8:00 am

Registration and continental breakfast

9:00 am

Welcome address

James Squires, MD, MPH, Endowment for Health

Governor Craig Benson (invited)

9:30 am

Keynote #1

Telehealth- Opportunities for Rural Health Care

Larry Bryant

Deputy Director, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth

HRSA-DHHS

Washington, DC

Mr. Bryant answers the question, "Why use telehealth applications?"

10:15 am

Break/Vendors & Exhibits

11:00 am

Concurrent Sessions (Please choose one)

Improving Patient Care with Technology

Moderator: Louis Kazal, MD

Dartmouth Medical School

Jonathan Burroughs, MD

Memorial Hospital

North Conway, NH

Ludwig von Hahn, MD

Crotched Mountain Foundation

Greenfield, NH

The panel discusses two telehealth programs that have resulted in improved health outcomes and savings in time and money.

Cost Savings of Using Home Telemonitoring

Patricia Heffernan, MSW, CSW

President, CEO

Genesee Region Home Care & Hospice

Rochester, NY

Compare traditional and tele-home care methods for the chronically ill patient. Discussion includes costs, patient outcomes and impact on work force.

The Vermont Teletrauma Project

Michael P. Caputo, MS

Director of Information Systems & Telehealth Operations

University of Vermont College of Medicine

Burlington, VT

Telehealth technology has benefited Vermont's Emergency Medicine services, improving clinical outcomes for patients.

12:00 pm -
1:30 pm

Lunch

12:30 pm

Keynote #2

Building a Successful Telemedicine Program

Arvind Patel, MD

Maine Telemedicine Services

Lubec, ME

1:45 pm

Keynote #3

Solving the Healthcare Dilemma: Adopting Telecare Technologies to Care for New Hampshire's Seniors

Daniel Carlin, MD

World Clinic

New London, NH

Dr Carlin discusses how telehealth benefits the aging population in the New Hampshire area and impacts patient care.

2:45 pm

Break

3:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions (Please choose one)

Improving Patient Care with Technology

Moderator: Louis Kazal, MD

Dartmouth Medical School

Jonathan Burroughs, MD

Memorial Hospital

North Conway, NH

Ludwig von Hahn, MD

Crotched Mountain Foundation

Greenfield, NH

See description above.

Cost Savings of Using Home Telemonitoring

Patricia Heffernan, MSW, CSW

President, CEO

Genesee Region Home Care & Hospice

Rochester, NY

See description above.

The Vermont Teletrauma Project

Michael P. Caputo, MS

Director of Information Systems & Telehealth Operations

University of Vermont College of Medicine

Burlington, VT

See description above.

4:00 pm

Wrap-up, Closing Remarks

James Squires, MD

4:30 pm -
6:30 pm

Reception/Vendors & Exhibits

8:00 am

Registration and continental breakfast

9:00 am

Welcome address

Bryan Ayars, Bureau Chief

NH Office of Rural Health & Primary Care

9:30 am

Keynote #1

Successes in Telemedicine

Nancy E. Lugn, JD, MBA

Corporate Manager

Partners Telemedicine

Boston, MA

Ms. Lugn discusses the concept of providing health care at a distance by transporting knowledge rather than people, improving access, quality, and cost-effectiveness of care.

10:15 am

Break/Vendors & Exhibits

11:00 am

Concurrent Sessions (Please choose one)

Telehealth: Research Prototypes

Barbara Demuth, RN, MSN

Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Underserved Areas (CERMUSA) at Saint Francis University

Loretto, PA

Ms. Demuth discusses telemedicine and diabetes management in home care, medical evaluation of neonates in rural areas and projects using POTS (plain old telephone system).

Discounts for Telehealth Communications

Mel Blackwell, VP, External Communications

Rural Health Care Division

Universal Service Administrative Co. (USAC)

Washington, DC

Mr. Blackwell provides an overview of USAC Rural Health Care and its application process, the savings to health care organizations and the USAC support program.

12:00 pm -
1:30 pm

Lunch

12:00 pm -
1:30 pm

Luncheon Meeting (optional)

For those interested in planning a NH Telehealth collaborative

1:30 pm

Keynote #2

The Maine Telehealth Program- A Grassroots Effort

Arvind Patel, MD

Medical Director

Maine Telemedicine Services

Lubec, ME

Dr. Patel discusses how the need-driven grassroots efforts of his community evolved into a coordinated statewide telehealth program.

2:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions (Please choose one)

Home Telemonitoring: Local, Regional & National Programs

Moderator: Susan Young, Executive Director

Home Care Association of New Hampshire

Andrea Steel, BSN, RNC, CHCE

President, CEO Lake Sunapee Region VNA

New London, NH

Michael Edwards, Ph.D.

Regional Medical Center at Lubec/HealthWays

Lubec, ME

Patricia Heffernan, MSW, CSW, CEO

Genesee Region Home Care & Hospice

Rochester, NY

A panel discussion of the home health implications of telehealth applications: program overview, patient outcomes, impact of staffing, and patients' use of technology.

Home Monitoring for Chronic Diseases

Betty Levine, M.S.

Head, Division of E-Health and Telemedicine

ISIS Center (Imaging Science and Information Systems)

Georgetown University Medical Center

Washington, D.C.

Phil V. Beauchene, RN, MHA, CMPE

Executive Director, Medicare Demonstration Project

ISIS Center (Imaging Science and Information Systems)

Georgetown University

Washington, D.C.

Telehealth offers advantages for monitoring chronic diseases at home, as implemented at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC. These web-based systems helps patients with diabetes or congestive heart failure manage their illness with on-line support from their care provider.

3:30 pm

Wrap-up, Closing Remarks

Bryan Ayars, Bureau Chief

NH Office of Rural Health & Primary Care