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InTouch Health Hosts 5th Annual Forum on Clinical Innovations in Remote Healthcare

Showcasing a Growing Suite of Remote Presence Solutions


Santa Barbara, Calif, July 21, 2010 - InTouch Technologies® (d.b.a. InTouch Health®), the world leader in Remote Presence healthcare solutions, today announced that it will be hosting the Fifth Annual Remote Presence Clinical Innovations Forum from July 22 - 24, 2010 in Santa Barbara, California.

The keynote address on the future of telemedicine will be presented by Dr. Bernard Harris, a former NASA astronaut who conducted the first telemedicine conference from space with the Mayo Clinic. Clinical presentations will also be given by an esteemed faculty on their findings and experiences related to telemedicine and InTouch Health's suite of Remote Presence endpoint devices.

REMOTE PRESENCE CLINICAL INNOVATIONS FORUM FACULTY:

Joey Chau
Program Manager - Intuitive Surgical

Antonio Chemor, MS
Chief Executive, High Specialty Hospitals Division - Ministry of Health, State of México

Kevin Chung, MD
Major, United States Army Medical Corp Medical Intensivist
United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Bart Demaerschalk, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
Director, Telestroke Program & Professor of Neurology - Mayo Clinic

Dana Giarrizzi, DO
Hospitalist/Remote Presence Services - Eagle Hospital Physicians

Bernard Harris, MD, MBA
CEO & Managing Director - Vesalius Ventures, Inc
Former NASA Astronaut

Po Huang, MD
President - Idaho Emergency Physicians
Medical Director, Emergency Specialist Program & Council Member Saint Alphonsus Health System Integrated Delivery Network

Michael Jong, MB, BS, MRCP(UK), FCFP, FRRMS, CHE
Vice President, Medical Services - Labrador Grenfell Regional Health Authority
Professor, Family Medicine - Memorial University

Jason Knight, MD
Medical Director, Emergency Transport Services - Children's Hospital of Orange County

Kent Kreurder, MD, FACS
General Surgeon - Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

Jonathan Linkous
CEO - American Telemedicine Association

Peter Lim, MD
Director of Robotics - Gynecologist & Oncologist - Renown Health

Michael Meza, MD
Family Practice Physician - Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics

Connie Parliament, RN, MSN, CNRN
Clinical Director, Neuroscience Services - St. Joseph Mercy Oakland

Herb Rogove, DO, FCCM
President/CEO - c3o Medical Group

Doug Romer, RN, BS
Executive Director, Patient Care Services - Grand Ronde Hospital

Richard Sanders, MPH
Director, Telemedicine Services - Eagle Hospital Physicians

Gilberto Vazquez, MD, PhD
Department Head, Telepresence - Maternal Perinatal Hospital, Institute of Health of the State of México
Professor - University of the State of México

Paul M. Vespa, MD
Professor, Neurosurgery & Neurology - David Geffen School of Medicine: University of California, Los Angeles
Director, Neurocritical Care Program - UCLA Health Sciences Center

Michael Ward, MA, FACHE
Executive Director, Corporate Development - Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

John Whapham, MD, MS
Medical Director, Endovascular Surgery - Loyola University Health System
Medical Director - Loyola Stroke Network
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery/Neurology - Loyola University

Mitchell Wilson, MD, SFHM
Corporate Medical Director - Eagle Hospital Physicians

Yulun Wang
Founder, Chairman and CEO - InTouch Health