ANMC Campus to receive tConsult 5.4 upgrade today!

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AFHCAN will be upgrading the ANMC campus telemedicine software to tConsult 5.4 at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. Please leave your AFHCAN carts powered “ON” and also any desktop computers that have the tConsult client software installed (these are typically the ones that have the multi-sheet feed scanner attached).

New features include:

•Updated capture interface for USB video devices
•Hand/foot trigger switch can now be connected via USB
•Updated cart configuration utility
•External case automation services
•tConsult reports and forms data export
•Forms synchronization between clients and servers has been updated for improved efficiency over slow connections

Our AFHCAN team is here to support you! We will be doing a walkthrough on campus Thursday morning to verify cart upgrades, but if you are experiencing difficulty or need any support, don’t hesitate to contact our support line on campus at ext. 2285 (8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday).

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Upcoming Event: Billing For Telemedince Services 12-APR-11

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Telehealth Users Group (TUG)

Billing For Telemedicine Services
by Cheryl Skiffington

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (AK Time)

Telehealth Users Group (TUG):
The Telehealth Users Group or TUG is an open forum for providers, administrators and developers to discuss telehealth programs and share information. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss telemedicine applications with their peers around Alaska and the world. You’ll have the opportunity to learn how other organizations have adopted telemedicine practices into their work-flow and how they met the challenges faced by new programs and organizational changes.

Billing For Telemedicine Services:
This months meeting includes a special presentation on Billing for telemedicine services by Cheryl Skiffington. Cheryl is the Patient Financial Services Consultant at the ANTHC Business Resource Center and is an expert on billing for telehealth services in Alaska. Her presentation will be followed by an extended question and answer period. Be sure to join us this month to get your questions about telehealth billing answered.

Hope to see you there!

To participate use your Internet browser to browse to our Adobe Connect Pro Meeting Room at:
http://anthc.na4.acrobat.com/tug/
To test your connection prior to the conference click on the link below:
http://anthc.na4.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
Get a quick Adobe Connect Pro overview at: http://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_overview

Upcoming VTC Event: Diabetes Medications 14-APR-11

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Judy Thompson, PharmD

Thursday, April 14th, 2011
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Join us via Video-Teleconference

To register:
AFHCAN
4000 Ambassador Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907.729.2260

To connect:
Use your video-teleconferencing equipment to dial in to: 10.242.254.3##3933
If you have difficulty connecting, call 907.729.3910.

Continuing education credit is available only to those attending this session (no self study). An evaluation form will be emailed to you. We appreciate your input.

*Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) is accredited as a sponsor and provider of continuing medical education for physicians by the Alaska State Medical Association. ANMC designates this activity as meeting the criteria for 1 hour of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

*Alaska Native Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. ANMC designates this activity as meeting the criteria for 1 contact hour.

Telemedicine VTC Series

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Presented by AFHCAN Telehealth Solutions

October 2009 Tele-Pulmonology 2 part Series

Part 1 Spirometry Tuesday October 13, 10:00 am *
Part 2 Dr. Madhani-Lovely Tuesday October 20, 10:00 am

November 2009 Teledermatology 2 part Series

Part 1 Digital Imaging Thursday, November 5, 2:00 pm *
Part 2 Dr. Bocachica Thursday November 12, 2:00 pm

December 2009 Tele-Otolaryngology (ENT) 2 part Series

Part 1 Otoscope Thursday December 3, 10:00am *
Part 2 Dr. Kokesh: Tympanosclerosis of the ear: Is it as bad as it looks? Thursday December 10, 10:00am

January 2009 Stethoscopy with the AFHCAN tConsult cart

Dr. Chris Patricoski Tuesday January 12, 3:00 pm
AFHCAN Cart & Web Viewer Q&A Tuesday January 26, 3:00 pm

*Programs marked with an asterisk will require participants to send a relevant AFHCAN case to receive CME credit. All VTCs will be one hour long. CME/CE credit for MDs & RNs is available for all programs.

Upcoming VTC Event: 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Overview

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Videoconference Presentation
Friday October 9th, 2009
12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM

2009 H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Overview

Joe McLaughlin, MD, MPH
State Epidemiologist and Chief,
Section of Epidemiology
Division of Public Health
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

To participate please dial 10.242.254.3##3933 from your Tandberg or Polycom system
For technical assistance please contact Tom Elmore: Telmore@anthc.org or 907-729-3910

Click here for CME/CE forms

Learning Objectives:
1. Explain what is known about the current epidemiologic status in Alaska of H1N1 and Influenza.
2. Describe the common prevention strategies for influenza
3. Recite who, when and how should people be vaccinated for H1N1 and Influenza.

