Speaker: Jamie Jaworski, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Speakers:

Jeff Collmann, Ph.D., Georgetown University Medical Center

Anna-Lisa Silvestre, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program

Telecommunications Technology, Health Services, and Technology Assessment

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Speakers:

James Grigsby, Ph.D., University of Colorado HealthSciences

Phoebe Barton, M.D., Center for Health Services Research, Denver

Telemed: Development of a JAVA/CORBA-Based Virtual Electronic Medical Record

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Speaker:

David Forslund, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory

Keynote Speakers:

Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI)

ADM Joseph W. Prueher, Commander in Chief, US Pacific Command

BG Kevin Kiley, MC, Assistant Surgeon General for Force Protection

Governor Benjamin Cayetano (D-HI)

Speakers:

Topic: Pacific Regional Program Office
LTC Rosemary Nelson, AN, Pacific Regional Program Office, Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: Akamai
F. Craig Floro

Topic: PACS, Teleradiology, and Telemedicine Technologies in the Alaska Native Health System
Denver A. Lodge, M.E., CCE, Alaska Native Medical Center

Topic: Pacific Medical Network Project - Pushing the Edge of the Envelope in Information Interoperability
Anthony Gelish, Pacific Regional Program Office, Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: The Devil is in the Wires: PacMedNet Lessons Learned
Richard Matthews, Science Applications International Corporation

Panel Members:

RADM S. Todd Fisher, MC, Bureau of Medicine
RADM Richard Mandsager, MC, PHS, Alaska Native Medical Center
RADM (retired) William James McDaniel, MC

Speakers:

Topic: Project MISSION
David Yun, Ph.D.,University of Hawai'i

Topic: JAVA Technology in the Theater Telemedicine Prototype Project (T2P2)
Eugen Vasilescu, Micro Clinique, LTD.

Topic: PACS as Part of the Enterprise: Impact of CORBA
Jesse C. Edwards, Jr., Integrated Clinical Solutions, Philips Medical Systems, N.A.

Topic: Business Objectives, Hospital Characteristics, and the Uses of Advanced Information Technology
James Koch, The Leavey School of Business and Administration, Santa Clara University

Speakers:

Topic: Web-based Teledermatology Consult System: Preliminary Results from the First 50 Cases
Hon S. Pak, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Topic: Peri-operative Management of Neurosurgical Patients with Telemedicine: A Prospective Controlled Study
Charles Riedel, M.D., Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Medical Center

Topic: Evaluation of the Mobile Medical Monitor in a Field Environment
Paula Konoske, Ph.D., Naval Health Research Center

Topic: Orthopedic Surgery in the Akamai Theatre Telemedicine Prototype Project
COL Gregg Taylor, MC, Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: The Use of an Intuitive Telemanipulator System for Remote Trauma Surgery
LTC Paul R. Cordts, MC, Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: Emerging Trends in Medical Device Technology
William Herman, Food and Drug Administration

Topic: Advances in Physiologic Lung Assessment via Electron Beam Computed Tomography
Eric A. Hoffman, Ph.D., University of Iowa College of Medicine

Topic: Clinical Uses for Medical Image Registration: Experiences at Three Hospitals
Lou K. Arata, Ph.D., Picker International, Inc.

Topic: Computer-Integrated Surgery: Coupling Information to Action in the 21st Century
Russell H. Taylor, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Topic: 3-D Computer Simulation of Prostate Biopsy Protocols
MAJ John Bauer, MC, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Speakers:

Lee Lalicker, Computer Sciences Corporation
Jim Voelz, EDS
Jack Taylor, MD, EDS
Julie Hunter, IBM
Ray Bednarsky, Litton/PRC Inc.
Paul Obrien, Litton/PRC Inc.
James Kosman, Science Applications International Corporation
Ian Davison, TRW Systems & Information Technology Group

Speakers:

Topic: Telemedicine and Dialysis
James Winchester, M.D., Georgetown University Medical Center

Topic: Rural Telemedicine Project in Northern New Mexico
Sandra Zink, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory

Topic: PACS and Teleradiology at the 3rd Medical Group
Lt Col David Vanderburgh, MC, 3rd Medical Group, Elmendorf Air Force Base

Topic: An Internet Based Consultation and Referral Network between Tripler Army Medical Center and Hospitals in the Western Pacific
COL Donald A. Person, MC, Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: Remote Digital Echocardiography for the Identification of Cardiac Valvular Disease
MAJ Sheri Y. N. Boyd, MC, FACC, Brooke Army Medical Center

