Speaker and Moderator Biography Excerpts
Dale C . Alverson , MD , FATA , FAAP
Medical Director Center for Telehealth University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Dr . Alverson is Professor Emeritus and Regents ’ Professor at the University of New Mexico , where he is the Medical Director of the Center for Telehealth involved in the planning , implementation , research and evaluation of Telemedicine systems for New Mexico , as well as nationally and internationally . He is also the Chief Medical Information Officer at LCF Research and the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative , assisting in their efforts to address the development and meaningful use of health information exchange , adoption of electronic health records , and integration with telemedicine . He is a Past President of the American Telemedicine Association . He is involved in collaborative international programs to advance Telehealth and e-Health globally .
David G . Armstrong , DPM , MD , PhD
Professor of Surgery and Director Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance ( SALSA ) Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California
Before joining USC , Dr . Armstrong was a Professor of Surgery ( with Tenure ) at The University of Arizona and Deputy Director of the Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation ( ACABI ). He holds a Master of Science degree in Tissue Repair and Wound Healing from the University of Wales College of Medicine and a PhD from the University of Manchester College of Medicine , where he was appointed Visiting Professor of Medicine . He also co-founded the Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance . Dr . Armstrong was appointed Deputy Director of the Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation and co-founded its “ augmented human ” initiative , which places him at the nexus of the merger of consumer electronics , wearables and medical devices . He has produced more than 460 peerreviewed research papers in dozens of scholarly medical journals as well as over 80 book chapters . He is Co-Editor of the American Diabetes Association ’ s ( ADA ) Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot , now entering its third edition . He is one of the first six International Wound Care Ambassadors and is the recipient of numerous awards and degrees by universities and international medical organizations .
Robert Bernstein , MD , MPH
Vice President of Clinical Affairs Carena , Inc .
Dr . Bernstein is a family physician who joined Carena Medical Providers over 10 years ago , dating back to Carena ’ s time as an innovator in delivering house call visits . He was actively involved with
Carena ’ s evolution into a leader in telemedicine care . In addition to leading the CMP group of physicians and nurse practitioners , he helped to develop Carena ’ s Virtual Practice Guidelines and Quality Assurance programs . He served on URAC ’ s Expert Panel for developing telemedicine standards and has presented on virtual urgent care guidelines and clinical outcomes at the annual ATA meetings . He received his BA in economics from the University of Virginia and his MD from the University of North Carolina . He also completed his MPH and a primary care research fellowship at the University of Washington . Since initially relocating for his family medicine residency , he has lived in Seattle and been part of the medical community there for over 25 years .
Maureen Cahill , MSN , APN , CNS , AOCNS
Senior Policy Advisor National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Maureen Cahill has been an advanced practice nurse in adult and pediatric oncology for more than 35 years . She joined the National Council of State Boards of Nursing in summer 2011 to lead their
Campaign for APRN Consensus , implementing the APRN Consensus Model of APRN Regulation , Licensure , Accreditation , Certification , and Education in all 55 US states and jurisdictions . She assists Boards of Nursing in adoption of the Consensus Model . In clinical roles as a nursing director and cancer center administrator , Ms . Cahill has had administrative accountability for other specialty APRNs . Prior to joining the NCSBN , she was Clinical Director of the Aflac Cancer Center at Children ' s Healthcare of Atlanta . She received her MSN from Boston University and her BSN from the College of St . Teresa in Winona , MN .
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