Telemedicine Workshop November 2 & 3, 2001
held at the RAIN Community Technology Campus
Santa Barbara, California



Topics during the two day workshop:


·        Doctor-to-doctor/field nurse-to-doctor video consultation conferencing,

·        The use of a selection of monitor-display light scopes

·        Learning to access medical information online through websites and databases

·        Insurance reimbursement guidelines for telemedicine

·        Model applications for GIS in the health field

·        Telehealth preventative health web resources that they can incorporate on a web site for their own clinic


  • Video, the Internet and Telemedicine
  • Electronic Records
  • the new Portable Telemedicine Unit
  • Computer based diagnostic tools and how to use them


    • Who Will Speak:

    Chris Landon, MD


    Dr. Landon is the lead medical visionary who shapes and moves RAIN's telemedicine programs.
    Director of the Landon Pediatric Foundation, he brings to the conference years of work with new technologies as he has created MedMall and begun work with Internet video and GIS. Be sure to check MedMall before or during the Workshop at http://www.medmall.org

    Timothy Kaufman CEO of Second Opinion Software: Tim holds a BS in Computer Science from California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is a specialist in network integration and custom programming, working with private companies and government agencies to plan and implement their technological requirements.

    Yolanda McGlinchey EMS and GIS


    Bridget Hogan Cole, MPH
    Manager, Business Development - Telemedicine
    Blue Cross of California
    State Sponsored Programs
    Wellpoint Health Networks