A Three Day Workshop on Current Principles and Practices of Telemedicine and e-Health

The International Virtual e-Hospital Foundation in collaborations with USAID/Albania and Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC/MRMC), Fort Detrick, Maryland, is organizing a three-day intensive workshop on current practices and principles of telemedicine and e-Health that will be held in Tirana, Albania, October 21-23, 2007.

This workshop is part of the scheduled activities of International Virtual e-Hospital (IVEH) Foundation (www.iveh.org/projects), a non-profit organization, that is implementing a two-year project "Improving Health Care in the Balkans Using Telemedicine, Advanced Technologies and Cultural Exchange Program as a Platform", funded by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Exchange Agency of the Department of State of the USA.

Objective
This three-day workshop is an intensive program where the participants will review the most current principles and practices of telemedicine and e-Health and analyze the future of telemedicine and its potential in this region and globally, paying attention in particular to creating projects that will be implemented through international collaboration.

Key Note Presentations
This three-day intensive workshop on Current Principles and Practices of Telemedicine and E-Health, is an intensive program where the participants will review the most current principles and practices of telemedicine and e-Health and will discuss the future of telemedicine and its potential in this region and globally, paying particular attention to creating projects that will be implemented through international collaboration.

For further information, please visit:
http://www.iveh.org/announcements.htm

About The International Virtual e-Hospital Foundation
The International Virtual e-Hospital Foundation IVEHF (former Kosova Foundation for Medical Development) is a not-for profit organization (501©3), with the home office in Anchorage, Alaska. IVeHF was created to help rebuild the medical system in Kosova and other developing countries by introducing and implementing telemedicine, telehealth and virtual educational programs, through the concept of the International Virtual e-Hospital (IVeH) Network. IVeHF is managed solely by its volunteers, governed by an international Board of Directors. For further information, please visit www.iveh.org

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