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SYNOPSIS:

The Brazilian Telehealth initiative enables videoconferencing, diagnosis, second opinion, continuous and permanent education, and web conferencing by linking university and teaching hospitals via the Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP, www.rnp.br), Brazil’s national research and education network. Three national projects operate under the Brazilian Telehealth Initiative: the Telemedicine University Network, RUTE (Rede Universitaria de Telemedicina www.rute.rnp.br); the Brazilian Health Open University www.unasus.org.br; and the National Telehealth Primary Care Program, Brazil Telehealth www.telessaudebrasil.org.br.  RUTE is an initiative from the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (MCTI), and the other two are Ministry of Health initiatives.  Today, there are eHealth Centers in 61 university and teaching hospitals, including one at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute (INCA).

BIO:

Luiz Ary Messina, Ph.D. has more than 40 years' experience in Computer Sciences, teaching, researching, developing, and commercializing software. He has successfully secured funding for innovative Telehealth projects from the European Union together with state and municipal agencies, university hospitals, international research organizations, enterprises ,and city halls.  He graduated as an electronic engineer from the University of Brasilia, and holds a doctoral degree from the Technological University of Darmstadt, Germany, where he was assistant professor from 1982 to 1988.  Dr. Messina began developing and coordinating RUTE in 2005.  He often speaks to international audiences on  the importance of the model adopted in Brazil, which is based on connecting universities, research institutions, and university and teaching hospitals  to the  National Research and Education Network.

SUMMARY:

Topic: Brazilian Telemedicine University

Speaker: Luiz Ary Messina, Ph.D.

Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Time: 11 AM – 12 PM

Location: Our speaker will be physically present. Please join us at 2115 E. Jefferson Street, Sixth Floor, in Rockville, MD

Teleconference Information: 888-790-3440

Passcode: 7560

Adobe Connect Information: http://cbiit.adobeconnect.com/cbiitspeaker

Presentation: A screencast of the presentation will be available for viewing after the event here on our wiki presentations page and on the NCI Events YouTube Channel

About the NCI CBIIT Speaker Series:
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT) Speaker Series is a bi-weekly knowledge-sharing forum featuring both internal and external speakers on topics of interest to the biomedical informatics and research communities. For additional information, including past speaker series presentations, visit https://wiki.nci.nih.gov/x/K4i4Aw.

Questions? Please email us at NCICBIITcomms@mail.nih.gov.

Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation to participate in this program should contact Lisa Cole 240-780-1312 or the Federal TTY Relay number 1-800-877-8339), lisa.cole@nih.gov

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