UAB nephrologist Eric Wallace checks patient Mary Epp's chart during her telehealth checkup. The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, the Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center and the Alabama Partnership for TeleHealth will host the 5th Annual Alabama TeleHealth Summit from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the UAB Hill Student Center.
Registration for the summit, “The ABCs of Telehealth: Accessible, Beneficial, Cutting-Edge,” is available now online. General registration is $100 per attendee, $75 for work group members and $50 for students. This Alabama-focused summit will enable attendees to network with key telehealth stakeholders and learn how telehealth is impacting and transforming the delivery of health care around the state. UAB recently announced it had conducted the first comprehensive face-to-face visit for home dialysis patients in the nation.
Health care providers, physicians, specialists, nurses, and hospital and health care office administrators from around the state will attend the summit. Local and state officials, policymakers, information technology experts, and telehealth industry leaders also will be in attendance.
Exhibitor opportunities also are available and can be viewed online, along with a summit agenda.