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