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

From the summer of 1999 to the spring of 2000, we undertook an on-site investigation of the
management and operational status of telehealth in the Pacific. The writers also gathered …

This paper reviews some of the main conclusions and recommendations from the Report on
Telemedicine and Developing Countries, which was prepared for the International …

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

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

Telemedicine may be a useful technique for delivering health care in the developing world.
However, there is little practical experience to draw on and real concerns that if additional …

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 …

While there are significant potential advantages and benefits fromtelemedicine, the
evidence of its cost-effectiveness and sustainability is meagre. This is because much of the …

Telemedicine is and will continue to be a rapidly developing field. WeilCare has acquired a
unique experience in managing the first fully operational telemedicine service, utilizing …

AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM on the state-ofart in telemedicine/telehealth was
conducted on the campus of the University of Michigan on August 23–25, 2001. The …