://armtelemed.org
May 04, 2012
African Development Bank launches eHealth Award
The African Development Bank is launching a competition for innovative and sustainable information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives for the health sector in Africa. Click here to read more.
April 27, 2012
Overall Telemedicine/eHealth Events
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April 23, 2012
Call for Consultants
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April 09, 2012
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January 13, 2012
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November 11, 2011
Launch of the Global eHealth Ambassador’s Program - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH) is engaged in a new and exciting initiative called The Global eHealth Ambassadors Program (GeHAP), with seed funding from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Gulbenkian Foundation.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu will chair an invitation-only meeting to launch the GeHAP at the premises of the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FIRJAN) in Rio de Janeiro, on the 11th of November 2011.
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October 03, 2011
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June 20, 2011
New website opening on July 1st
We are proud to announce the opening of our website on July 1st.
