Children’s Health Network hosted the Fourth Annual National Telehealth Conference September 27th through 29th in suburban Minneapolis, MN. The Conference attracted over 130 medical professionals from twenty-seven states in the US, as well as Canada and Japan. Continuing medical education credits (CMEs) for physicians were offered, along with contact hours (CEUs) for nurses. Over twenty-five entities provided support in the form of grants, fees, and donations. (View photo coverage.)
Featured presenters included:
- Barton Schmitt, MD; The Children’s Hospital, Denver and University of Colorado
- David Thompson, MD; MacNeal Hospital, Chicago
- L. Read Sulik, MD; CentraCare Health System, St. Cloud, MN
- Andrew Hertz, MD; Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland
- Dory Baker, RN, CNP; AE-C; Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Charles Crutchfield, III, MD; Crutchfield Dermatology, Eagan, MN
- Peter Dehnel, MD; Children’s Physician Network
- Elizabeth Gilles, MD; Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Michelle Hulse, MD; Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Daniel Halvorsen, III, PhD; Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Phillip Kibort, MD; Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Kelli Massaro, RN, BSN; The Children’s After Hours Telephone Care Program, Denver
- Lisa Patrick; University of Kansas, Kansas City
- Lee Pyles, MD; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- Elizabeth Skinner, BSN, JD; Minneapolis, MN
- Sherry Smith, RN, MSN, MBA; 3CN, Gilford, NH
- Patsy Stinchfield, RN, CNP; Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Michele VanVranken, MD; Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
[From the December 2007/January 2008 issue of AnswerStat magazine]