SPS: Telemedicine & Telehealth Service Provider Showcase
October 6 & 7, 2014 • Hyatt Regency • Phoenix, Arizona
www.ttspsworld.com • 1.877.535.6166 • [email protected]
Welcome SPS attendees!
National Advisory Board
Joseph S. Alpert, MD
Editor in Chief, The American Journal of Medicine
David C. Balch, MA
Chief Technology Officer, White House Medical Group
Joel E. Barthelemy
On Behalf of the Conference Advisory Board, the Honorary Chairs, and the Four Corners Telehealth
Consortium—which includes the Arizona Health Sciences Center at the University of Arizona, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, and
the University of Utah Health Care—we are delighted to welcome you to the inaugural Telemedicine
and Telehealth Service Provider Showcase! The SPS is the first national meeting focusing exclusively
on building partnerships to bring high quality, telemedicine- and telehealth-enabled medical specialty
service directly into hospitals, clinics, private practices, and patients’ homes.
Chief Executive Officer, GlobalMed
Rashid Bashshur, PhD
Senior Advisor for eHealth
eHealth Center, University of Michigan Health System
Anne E. Burdick, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for TeleHealth and Clinical Outreach
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Robert “Bob” Burns
Commissioner, Arizona Corporation Commission
Daniel J. Derksen, MD
Director, Center for Rural Health, University of Arizona
Charles R. Doarn, MBA
Editor-in-Chief, Telemedicine and e-Health Journal
We have an exciting lineup of 31 speakers that includes nationally and internationally recognized experts on telemedicine; telemedicine providers and users; and authorities on legal, regulatory and policy aspects. The two-day showcase features a series of high-powered talks and panels on learning
what it takes to succeed in this increasingly competitive market, finding the right partners, understanding telemedicine laws, regulations and policies, establishing successful working relationships,
and integrating telehealth into different health-care enterprises.
Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, MD
Senior Vice President, Health Sciences, University of Arizona
Robert A. Greenes, MD, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Informatics
College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University
Paula Guy
Chief Executive Officer, Global Partnership for TeleHealth, Inc.
Deb LaMarche
Associate Director, Utah Telehealth Network
James P. Marcin, MD, MPH
Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
The expo hall has a wide array of tele-medical specialty services and supporting technologies that will
provide a forum for seeing and discussing the latest trends in clinical telehealth. To help attendees
navigate the floor and hear first-hand what these best-of-breed telehealth service vendors have to
offer, our “Lightning Rounds” will highlight corporate sponsors and partners who will briefly describe
their services, markets and thoughts about the state of the market for telehealth service providers.
Ronald C. Merrell, MD
Editor-in-Chief, Telemedicine and e-Health Journal
Thomas S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH
Associate Vice Chancellor, UC Davis Health System
Marta J. Petersen, MD
Medical Director, Utah Te