Rural Telehealth and Advanced Technologies Conference
As the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania heads into the 60th day of its marathon state budget impasse, that’s no deterrent to some of the best and brightest minds in healthcare technology, military medicine, rural development and public policy.
They’ll be converging on St. Francis University’s Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Underserved Areas (CERMUSA) in Loretto, PA next week for the inaugural Rural Telehealth and Advanced Technologies Conference.
I plan to attend the conference, and to live-blog and/or live-tweet the proceedings, circumstances permitting, on Friday, September 4th. (More information to come.)
From the official conference website:
The focus of this inaugural conference will be Chronic Care: Model, Solutions, and Technology Applications. With the ever-increasing need to provide efficient, effective chronic care for afflicted individuals, especially in rural and underserved areas, this event will spotlight the Chronic Care Model and the escalating presence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), as well as the causes treatments, and technological advances that encompass healthcare, both in the military and civilian populations.
• Conference Agenda is here.
• Speaker Bios are here.
• Registration info is here.
Continuing Education Opportunities
If you’re a qualifying healthcare professional, you can earn up to 6 hours of continuing education credit/hours, based on your participation and credentials. Read more…
Conference Sponsors:
Healthcare: A Blueprint for Transformational Change
While not directly conference related, I’m particularly proud of the video below of my friend and colleague Nick Jacobs, FACHE delivering the Graduate School address at the conference venue, St. Francis University’s 2009 commencement ceremonies.
He’s introduced here by Fr. Gabriel Zeis, OFM, President of St. Francis University, who will be hosting the Rural Telehealth and Advanced Technologies Conference.
Nick’s a singularly unique, outside-the-box kind of guy when it comes to innovative healthcare thinking. As a hospital CEO, he was identified as the first ever to have his own blog years ago (I helped just a bit) by the Wall Street Journal and Fortune.
Nick also brought 24-hour visitation, fountains, home-baked bread and strolling violin players into his hospital, flying in the face of all “conventional wisdom.” The result? One of the lowest infection rates of any hospital in the region, among other outstanding health outcomes. I encourage you to listen to what he has to say. (Full disclosure: I edited the video.)
