[TAO] Dr. Dale Alverson to keynote TAO Annual Meeting and Summit

[Catherine Britain]

*Forgotten to register or haven’t yet decided to register?*  The deadline
for early-bird registration (October 15th) is fast approaching.  Join us for
an exciting day of presentations, discussion, and networking about
telehealth and creating possibilities for better healthcare for all
Oregonians.





*~Creating Possibilities~*

*The Convergence of Health Care *

*And Telecommunications*

*2010 TAO Annual Meeting and Summit*

*November 3, 2010***

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*Dr. Dale Alverson to Deliver Keynote Address*

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Dr. Alverson is one of the most knowledgeable, energetic, and committed
people in telehealth today.  He is known throughout the world for his
leadership in bringing telehealth to the forefront of healthcare as a means
of improving access and quality of service for all the world’s citizens.



*Navigating Healthcare’s Perfect Storm*



Dr. Alverson will discuss the “perfect storm” brewing in healthcare
today.  This
storm, a product of the Healthcare Reform Act, the global economic downturn,
the lack of healthcare providers, the government investment in broadband
services for healthcare, and the rapid growth of enabling technologies for
patient-centered care, presents unique opportunities for those in telehealth
to collaborate with other healthcare stakeholders.  Join TAO and Dr.
Alverson as we begin a dialogue to help create a better healthcare system -
a system that is centered on the patient and provides affordable access to
quality care.



*About Dr. Alverson*

Dr. Alverson is a Professor of Pediatrics and Regents’ Professor on faculty
at the University of New Mexico (UNM), School of Medicine. He is the
Director of the Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research at UNM. In
that role, he has been involved in the planning, implementation, research
and evaluation of Telemedicine systems for New Mexico.



He is on the Board of the New Mexico Telehealth Alliance, having served as a
prior chairman.

He is also on the Board of LCF Research in New Mexico addressing the
advancement and meaningful use of health information exchange, adoption of
electronic health records, and integration with telemedicine.



He is the principle investigator and project coordinator for the FCC Rural
Health Care Pilot Program in the region, the Southwest Telehealth Access
Grid, a $15.5 million effort designed to form a telehealth network of
networks in the region.



Nationally, Dr. Alverson is the President of the American Telemedicine
Association (ATA) and has been on the Boards of ATA, the Center for
Telehealth and e-Health Law, and Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation.
The UNM Center for Telehealth was given the ATA President’s Institutional
Award for its efforts in advancing telehealth locally, nationally, and
internationally. He is involved in international Telehealth projects,
particularly with Latin America, as well as ongoing initiatives for the
development of collaborations with telehealth programs in Africa, India,
Nepal, Iraq, Afghanistan, and several other countries.







-- 
Catherine S. Britain
csbritain at gmail.com
541-910-7366
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