Chair: COL James Breitweser, MC, Tripler Army Medical Center

Speakers:

Topic: Hyperspectral Diagnostic Imaging of the Cervix-Initial Observations
MAJ Mary Parker, MC, Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: Positron Emission Tomography
Marc Coel, M.D., Queens Medical Center

Topic: Integrated CMOS-Selenium X-ray Sensor for Digital Mammography
Peter Martin, Ph.D., ThermoTrex Corporation

Topic: Real Time Programmable Ultrasound Machines
Yongmin Kim, Ph.D., University of Washington

Topic: Fast Digital Mammogram Transmission for Telemanagement
Shyh-Liang Lou, Ph.D., University of California

 

Speakers:

Topic: Clinical Teleradiology in Hawai'i: The Molokai Experience
Michael J. Meagher, M.D. FACR, University of Hawai'i

Topic: High Performance Computing and the Medical Industry
Eugene Bal, III, Maui High Performance Computing Center

Topic: Hansen's Disease in the Pacific (A Hawai'ian Perspective)
Mona R. Bomgaars, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Health, State of Hawai'i

Topic: Telehealth and Telemedicine in the Hawai'i Health Systems Corporation
COL (Retired) Thomas Driskill, Jr., Hawai'i Health Systems Corporation
Dennis Sato, Hawai'i Health Systems Corporation
Mark Schwab, M.D., Hawai'i Health Systems Corporation

Speakers:

COL (DR) Wye Mun Low, Chief Army Medical Officer, Singapore

Topic: The Status of Medical Technology and the Healthcare System in the Philippines
Jose F.G. Ledesma, M.D., St. Luke's Medical Center

Topic: Real-Time Telementoring in Ophthalmology
Jorge G. Camara, M.D., University of Hawai'i

Topic: PACS in Japan and Progress of Technology Assessment
Kiyonari Inamura, Ph.D., Osaka University

Speakers:

Topic: Early Warning of Covert Biological and Chemical Warfare Events Through a Clinical Encounter Operation: Leveraging Template-Derived Rigor and XML - Tagged Output
Maj Kevin Hall, M.C., Langley Air Force Base

Topic: An Embeddable Clinical Note-Writing Tool that Supports Structured Data Analysis
Walter Sujansky, M.D., Ph.D., Oceania, Inc.

Topic: The Impact of Deploying an Intelligent Enterprise Storage Architecture in an Integrated Healthcare Delivery System
David Blessing, EMC Corporation

Organizational Reengineering and Risk Management

Speakers:

Topic: Creating a Sustainable Telehealth Business Model
William Spencer, M.H.S., MedSurf
Richard Wasnich, M.D., FACP, MedSurf

Topic: Physician Credentials and Telemedicine
Captain Stephen B. Permison, M.D., Health Resources and Services Administration

Topic: The Integration of New Communication Technologies to Form Virtual Organizations: A CaseStudy of a Prison Telemedicine Program
Jeanine Warisse Turner, Ph.D., Georgetown University School of Business

Speakers:

Topic: Telehealth in a Managed Care Environment
John Payne, M.D., University of Hawai'i Medical School

Topic: Telehealth and Telemedicine: The St. Francis Experience
James M. Willie, R.N., The Heart Center, St. Francis Medical Center

Topic: Effective Planning and Management for Clinical Information Systems
Daniel Davis, M.D., F.A.C.P., The Queens Medical Center

  Speakers:

Topic: Telehealth Technology and Legislation
LTC Nancy Gilmore-Lee, AN, Office of Senator Daniel K. Inouye

Topic: Hawai'i Telehealth Reimbursement Policy: Our Successful Collaborative Community Approach
Jacolyn Peebles, M.A., Department of Health, State of Hawai'i

Topic: Potential of Telecommunication in Humanitarian Health Initiatives
John Scott, Center for Public Service Communications

Topic: Developing a Telehealth Care Community Assessment Survey for Hawai'i: Opportunities and Challenges for Health Care Client and Provider Partnership
Irene Hurst, RN, Ph.D., University of Utah

Speakers:

Topic: Telemedicine at the USUHS: A Decade of Achievement in Research, Training, Clinical and Operations Application and Evaluation
Craig Llewellyn, M.D., M.P.H., Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

