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Distance Education experience between Arizona Telemedicine Program
and Panamanian Telemedicine and Telehealth
Program
Ivette Marciscano RN, MHANurse Coordinator PNTT
Las Vegas, NV April 27, 2009
ATALACC Meeting
Objectives• To develop a series of lectures related to health
care in Panama and other Latin America countries by videoconferencing in real time
• To establish academic activities between the U of A and the Panamanian Telemedicine and
Telehealth Program
• To evaluate equipment capabilities and the communication system for VTC
References
• Clinical Lecturer at the University of Arizona– Silvio Vega, MD– Juan Ramón Arosemena,MD– Manuel Lobo,MD– Ivette Marciscano, RN, MHA
• Appointment since August 2007 • VTC Meetings • ATP Panama Lecture Series January 2008
Communication
PANAMA
• Polycom• IP
connection
Communication
ARIZONA
• Tandberg• IP connection
Panama Site
Connected to• Tucson, Arizona
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Denver, Colorado(via phone)
• Douglas, Arizona
• Payson, Arizona
• Maricopa County Department of
Corrections
• Department of Corrections, Safford,
Arizona
Schedule
• Tuesday 1:00 pm Arizona time
3:00 pm Panama time
• Every two weeks
Lectures List 2009• Rural Clinics in Panama• Nursing Care in Rural Clinics in Panama• What’s new in Telemedicine Technologies - Virtual
Tour of the 2008 ATA meeting• Potential uses of Telemedicine in Suriname• Health System in Cuba• Telemedicine Projects in Latin America• State of the art in Video Conferencing Facilities (T- Health Amphitheater)• The ADVICE Program- Arizona Diabetes Virtual
Center of Excellence• Others
January 22, 2008
Tucson Audience
Phoenix Audience
Panama Lecture Series• Twenty-two lectures
• 351 total attendance
T-Health, Phoenix
Panama
Medical Tourism in Panama
The Nursing Profession in Panama and
Latin America
The practice of Teleradiology in Panama and Latin America
Health System in Cuba
Questions and Answers time
T-Health Center Phoenix, AZ
Lessons Learned• The equipment used allows for good and user-
friendly communication among multiple sites
• Revolution of the education concept
• The experience has been interesting and educational for all the players
• Applicable to any field
Future Plans• To continue with the lecture series
• To expand the program to other sites and countries
• To continue to improve the communication system
• To include new topics and new fields