2014 Schedule

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Monday October 6, 2014

8:00 - 8:15	Welcome and Overview Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD, FATA, Associate Director for Evaluation, Arizona Telemedicine Program, Tucson, AZ Dale C. Alverson, MD, FATA, Medical Director, Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
8:15 – 8:45	Challenges and Opportunities: Why an SPS? Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD, FATA

MORNING MODULE: TELEHEALTH WINNERS: STRATEGIES THAT WORK

	SECTION MODERATOR: Ana María López, MD, MPH, FACP Medical Director, Arizona Telemedicine Program, Tucson, AZ
8:45 – 9:45	Panel: Expanding Mature Telehealth Programs: Successful Telehealth in Large, Integrated Healthcare Systems Deborah H. Dahl, BSE, MBA, FACHE, Vice President, Patient Care Innovation, Banner Health, Phoenix, AZ Bart M. Demaerschalk, MD, MSc, FRCP, Professor of Neurology and Medical Director, Mayo Clinic Telestroke and Teleneurology, Scottsdale, AZ Christopher Veremakis, MD, Medical Director, Center for Innovative Care, Mercy Virtual - Mercy Health, Chesterfield, MO
9:45 – 10:15	How a Large Academic Medical Center Partnered with a Commercial Provider to Win a CMS Grant Howard Yonas, MD, Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
10:15 – 10:45	Coffee Break & Visit Exhibitors
	SECTION MODERATOR: Jay H. Sanders, MD, FACP, FACAAI, FATA President and Chief Executive Officer, The Global Telemedicine Group, McLean, VA
10:45 – 11:15	Integration or Bust? The Strategic Advantage of Creating Telehealth Buying Collaboratives Joseph Peterson, MD, Chief Executive Officier, Specialists On Call, Reston, VA
11:15 – 11:45	The Telehealth Call Center Model Mark Aspenson, Chief Executive Officer, Avery Telehelath, Scottsdale, AZ
11:45 – 1:00	Lunch (Expo Hall)

AFTERNOON MODULE: SUCCEEDING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER

	SECTION MODERATOR: Anne E. Burdick, MD, MPH, FATA Associate Dean for TeleHealth and Clinical Outreach, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
1:00 – 1:30	If You Build It, Will They Come? Eight Steps to Success for Telehealth Service Provider Companies Samir Malik,Chief Executive Officer, 1DocWay, New York, NY
1:30 – 2:00	Too Small to Succeed? Early Stage Telehealth Service Delivery Companies Jeffrey Nathanson, MS, Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Catalysts, Denver, CO
2:00 – 2:30	Panel: Transformational Trends in the Telehealth Service Industry: Planning for Change Charles R. Doarn, MBA, FATA, Editor-in-Chief, Telemedicine and e-Health Journal; Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Jay H. Sanders, MD, FACP, FACAAI, FATA, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Global Telemedicine Group, McLean, VA
2:30 – 3:00	Coffee Break & Visit Exhibitors
	SECTION MODERATOR: Deb LaMarche Associate Director, Utah Telehealth Network, Salt Lake City, UT
3:00 – 3:30	From Language Services Company to Telehealth Start-up: Creating Tomorrow’s Healthcare Leaders off Today’s Platforms James B. Edwards, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Emergent Medical Associates, Language Access Network and Carenection, Columbus, OH
3:30 – 4:00	Healthcare Innovations: Staying Ahead of the Curve Donald A. Graf, Director of Telemedicine, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, Phoenix, AZ
4:00 – 4:45	Meet the Service Providers Lightning Rounds #1 Dale C. Alverson, MD, FATA, & Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD, FATA, with vendor partners
5:00 – 6:30	Networking Reception (Expo Hall)

