Telemedicine demonstration projects in the Western Pacific are attempting to provide
distance medical consulting and distance medical education for the isolated health-care …

This paper describes the use of medical technology and telemedicine to provide healthcare
to a population of over 400,000 Micronesian and American Samoan who live on islands …

Telemedicine (other than costly long distance telephone and facsimile messages) In the
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) started approximately 4 years ago with the …

Abstract Since March 1998 up to June 2000, telemedicine activities in Marshall Islands have
mainly been for Referrals to Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) in Hawaii. The activities …

1. ABSTRACT" Telemedicine" and" telehealth" are promising and important applications of
the revolution in telecommunication and information technologies. These applications, for …

Distance and isolation profoundly affect the delivery of health care in the islands of
Micronesia. The lack of specialty services on most of the islands has led to a costly off-island …

An outline of a variety of systems developed for delivery of distance education and
telemedicine in Canada is presented. Some of the program discussed include (a) an …

The University of the Philippines Manila National Telemedicine Center was established in
1998 to investigate the use of information and communications technology to improve health …

Abstract The US affiliated Pacific Island nations spend an average of over 10% of total
health budget on off-island referral care to tertiary centers. Tripler Army Regional Medical …

Abstract Between January and August 1993, 59 medical teleconsultations were conducted
successfully between the video teleconference center at Tripler Army Medical Center on …