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Paris, 16 May 2003
Press Release
Nx 31-2003

Telemedicine via Satellite in the Information Society

Part 2 of 2

TELEMEDICINE VIA SATELLITE IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
ESRIN, Frascati, Italy
23/24 May 2003, Magellan Conference Room

PROGRAMME

To refine the development of telemedicine via satellite in line with
key health care priorities, the European Space Agency (ESA) is
organising a symposium, 'Telemedicine via Satellite in the
Information Society', to be held at ESRIN, Frascati, Italy on 23 and
24 May 2003. 

Friday 23 May 2003

08:30 - 09:00   Registration and coffee
09:00 - 10:00   Opening
Institutional representatives 
Mr C. Mastracci, Director of Applications, European Space Agency 
Mr S. Vetrella,  President, Italian Space Agency
Mrs T. Sorensen, Head, WHO Collaborating Centre for Telemedicine
    

10:00 - 10:40   
Plenar  Plenary introductions
Mr L.  Lareng, Director of the European Institute of Telemedicine,
Toulouse, France
- WG1: Telemedicine for elderly people   - Mr  D. Bravar, ITALTBS,
Trieste, Italy
- WG2: Telemedicine for disaster relief and emergency applications -
Mr G. Graschew, Surgical Research Unit OP 2000, Berlin, Germany
        
10:40 - 11:00   Coffee break

11:00 -12:20    Plenary introductions (cont'd)
- WG3: Telemedicine for hospitals in remote areas  - Mr A. Thommes,
Sanitatsamt der Bundeswehr, Munich, Germany
- WG4: Teleconsulting, second opinion and regulatory aspects - Mr
L.-E Nohr, Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, Tromsoe, Norway and Mrs
Helene Faure, Ministere de la Sante, Paris, France
- WG5: Telemedicine, medical education and clinical research - Mr A.
Vranch, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
- WG6: Telemedicine technology development in satcom  - Mr F.
Filiciani, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

12:20 - 13:30   Buffet lunch 
13:30 - 14:30   Visit to ESRIN facilities
14:30 - 18:00   Working Group sessions

14:30 - 18:00   Telemedicine demonstrations Building 4

I-DISCARE (emergency telemedicine), TELANY (patient monitoring),
Skymed (medical education), Sm{at}rt (interactive medical information
platform), IEM (continuing medical education)

20:00 - 23:00   Dinner
      
Saturday 24 May (morning)
 
08:30 - 09:00   Coffee 
09:00 - 11:30   Reports from Working Group chairmen
11:30 - 12:00   Summing-up and overall recommendations  - Mr L.
Lareng
12:00 - 12:30   Conclusions and farewell -  Mr C. Mastracci 
            
        
Symposium location : 

The Symposium will be held at ESA/ESRIN at the following address:

Via Galileo Galilei
Casella Postale 64
I-00044 Frascati (Roma)
(Italy)

http://WWW.ESA.INT/export/esaCP/GGGYA78RVDC_index_0.html

http://WWW.ESA.INT/export/esaCP/GGG8UIPZ0GC_index_0.html

Contact  : 
Jacqueline Deymier
Public and Institutional Relations Office
ESA/ESRIN
Via Galileo Galilei
I-00044 Frascati
(Italy)
Tel.: + 39 06 94180351
Fax: + 39 06 94180352
e-mail : Jacqueline.Deymier{at}esa.int

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