ADVISORY/National Leaders Convene to Discuss Remote Medical Applications; Commerce Undersecretary, Surgeon General to Participate.

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...for Sun.-Wed. (April 27-30)

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WHAT:       Annual Meeting of American Telemedicine Association.
            Press invited to national launch of ATA Consumer Awareness
             Initiative & Telemedicine Exhibit Showcase

WHERE:      Orlando, Florida
            Orange County Convention Center Auditorium & Hall C
WHEN:       April 27-30, 2003

EXHIBITS:   Press passes are available for the accompanying trade show
             with displays from 98 providers of products and services.
             The exhibits will be open Sunday evening, all day Monday
             and Tuesday through 3:00 PM.

PLENARY SPEAKERS: Press interviews can be arranged with many of the
                  special guests and ATA leadership.

OPENING PLENARY SESSION:
Sunday, April 27
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

MEETING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF CONSUMERS: THE ROLE OF TELEMEDICINE

Presiding: COL Ronald K. Poropatich, MD
President, American Telemedicine Association
USAMRMC, TATRC, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, DC

Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS
United States Surgeon General Commander, USPHS
Commissioned Corps Assistant Secretary for Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

Lieutenant General James Peake
Surgeon General, US Army, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Command
Falls Church, VA

Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
Director, Partners Telemedicine
Partners Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Boston, MA

Gloria WilderBrathwaite, MD
Director of Mobile Health Programs, Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC

MAINTAINING STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Monday, April 28
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Presiding: COL Ronald K. Poropatich, MD
President, American Telemedicine Association
USAMRMC, TATRC, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, DC

Major General Lester Martinez-Lopez
Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Ft. Detrick, MD

The Honorable Phillip J. Bond
Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology &
Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Commerce
Washington, DC

ATA 2003 GUEST LECTURE SERIES
Tuesday, April 29
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Presiding: Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
Director, Partners Telemedicine
Partners Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Boston, MA

Kenneth Bird Annual Lecture
John Glaser
Chief Information Officer
Partners Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Boston, MA

Joseph F. Coughlin, PhD
Director, Age Lab, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Cambridge, MA