Army Telemedicine Partnerships in 2007:
"Meeting Medical Challenges in a Changing World"
Topic: HOSPITAL OF THE FUTURE
Saturday, May 12, 8:00am – 6:00pm
ATA 2007 - Gaylord Opryland, Nashville TN

Letter of Intent

Held in conjunction with the American Telemedicine Association's (ATA) 12th Annual Conference, May 13-15 2007, Nashville Tennessee

The Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center

Presents...

"Meeting Medical Challenges of the 21st Century"
Saturday, 12 May 2007, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Focus: " The Hospital of the Future"

The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command's (USAMRMC) Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) presents the 7th Annual TATRC Day. Based on the theme "Meeting Medical Challenges of the 21st century," this one-day event will focus on the hospital of the future from the design and construction, to the use of advanced technologies to ultimately reach the highest level in patient safety.

Scientific Chair: Jean-Louis Belard, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Clinical Advisor, TATRC.

Co-Chairs & Moderators: Col. Ben Boedeker, DVM, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Advisor to the Director, TATRC; Ken Curley, M.D., Chief Scientist, TATRC; Warren Grundfest, M.D., Special Assistant to the Director, TATRC; and COL Ronald K. Poropatich, M.D., Deputy Director, TATRC.

When: Saturday, May 12, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Where: Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center; Room: Governor's Ballroom A (Ballroom Level)

Why: In previous years, TATRC organized an International Day which focused on different regions of the world and the challenges surrounding that region. It allowed U.S. researchers from the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) and specialists from other countries, to compare their programs and establish relations to initiate future cooperation, collaborative partnering and establish roadmaps for solving current problems. After having focused on the areas of Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and Western Europe between 2002 and 2006, it has been decided to focus more on new issues especially how new technologies can benefit patients. Since the US Army is planning to build a new medical center in the Washington DC area, it appeared logical to select the "The Hospital of the Future" as the focus of our 2007 TATRC Day.

The meeting will start with opening remarks from COL Karl Friedl, Ph.D, Director of TATRC; COL Jonathan Jaffin, M.D., USAMRMC Commander; and the Honorable S. Ward Casscells, M.D., recently appointed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Before the scientific presentations begin, COL Richard Bond, Commander of the US Army Health Facility Planning Agency will talk about the military construction program and the new Walter Reed hospital.

Ten expert speakers (two per section) will share their vast experience and vision for the future on specific issues throughout the day. The four sections will focus on OR of the Future, Imaging of the Future, Patient Safety and Medical Informatics. Presentations on each of the sections mentioned above will be followed by an interactive discussion to include all attendees and participants. In addition, both morning and afternoon sessions will conclude with a moderator's guided panel discussion.

Following the speakers' presentations, attendees can expect constructive input and feedback from the panel members willing to share their expertise in how to design and run a hospital of the future. The panels will include the moderators, along with LTC Hon Pak, M.D., TATRC; Seong Ki Mun Ph.D., Georgetown University; COL Richard Bond, MSC U.S. Army Health Facility Planning Agency; Warren Grundfest, M.D., TATRC and UCLA; Jaques Reifman, Ph.D., TATRC; Ananth Annapragada, Ph.D.; and Parsa Mirhaji, M.D., both from the University of Texas Houston. In addition to such outstanding panelists, we are very fortunate to have an exceptional luncheon keynote speaker: James Atkinson, M.D., Chief of Pediatric Surgery at UCLA School of Medicine and Chair of the Committee to design the new interventional suites at the Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology (CASIT).

TATRC's "Army Telemedicine Partnership Series," refers to a long-lasting TATRC tradition of allowing people from different horizons to meet, network and ultimately exchange information. For the past several years, it was an international meeting. This year, this one-day gathering is more strictly focused on an important technical issue, i.e. how can we come up with the best hospital, using the best technology and offering the best in patient safety. Despite a very different focus, TATRC's goals stay on course: allow people who share a common vision and interest to learn more about a common concern and strive to improve it. Our objective here is to identify ways to improve our hospitals, not only to make the daily work of health care professionals easier, but to ensure that patients benefit from the latest and safest available technologies.

We thank you for being here, sharing your knowledge and appreciate your interest and participation in this very important meeting.

Sincerely,
The Planning Team at TATRC

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Last Updated: May 2007