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Day 1 Program & Presentations

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DAY 1 - TUESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2009

7.30am - 8.50am Registration
8.50am - 8.55am Welcome
Professor Len Gray, Director, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Australia
8.55am - 9.00am Welcome to Country
Songwoman Maroochy, Songwoman & Law-woman of the Turrbal People
- the original inhabitants of Brisbane, and the Dippil People of the Sunshine Coast area. She is a direct descendant of the man nicknamed “the Duke of York” by the early settlers in Brisbane in 1823. The “the Duke of York” was the Chief of the Old Brisbane tribe (the Turrbal People). When Songwoman Maroochy performs the Traditional Welcome to Country she asks the Turrbal ancestors and the Almighty, in song, to bless that particular gathering and be with everyone throughout the event.

  SESSION 1 - AUDITORIUM
9.00am - 9.35am KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Telehospice: Failure to Adopt Videophones at the Program Level and Recommendations for a Successful Implementation
Dr Pamela Whitten, Assistant Dean & Professor, Michigan State University, United States of America
9.35am - 9.50am Telepsychiatry in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa – is Failure Inevitable?
Jennifer Chipps, Department of TeleHealth, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
9.50am - 10.05am Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills of Using Information and Communication Technology of Health Care Providers in Papua New Guinea
Lucy Au, Student, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
10.05am - 10.20am Greater Western Clinical Outreach Project
Sharyn Cowie, Area Manager, Telehealth, Greater Western Area Health Service &
Adam Faulkner, Solutions Development Manager, Professional Solutions and Services Division,
Business and Professional Products Asia Pacific, Sony, Australia
10.20am -10.30am Panel Discussion 
10.30am - 11.00am Morning Tea
  SESSION 2 - AUDITORIUM
11.00am - 11.20am KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Telepaediatric Services Delivered at the Bedside – a Review of Experience in Queensland
Dr Anthony Smith, Deputy Director, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Australia
11.20am - 11.35am The Use of Telemedicine in Pediatric Sexual Abuse Examinations in Rural, Underserved Hospitals: A Comparison of Live Vs. “Store-and-Forward” Modalities
Professor James Marcin
, Professor - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Director, Pediatric TelemedicineCenter for Health and Technology, UC Davis Children's Hospital, United States of America
11.35am - 11.50am Can Telemedicine Reduce the Frequency of Unnecessary Neonatal Transport? - A Case Series
Nigel Armfield, Senior Research Assistant, Centre for Online Health, University of Queensland, Australia
11.50am - 12.05pm Pediatric Telemedicine Consultations on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advice, Parent Satisfaction and Quality of Care of Critically Ill Children in the Emergency Department
Dr Madan Dharmar
, Assistant Research Professor, University of California Davis Health System, United States of America
12.05pm - 12.15pm Panel Discussion 
12.15pm - 12.25pm Official Opening Address
The Hon Paul Lucas, Deputy Premier and Minister for Health
Queensland State Government, Australia
12.25pm - 1.25pm Lunch & Poster Viewing 1240pm - 1.20pm ATHS AGM
  SESSION 3 
  STREAM 1 - AUDITORIUM STREAM 2 - SESSION ROOM 1
1.25pm - 1.40pm Teleotology: a Vital Piece in the Puzzle for Improving the Management of Ear Disease for Remote Aboriginal Children
Olive Joseph, Research Assistant, Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health, University of Western Australia, Australia
PDA Based Triage Exchange System in a Disaster Drill
Dr Minhong Choa, Assistant Clinical Research Professor, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea
1.40pm - 1.55pm

A Community-Based Mobile Telehealth Screening Service for Indigenous Children - The Journey So Far…
Galen Elliott, Project Officer, Centre for Online Health, University of Queensland, Australia &
Cecil Brown, Telepaediatric Coordiantor, Cherbourg Community Health Service and Centre for Online Health, Australia &
Dr Chris Perry, ENT surgeon, Deadly Ears and Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia

TLC Diabetes: Conversing with an Automated Telephone System to Improve Diabetes Management
Dr Dominique Bird, Research Fellow, Monash University, Australia
1.55pm - 2.10pm Is a Mobile Telehealth Screening Service for School Aged Indigenous Children in Regional Communities Cost Effective?
Mark Bensink, Senior Research Assistant, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Australia
Developing Clinical Message Services Based on SMS Technology
Dr Teemu Paavola, CEO, LifeIT Plc, Finland
2.10pm - 2.25pm Evaluation of a Mobile Hearing Screening and Ear Doctor Bus Incorporating Ear Telehealth
Dr Robert Eikelboom, Senior Scientist, Ear Science Institute Australia, Australia
Videophone Delivery of Directly Observed Therapy for Tuberculosis
Dr Victoria Wade, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide, Australia
2.25pm - 2.40pm Extending the Scope of Surgical Tutorials to Medical Students During Remote Placements via Videoconference – Feasibility and Student Satisfaction
Dr Mark Coulthard, Staff Specialist, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Australia
The Practical Issues in Using Existing Digital Stethoscopes for Telehealth
Abdul Hafeez-Baig, Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
2.40pm - 2.50pm Panel Discussion Panel Discussion
2.50pm - 3.20pm Afternoon Tea
  SESSION 4
  STREAM 1 - AUDITORIUM STREAM 2 - SESSION ROOM 1
3.20pm - 3.35pm Plastics in a Box – Delivery of Plastic Surgery Outpatient Services Utilising Telehealth
Alan Hamilton, Telehealth Coordinator, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia &
Beth Sperring, Clinical Nurse Consultant,
Royal Perth Hospital, Australia
Using a Repository Approach for Medical Imaging Research
Professor Anthony Maeder
, Professor in Health Informatics School of Computing & Mathematics, College of Health & Science University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown Campus, Australia
3.35pm - 3.50pm Economic Evaluation of Telehealth Follow-up Care for Adult Plastic Surgery Patients in Western Australia: Phase 1 Cost-Minimisation Analysis
Mark Bensink
, Senior Research Assistant, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Australia

A Privacy Framework for Email-based Telemedicine
Liam Caffery
, Lecturer, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Australia
3.50pm - 4.05pm Development and Evaluation of Integrated Online Scheduling and Booking of Clinical Videoconferences for Telehealth in Western Australia
Dr Brenda Powell
, Telehealth Project Officer, WA Department of Health, Australia 
Web-based Interventions for preventing overweight and obesity: A Review of the Literature
Siti Maon
, PhD Candidate, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Australia
4.05pm - 4.20pm Spatial Distribution of Telehealth Network and its Prospect in the New National Broadband Network
Dr Quynh Le
, Lecturer, University of Tasmania, Australia
Use of Teleradiology, PACS and CAD to Obtain Productivity Gains in Radiology Based Large Scale National Screening Programs Including Screening for Colonic Cancer
Bernard Crowe
, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Australia
4.20pm - 4.30pm Panel Discussion Panel Discussion
7.00pm - 10.00pm Kookaburra River Queen Cruise (meet at Eagle St Pier, Brisbane city)

To view the SFT-09 Day 2 Program, click here.

This event has now passed.  The Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland wishes to thank all whom attended and supported the 2009 International Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT-09 Australia) Conference.


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