1997 Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information Conference

Summaries of Plenary Sessions and Breakout Sessions

Customizing Information #1: Telemedicine and Telehealth Programs, Reaching Into Patients' Homes

Tuesday, April 15
3:45 - 5:15 PM

Moderator: Patricia F. Brennan, RN, PhD, FAAN, Moehlman Bascom Professor, School of Nursing and College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin

Speaker: James E. Gray, MD, MS, Director of Newborn Services, Department of Neonatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Speaker: Max E. Stachura, MD, Director, Medical College of Georgia, Telemedicine Center, "The Electronic HouseCall Project - Clinical Aspects"

Speaker: James C. Toler, MSEE, Principal Research Engineer, Biomedical Interactive Technology Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, "Engineering Considerations in the Design of a Tele-Home Care System"

Statement of the Subject

The session will describe two innovative telemedicine test beds that are using the latest in interactive technologies to meet health needs in the home. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is exploring how advanced communications technology can be used to provide enhanced educational, emotional, and medical support to families with babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

The Electronic House Calls Project is taking advantage of a unique partnership among four major organizations to bring user-friendly multimedia applications in health directly into the homes of elderly patients. Panel members will also discuss future plans, barriers that have been overcome, and barriers that remain.

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