Topic: A Strategic Vision for Making Relevant Medical Information and Images Available to the Health Care Team: Telemedicine and Information Technology Within the Veterans Administration
Leonard Goldschmidt, M.D., Ph.D., Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System

Topic: Telemedicine as a Strategic Intent of the Organization
David Bangert, Ph.D., University of Hawai'i

Topic: Lessons Learned for the Year 1K: Meeting the Challenges of Time in the Pacific
Donna Cunningham, Science Applications International Corporation

Topic: Organizational Impact of Telemedicine: A Quantitative And Qualitative Evaluation Schema
Robert Doktor, Ph.D., University of Hawai'i College of Business Administration

Speakers:

Topic: The Virtual Radiology Environment - Great Plains Regional Medical Command
COL Anna Chacko, MC, Brooke Army Medical Center

Topic: Impact of the Filmless Radiology
Nicola Strickland, M.D., Hammersmith Hospital

Topic: Filmless Operation in the Maryland VA Health Care System: Experience and Cost Benefit Analysis
Eliot Siegel, M.D., Baltimore VA Medical Center and University of Maryland School of Medicine

Topic: Evaluation of Digital Chest Computed Radiology (CR) Unit and Image Distribution System at The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane, Australia
Bernard Crowe, Health Informatics Society of Australia

Speakers:

Topic: Pacific Regional Program Office Focus on Security
Tim Deloach, Information Systems Support, Inc., Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: Secure Network Design and Implementation at the 15th Medical Group
Mike Kindle, EDS, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawai'i

Topic: GTE Focuses on Security
Michael Horkey, GTE Government Systems

Speakers:

James Grigsby, Ph.D., University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

 

Topic: Using the Command Core System as the Foundation for the U.S. Air Force Occupational Health Program
Col John Joyce, MC, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Topic: Transcending the Technology Inherent in Telehealth Consultation
Helen M. Johnstone, M.Ed., RN, Gateway Regional Health Systems, Inc.

Topic: Overview and Status of the AKAMAI Telemedicine Evaluation Initiative
Victoria Garshnek, Ph.D., Tripler Army Medical Center

Speakers:

Topic: Healthcare Applications and the Next-Generation Internet
Paul Fontelo, M.D., M.P.H., National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Topic: The Joslin Vision Network Image Validation Study
Jerry D. Cavallerano, OD, Ph.D., Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center

Topic: Diabetes Home Monitoring Project
Adil Alaoui, Georgetown University Medical Center

Topic: Total Dental Access
COL Larry Kudryk, DC, The Telemedicine and Advanced Technologies
Research Center

 

Speakers:

Topic: Technology Tools for the Year 2005, Supporting the Nursing Process
LTC Rosemary Nelson, AN, Tripler Army Medical Center and
Loretta Schlachta, RN, Strategic Monitored Services, Inc.
Cynthia Kohuth, RN, SRA, Inc

Topic: Aspects Telehealth Project
LTC Joanne Hollandsworth, AN, Tripler Army Medical Center

Speakers:

Topic: Post-Deployment Illnesses
Daniel Clauw, M.D., Georgetown University Medical Center

Topic: A Federal Research Strategy for Improving Military Health in Future Deployments
Timothy R. Gerrity, Ph.D., Department of Veterans Affairs

Topic: Providing Behavioral Medicine Interventions To Deployed Soldiers By Telemedicine: The Tripler LE3AN Akamai Project
Larry C. James, Ph.D., ABPP, Tripler Army Medical Center

Panel Members:

Naomi Broering, MLS, MA, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Topic: Empowering Health Sciences Students through the World Wide Web - A Lifelong Learning Concept
Thomas Basler, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina

Topic: Colloboration in the Information Age: The Future of Multimedia Messaging in Healthcare
Logan Ludwig, Ph.D., Telehealth and Medical Services Health Sciences Library

Topic: Technology Aspects of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (CNSBRI) Program
Gregory Chauncey, Baylor College of Medicine

Speaker:

Topic: The Pathway to the CPR: Improving Military Health Care in the Age of Managed Care
Col Lynn Ray, BSC, Composite Health Care System II Program Office

Speakers:

Topic: Implementation of a Managed Care Information System for the Military Health Services
COL Russell Mattern, O.D., Corporate Executive Information System Program Management Office, and MAJ Harold Rutan, AN, Corporate Executive Information System Program Management Office

Speakers:

Topic: Developing an Integrated Distance Learning Center: A Walter Reed Nuclear Medicine Experience
CPT Inku Hwang, MC, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Topic: The Pacific Oncology Outreach Project: An Overview
COL Laurie Davis, MC., Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: Making it Work: Clinical and Technical Issues in Low Bandwidth Telemedicine and Teleradiology
Denver A. Lodge, Alaska Area Native Health Service

Topic: Teleproctored Surgery in Otolaryngology
COL Lawrence P.A. Burgess, MC, FACS, Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: Telepresence in Otolaryngology
CDR Michael R. Holtel, MC, Tripler Army Medical Center

Speakers

Topic: Fostering Advances in Emerging Medical Technologies
Gilbert Devey, National Science Foundation

Topic: The Federal Role in Setting Standards for the Exchange of Health Information
William R. Braithwaite, M.D., Ph.D., FACMI, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Topic: Telehealth Research and Evaluation: Implications for Decision Makers
J. Michael Fitzmaurice, Ph.D., Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Topic: Telemedicine and Rural Health
Dena Puskin, Sc.D., Office of the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration

Speakers:

Topic: Theatre Medical Data Store
Lawrence Haynes, Science Applications International Corporation

Topic: A Qualitative Assessment of Patient and Provider Satisfaction with New Implementation of a Telemedicine System
LTC Elizabeth E. Hill, AN, Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: The 1997 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services: Irritation or Challenge
Thomas M. Jones, M.D., Oacis Healthcare Systems

Speakers:

Topic: Concept for Global Grid Telemedicine System
Gary Gilbert, University of Pittsburgh

Topic: Implementing Practical and Affordable Telemedicine Models
David C. Balch, East Carolina University School of Medicine

Topic: Re-engineering Health Care Delivery through Telemedicine
Lt Col Alton Powell III, MC, SFS, TRICARE Region Nine Southern CA

Topic: Evaluating Commercial PACS Products for Installation in a Community Based Teaching Hospital: The Customers View of Reality
Michael J. Meagher, M.D., FACR, University of Hawai'i

Topic: Effectiveness of Voice Therapy at Distance
Pauline Mashima, Tripler Army Medical Center

Speakers:

Topic: Conversion to Continuous Speech Recognition: Impact on Radiology Reporting
Oliver Esch, M.D., The University of Texas Medical Branch

Topic: Medical Optical Signal Processing, Enhancing the Quality of Care for the 21st Century
David Carrott, Litton Data Systems

Topic: Medical Image Data Compression
Zixiang Xiong, Ph.D., University of Hawai'i

Topic: Training Neural Networks for Computer-Aided Diagnosis: Experience in the Intelligence Community
Paul Sajda, Ph.D., National Information Display Laboratory, National Technology Alliance

Speakers:

Topic: The Role of Information Science and Knowledge-based Resources in Delivering Telehealth Services
Mabel Trafford, M.L.S., Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: Social Work Service Management Information System
LTC Kari Ekwurzel, MC, Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: Using Severity-adjusted Data to Measure Clinical Performance and Resource Utilization
Norbert Goldfield, M.D., 3M Health Information Systems

Topic: PACS Installation in Radiology Department
Ramesh C. Verma, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Topic: Data Sharing between the Veterans Administration and the Department of Defense by means of a Transportable Computerized Patient Record
Carol Vatinelle, Science Applications International Corporation

 

Speakers:

COL Robert Vandre, MC, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

Topic: Georgian Peacekeeping Mission: The Medical Experience
LCDR Gary Tabach, MSC, Medical Service Corps

Topic: Cobra Gold: A Near Real Field Experience
LT Doris Nedved, MSC, Pacific Fleet Command Surgeons Office

Topic: Telecommunications Contributions to the Future of Public Health: A Forecast
Victoria Garshnek, Ph.D., Tripler Army Medical Center

Topic: Lessons Learned from the DEPRAD Deployment
Betty Levine, Georgetown University Medical Center

Speakers:

Topic: Military Medicine Investment Strategies for 21st Century Health Service Support
Conrad Clyburn, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

COL (retired) Bob Leitch, CCRC (VHS)

Christian Macedonia, M.D., U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

Mike Hopmeier, Unconventional Concepts, Inc.

MAJ Greg Mogel, MC, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

Speakers:

LTC Rosemary Nelson, AN, Tripler Army Medical Center
Seong Ki Mun, Ph.D., Georgetown University