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Physicians:

Alaska Native Medical Center is accredited as a sponsor and provider of continuing medical education for physicians by the Alaska State Medical Association.

ANMC designates this activity as meeting the criteria for one hour of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for each hour of participation. Each participant should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of participation in the activity.

Nurses:

Alaska Native Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Alaska Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Association Credentialing Center’s Commission on Education.

ANMC designates this activity as meeting the criteria for one nursing contact hour credit for each hour of participation. Each participant should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of participation in the activity.

Upcoming VTC Event: Working Effectively with an Interpreter

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University of Missouri School of Medicine Present:

Working Effectively with an Interpreter

September 18^th, 2009

9:00 – 10:00 am Alaska Time

Attendees will learn:

1. How to communicate with LEP (Limited English Proficient) patients

2. The roles of the medical provider

3. Why family members and friends are inappropriate choices for an interpreter

Target Audience includes all interested medical providers and members of the health care team.

Continuing Education:

Information can be found online at: http://www.artn.org/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&Itemid=1&extmode=view&extid=119. Complete the CE form after the session and fax it to Missouri for your certificate.

ARTN Members:

Please let me know by Wednesday, September 16^th, 2009 if your site would like to participate in this session.

AFHCAN sites:

If you would like to participate by video please dial 10.242.254.3##4030 from your Tandberg or Polycom system. If you would like to participate by telephone please dial 375-9423 locally here in Anchorage or toll free at 1-888-733-9423 and enter conference code 4030#.

Upcoming VTC Event: Acute Stroke Assessment and Treatment

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Provided by the Northwest Regional Stroke Network and the American Heart Association and broadcast via Inland Northwest Health Services.

October 2, 2009 at 11:00 am Alaska Time.

Topic: Acute Stroke Assessment and Treatment

Special Speaker: Dr. Nicholas Okon, DO
Stroke Neurologist and Hospitalist
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR
Steering Committee Chair, Northwest Regional Stroke Network

Target Audience:

· Stroke neurologists

· Physicians

· Nurses

· Prehospital providers

· Stroke professionals

Click here for complete details

These sessions will be available live via the Alaska Rural Telehealth Network (ARTN). If you are interested in participating, please following the registration procedures outlined below:

ARTN Members:

Please let me know by Friday, September 25, 2009 if your site would like to participate in this session.

AFHCAN sites:

Upcoming VTC Event: Alaska Cancer Survivorship Conference

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Please be sure that this date is on your calendar: October 2nd, 2009 for the Alaska Cancer Survivorship Conference which part is being hosted here at ANTHC from 2:00 to 4:30pm in the Consortium Office Building, and continuing in the evening from 6 to 8:30pm at Providence Cancer Center. The topics are listed on the attached flyer;

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Please invite all survivors to this informational event! We are also soliciting survivors’ artwork to be displayed in the COB lobby during the conference, please contact Laura Revels, Native People for Cancer Control at 907-729-3961 or email her at ljrevels@anthc.org for more information

If you would like to participate by video please dial 10.242.254.3## 3950 from either your Tandberg or Polycom system. If you would like to participate by telephone please dial 1-888-733-9423 and enter conference code 3950 #. We encourage you to test your video teleconferencing system ahead of time by dialing the ANTHC Test Meeting room at 10.242.254.3##3990 anytime of day or night.

Upcoming VTC Event: Alaska Native Medical Center Statewide Conference

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Please join us for the ANMC, Magnifying Excellence Through Evidence-Based Practice and Research statewide conference on November 2nd and 3rd.

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If you would like to participate by video please dial 10.242.254.3##3991 from either your Tandberg or Polycom system. We encourage you to test your video teleconferencing system ahead of time by dialing the ANTHC Test Meeting room at 10.242.254.3##3990 which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Upcoming VTC Event: Utah Diabetes Telehealth Series

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Improving Access to Quality Diabetes Education

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Carol Rasmussen, MSN, NP-C, CDE

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Carol Rasmussen, MSN, NP-C, CDE is a nurse practitioner with many years of experience treating patients with diabetes. Currently Ms. Rasmussen practices at the Exodus Healthcare Network in Magna, Utah and also serves on the AADE Editorial Advisory Board for The Diabetes Educator publication. Moreover, Ms. Rasmussen received the Legislative Leadership Award from the American Association of Diabetes Educators at their 2009 Conference in Atlanta. Her presentation will cover the challenges of increasing access to diabetes education and strategies for overcoming such obstacles, as well as various tools/resources/programs from AADE.

AFHCAN sites:

For VTC assistance, contact Tom Elmore, 729-3910, telmore@afhcan.org, five working days prior to the training