AET's Live Webcast Delivers Education, Training to Physicians in Successful Launch of Pilot Project.

Health/Medical Editors & High-Tech Writers

NORFOLK, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2002

American Educational Telecommunications (AET), a global provider of medical and educational telecommunications services, announced that on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, it successfully completed the first of twelve Webcast sessions in a pilot project that delivers real-time education and training to physicians in the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology.

The pilot project, called I*NET P&G Connections, is made possible by a $10,000 grant from Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, which provides eight physicians in Nebraska with Internet-based videoconferencing equipment and a one-year subscription to AET's communications network.

"This is the beginning of a new way to communicate with medical professionals without the traditional boundaries of time, space and budget," said AET Chief Operations Officer and Executive Vice President Donald A. LaPoint.

In Tuesday's Webcast, Dr. Keith Vrbicky, AET chairman and chief executive officer and assistant clinical professor-department of OB/GYN at Creighton University and University of Nebraska Medical Center, delivered a 32-minute live presentation on health issues of today's postmenopausal women. In particular, Vrbicky spoke on the recent controversy of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy. The eight physicians included in the pilot project watched and participated in the session from separate clinics in Nebraska via their desktop computers. The physicians then responded with questions on the topic, to which Vrbicky responded.

"Clinicians were able to get the most up-to-date information on an important topic without leaving their office," Vrbicky said. "It was well received." The session occurred over the lunch hour and was intended to pose little inconvenience in the physicians' workday.

LaPoint said the pharmaceutical industry has begun to see application benefits for this technology with the passing of new laws restricting various selling practices. "Now we can focus on where the marketing dollars are spent. That's not on wining and dining, it's on educating and training," LaPoint said.

The second live Webcast of I*NET P&G Connections will take place at 12:15 p.m. (Central Time) on Tuesday, October 8, 2002. The public is invited to participate in a chat-mode by visiting www.aetmedical.com and clicking "Procter & Gamble." An archived version of the first Webcast will be available Friday, Sept. 13, 2002, by clicking "Video on Demand" at the same Web site.

About American Educational Telecommunications

AET is a global provider of telemedicine, telehealth and distance learning services. The company owns and operates a global telecommunications network that unites real-time intercontinental video and audio links, T-1 fiber connectivity and satellite communications transmissions. It delivers education, patient consultations and referral services to customers in the United States and other countries. AET has its headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, with offices in Norfolk, Nebraska, and Cairo, Egypt. More information on AET can be found at www.aetmedical.com.

SOURCE: American Educational Telecommunications (AET)