Tuesday October 7, 2014

MORNING MODULE: FINDING THE PERFECT PARTNER AND NEGOTIATING THE HURDLES

8:00 – 8:05	Day 2 Kickoff Dale C. Alverson, MD, FATA
	SECTION MODERATOR: Dale C. Alverson, MD, FATA Medical Director, Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
8:05 – 9:10	Panel: Partnership and Policy: Making It Work! Daniel J. Derksen, MD, Professor; Director, Center for Rural Health; and Chair, Public Health Policy and Management Section, University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ James J. Dickson, BA, MBA, Chief Executive Officer/Administrator, Copper Queen Community Hospital, Bisbee, AZ Marta J. Petersen, MD, Medical Director, Utah Telehealth Network, Salt Lake City, UT Jay H. Shore, MD, MPH,Director of Telemedicine, University of Colorado Depression Center, Aurora, CO
9:10 – 10:10	Panel: Negotiating Policy, Legal and Regulatory Topics Alexis S. Gilroy, JD, Partner, Jones Day, Washington, DC Mario Gutierrez, MPH, Executive Director, Center for Connected Health Policy, Sacramento, CA Natasa Sokolovich, JD, MSHCPM, Executive Director - Telemedicine, University of Pittsburg Medical Center, Pittsburg, PA
10:10 – 10:40	Coffee break and visit exhibitors
	SECTION MODERATOR:Jay H. Shore, MD, MPH Director of Telemedicine, University of Colorado Depression Center, Aurora, CO
10:40 – 11:10	Buyer's Guide to Telemedicine/Telehealth Services: a Survey of the Service Provider Landscape Wesley N. Valdes, DO, Medical Director, Teleheatlh Services, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT
11:10 – 11:40	Finding a Best-of-breed Telehealth Service provider: A Practical Guide to Doing Due Diligence Alexis S. Gilroy, JD, Partner, Jones Day, Washington, DC
11:40 – 12:55	Lunch (Expo Hall)

AFTERNOON MODULE: SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATING SERVICE PROVIDERS INTO ORGANIZATIONS

	SECTION MODERATOR: Marta J. Petersen, MD Medical Director, Utah Telehealth Network, Salt Lake City, UT
12:55 – 1:40	Meet the Service Providers: Lightning Rounds #2 Dale C. Alverson, MD, FATA, & Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD, FATA, with vendor partners
1:40 – 2:10	Beyond Signing the Contract: Integrating Specialty Services into Workflows and Cultures Lou Silverman, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Advanced ICU Care, St. Louis, MO
2:10 – 2:40	Integrating a Telemedicine Program within an Established Healthcare Organization Mark B. Horton, OD, MD, Director, Indian Health Services/Joslin Vision Network Teleophthalmology Program, Phoenix, AZ Tim B. Hunter, MD, MSc, Retired Professor of Medical Imaging and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
2:40 – 3:10	Coffee break and visit exhibitors
	SECTION MODERATOR: Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD Associate Director for Evaluation, Arizona Telemedicine Program, Tucson, AZ
3:10 – 3:40	Making Sure the Doctor Is In: How Service Providers Recruit Physicians & How to Engage Physicians at the User End Sunil Budhrani, MD, MPH, MBA, Founder, CareClix Telemedicine, Tysons Corner, VA
3:40 – 4:45	Panel Discussion: Tips and Best Practices from the Pros Peter Antall, MD, President and Chief Medical Officer, Online Care Group; Medical Director, American Well, Boston, MA Ricardo Garcia-Rivera, MD, President and Chief Medical Officer, NeuroCall, Miami, FL Gunjan Goel, MBA, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Amerivatals Telehealth, Mesa, AZ Til Jolly, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Specialists On Call, Reston, VA Les Paschall, Chief Executive Officer, InSignt Telepsychiatry, Marlton, NJ
4:45 – 5:00	Looking Forward Jay H. Sanders, MD, FACP, FACAAI, FATA, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Global Telemedicine Group, McLean, VA Ronald S. Weinstein, MD, FCAP, FATA, Director, Arizona Telemedicine Program, Tucson, AZ