• Brochure
• Handouts
• Compendium of the conference

Sponsoring Partners Include:

South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium
(South Carolina AHEC)

Medical University of South Carolina

South Carolina Rural Health Reseach Center
at the University of South Carolina

Objectives:

1. Learn how telemedicine can be used to increase access to specialty medical services
2. Learn what specialty services are most needed in rural and underserved South Carolina communities
3. Learn how telemedicine is used in other states to increase access to healthcare services
4. Discuss the steps needed to increase the use of telemedicine in South Carolina

Who Should Attend This Conference?

• Rural Healthcare Providers Including Those in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) & Rural Health Clinics
• Rural Hospital Administrators & Medical Directors
• Nursing Directors & Managers
• South Carolina Legislators
• State Agencies That Provide or Oversee Medical Care Services in South Carolina (Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Corrections, Department of Youth Corrections)
• Third Party Insurers
• Specialists in Cardiology, Psychiatry, Neurology, Rheumatology & Dermatology
• Information Technology Personnel
• School Nurses
• 
  

Conference Handouts

• Plenary Address: Ronald Weinstein, M.D., Director, Arizona Telemedicine Program
• South Carolina Needs Assessment Survey Results, Dr. Amy Brock Martin
• Telemedicine Demonstration: Herrmann Spetzler, M.A., Exec. Dir, Open Door Community Health Network
• Panel 1
  • Emma Forkner, Director, S.C. Dept. of Health & Human Servies
  • Richard Lindrooth, Center for Health Economics and Policy Studies, MUSC
  • Ronald Weinstein, M.D., Director, Arizona Telemedicine Program
  • Nancy Brown-Connolly, Consusltant to TARC
• Panel 2
  • Ralph Riley, MD
  • Lathran Woodard, SC Primary Healthcare Association
  • Rick Foster, SC Hospital Association
  • Herrmann Spetzler, M.A., Exec. Dir, Open Door Community Health Network
• Panel 3
  • Stan Fowler, Asso. Dean for Clinical Research & Special Projects, USC
  • Robert Adams, Director, Stroke Center, MUSC
  • Edgar Spencer, Director of the Duke Endowment Grant
  • Frank Clark, V.P. for Information Technology and CIO, MUSC

If you need additional assistance, please contact Becky Seignious at seignior@musc.edu or 843-792-4439.