VTEL Helps Showcase Telemedicine Benefits.NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999-- ENT ENT ears, nose, and throat (otorhinolaryngology). ENT abbr. ear, nose, and throat ENT ear, nose and throat. ENT Ears, nose & throat; formally, otorhinolaryngology Conference to Put Spotlight on Many Applications of Videoconferencing in Medicine The medical community is proving that it can heal from a distance - with the help of leading-edge visual communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry , that is. Using VTEL VTEL Video Teleconferencing (R) Corporation's (Nasdaq: VTEL) new Galaxy(tm) videoconferencing system, the 1999 American Academy The American Academy in Berlin is a non-partisan academic institution in Berlin. It was founded in September 1994 by a group of prominent Americans and Germans, among them Richard Holbrooke, Henry Kissinger, Richard von Weizsäcker, Fritz Stern and Otto Graf Lambsdorff and opened in of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting and Oto Expo will showcase the benefits of videoconferencing in the medical field through a telemedicine demonstration at noon Central Standard Time on Monday, September 27, in room 357 of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is a collection of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana. The lower end of building one is located 500 m (1640 feet) upriver from Canal Street on the banks of the Mississippi River. Named after former mayor of New Orleans Ernest N. in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . "It's gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to see our technology solutions in use around the world, extending the healing touch of physicians and other health care professionals," said Stephen Von Rump, VTEL president. "VTEL's new Galaxy system is the perfect tool for telemedicine, because it's cost-effective, easy to use, reliable and can be upgraded with specialized diagnostic features that make it effective for multiple applications." To highlight the benefits of videoconferencing, Dr. Donald Blakeslee Donald James Matthew Blakeslee, born 1918 in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, was an officer in the United States Air Force, whose career began as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force and flew Spitfire fighter aircraft, during World War II. , an otolaryngologist from Demorest, Ga., will conduct a general ear, nose and throat exam on a patient in VTEL's Atlanta office, while the AAO AAO American Association of Orthodontists; American Academy of Ophthalmology; American Academy of Otolaryngology; American Academy of Osteopathy. AAO Special Task Force on Telemedicine watches from hundreds of miles away in New Orleans. "Videoconferencing allows physicians and specialists to see more patients efficiently and effectively, especially patients in rural areas or those for whom travel is difficult," said Dr. Blakeslee. "I'm very glad to be able to use this equipment and believe that it provides a tremendous benefit to myself and my patients." Dr. Arlen Meyers, chairman of the AAO Special Task Force on Telemedicine, currently uses VTEL systems to conduct monthly conferences that connect University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
"Videoconferencing is an important tool in providing cost-effective quality care regardless of the location of patients and practitioners," said Meyers, who is a professor of otolaryngology head and neck surgery with the University of Colorado. "One of the committee's goals is to educate members on videoconferencing technology and its application to what they do, and this conference is a great opportunity to do so." VTEL's Galaxy series of videoconferencing systems are considered "next generation" products, offering users unparalleled ease-of-use, affordability, connectability and manageability. Galaxy systems come equipped with Vtouch(tm), a revolutionary, Windows-based user interface controlled with a unique, ergonomically designed remote control that makes the system simple and fun to use. Based in Austin, Texas with offices and resellers in 61 countries, VTEL Corporation is a global leader in high technology visual communications products and services. From Internet visual communications software and services to videoconferencing systems and video-networking solutions, VTEL offers customers the most complete range of products and implementation support. VTEL serves customers in the commercial, education, healthcare, and government markets by combining the power of traditional videoconferencing with the vast reach of the Internet. VTEL, Galaxy and Vtouch are trademarks of VTEL Corporation. VTEL Corporation, 108 Wild Basin Road, Austin, Texas, 78746. Tel: 512-437-2700, Fax: 512-437-2792. VTEL Website: http://www.vtel.com |
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