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High-Tech Healthcare Headlines at Telemedicine Meeting in
Seattle
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Teleradiology Training
The American Telemedicine Association
March 18, 2008
April 6-8 meeting focus: how new technology and
telecommunications can help fight disease, improve medical care
Seattle, WA -- The American Telemedicine Association (ATA)
announced today that it will host its Thirteenth Annual Meeting
& Exhibition April 6-8, at the Washington State Convention
Center in Seattle, Washington. Thousands of health care
professionals, high-tech companies and experts from around the
world will be descending on Seattle to hear hundreds of
presentations, new product announcements and the latest research
by medical and technology experts. More than 1,000 telemedicine
products and services will be displayed by 100 + companies on
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On display will be the very
latest in advanced technology, gadgets and software helping
health care providers and consumers. Included in the exhibition
will be devices that help train emergency responders by
simulating disaster areas, networks that manage and deliver
improved treatment of patients with infectious diseases,
technologies that enhance battlefield treatment and evacuation
of injured soldiers, services that increase the quality of life
for seniors, and weight management programs that help obese
children lose weight.
This three-day meeting will explore the latest findings in
homeland security, emergency preparedness and disaster response,
chronic care, mental health, and access for underserved
populations.
Keynotes include:
Louis J. Burns
Vice President & General Manager, Digital Health Group Intel
Corporation
The Honorable S. Ward Casscells, MD
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Lee Woodruff
Author of In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing
Contributing Editor, Good Morning America
The American Telemedicine Association is the leading resource
and advocate promoting access to medical care for consumers and
health professionals via telecommunications technology. The ATA
Annual Meeting is the world’s largest scientific meeting and
exposition focused exclusively on telemedicine. The meeting is
recognized around the world as the primary forum for the
telemedicine industry. For more information about the meeting:
www.americantelemed.org |
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