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List of Confirmed Speakers-Meditel2008


E Learning - current trends in India

Dr. Balasubramanyam, Head, Dept of Anatomy and Head, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore

Dr. Balasubramanyam will speak on illustrate the various levels at which software production is in progress, student preferences and adaptations, staff resistance, industry support, financial issues i


Use of satellite technology for Higher Education

Dr. Gauri Shekar, Professor, National Institute of Technology , Mysore, Karnataka

Use of satellite technology for Higher Education is a project used for live audio and video synchronous telecast using two way network of engineering colleges, an achievement for higher education in


Ethics and Legal Issues in Medical Informatics & Telemedicine

Dr. Sunil Shroff, FRCS (UK), D.Urol (Lond) President, Medical Computer Society of India & Prof -Urology & Renal Transplantation. Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai, India.

Medical Informatics is an interdisciplinary science that encompasses broadly - computer science, medicine and health care and helps provide a platform to create a synergy that can go beyond anything t


Addressing The Data Integration Challenge At A Hospital Group

Dr Sunjay Suri ,

The Data Integration Challenge At A Hospital Group


Multimedia teaching of cardiac auscultation

Dr. Ajit N Babu, MBBS, MPH, FACP

Dr. Ajit Babu will demonstrate a CD-ROM on cardiac auscultation that he had authored titled “Learning Cardiac Auscultation” which forms part of the curriculum at Yale University


Development of an advanced Early Warning and Automated Response System (EWARS) for epidemic prediction and prevention

Dr. Ajit N Babu, MBBS, MPH, FACP

Dr. Ajit Babu will present the concept of a Fuzzy Logic based advanced Early Warning and Automated Response System (EWARS) for epidemic prediction and prevention that he and other members of the Unite


Touch Screen Kiosk Based Patient Education

Dr. Tony Sebastian Raj, Professor, Dept of Physiology and Head, Medical Informatics Unit, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore

Dr. Tony Sebastian Raj will speak on the concept of using touch screen kiosk based patient education based on his own experiences in production, installation and maintenance of such a system in our ho


The role of medical imaging in pharmaceutical clinical trials

Dr. Deven V.Parmar, MD,Vice President Wockhardt Research

After years of experience, certain pitfalls have arisen for medical imaging. Newer approaches to standardization and combinations of imaging tools to fill out a complete picture are increasingly emplo


World’s first prepaid service for Doctor’s consultation from any phone (Fixed Line, Mobile from any service provider in India or abroad) on OxiCash Prepaid Platform

Sunil Kulkarni, Group President, Oxigen Services (India) Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon 122016, Haryana India

Oxigen launches world’s first prepaid service for making calls to doctors for consultation purposes. The service also doubles up as conferencing service for enabling more than one doctor to be on the


A multicentric family medicine diploma course using multimedia technology

Dr. Vinod Shah , MS, MCh (Pediatric Surgery), Head of the Department of Distance Education

Family Medicine needs to happen in India if health care costs have to be reined in. The only way extensive training can be provided is through distance education. This is the rationale for starting a


Health Informatics leading towards changing clinical practices: A snapshot

Dr. Mir Atha Hussain , [MBBS, DTCD, MSc(HCI), MCA] Medical Informatics Lead, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Health informatics uses information and communication technologies for the clinical transformation in the delivery of health care.


Collaborative Technology-An Enabler in Virtual Medical Research Centre

Dr.N.Raghavendra Rao , Professor,SSN School of Management & Computer Applications,Chennai

There is no shortage or dearth of information in Health Care Sector which provides enough scope for its analysis by researchers in this sphere of activity.


Content analysis of 1500 clinical emails exchanged among Dermatologists in academic dermatology practice in India

Dr ParimalamKumar , Dermatology,M.D.,D.D.,DNB.Senior Assistant Professor Department of Dermatology Stanley Medical College Chennai.
National Secretary Indian Society of Teledermatology,Member, Advisory Board International Society of Teledermatology

The exchange of clinical emails among dermatologists to discuss difficult, challenging, and sometimes interesting cases with their colleagues in the country of origin or other countries has been very


Segmentation of Brain from MR Images

Reji Rajan Varghese , VIT University / Nest Trivandrum

Panel List : Rajeev K

A method of segmenting the MR Images of the head has been implemented and a volumetry has been done for the segmented structures. As a first step the brain is segmented.


Information systems for a Small hospital

Kothainayagi Chidambaram , Sri Ramachandra College of Management, SRMC University, Porur

IntroductionNew realities are placing pressures on the healthcare industry, and how patient care is delivered.


Study on

Prof Sukumar Raju, SRCM, Chennai

In the current era of healthcare reforms, the pressures to strategically manage patient care and to build and maintain effective integrated health care delivery systems are generating immense interest


Retrieval of medical images in a PACS Environment

vijay Jeyakumar , Lecturer, Department of Bio Medical Engineering, PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul-624 622

The PACS (picture archiving and communication system) supplies the necessary structure for the storage and communication of the different types of medical images generated during all kinds of medical


Panel Discussion - Health Care Information Technology: Next Steps

Dr Thanga Prabhu,

Panel List : Mr. Khalid Moidu (Orlando Health/ George Mason University), Mr.Drew Cobb (Orlando Health), Mr. Shiban K. Ganju (I-HIND Panel National Knowledge Commission), Mr. Steve Smith, GE Health Care

All the panelists have HCIT experiences in the USA and also in INDIA.


Computational Intelligence

Dr.Rangaswami, Vice-Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra Univerity, Chennai

Computational Intelligence


National Health Information Collaboration

Ranjan Dwivedi , National Programme Officer,World Health Organization,Delhi

National Health Information Collaboration serves as a one-point source of authentic and relevant information on all health topics.


e -Teaching and Learning using ICT

ULAGAMUTHALVI V,KULANTHAIVEL G , Research Scholar, Sathyabama University, Chennai ? 600 119 KULANTHAIVEL. G, Assistant Professor, NITTTR, Chennai ?600 113

The Information and Communication Technology Revolution was sparked by the computer and the ever-expanding, apparently limitless power of the Internet.


The Cochrane Collaboration and Evidence Informed Healthcare in South Asia

Prathap Tharyan , Director,South Asian Cochrane Network & Centre, Prof. BV Moses & ICMR Centre for Advanced Research in Evidence Informed Healthcare, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632002, Tamil Nadu

The Cochrane Collaboration is the world’s largest organization dedicated to preparing, maintaining and promoting the accessibility of systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare interventions with


Science of Touch in Health Care Education and Training

Dr.M.Manivannan , Ph.D. IIT Madras.

Recent developments in robotics devices, miniaturized sensors and actuators, information technology, and Internet together are revolutionizing the medical education.


Clinical Decision Support - Experiences and Experiments – Panel Discussion

Dr. Sunil Shroff,

Panel List : S. N.M. Tirmizi, Adjunct Faculty GMU (Veterans Administration), Janusz Wojtusiak II(Geroge Mason University), Sanjaya Kumar (Quantros)

Clinical Decision Support - Experiences and Experiments – Panel Discussion


RFID- technology to transform healthcare

Dr. Sudha Rani Kodati, MBBS, MBA (IIM CALCUTTA), Director- India Operations, Endosoft Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, India.

RFID- technology to transform healthcare


Teledermatology - towards improved delivery of skin health care

Prof. JAYAKAR THOMAS, MD. DD. MNAMS. PhD

Teledermatology is not still in its infancy and in the short time since its advent it has seen significant advancement. Previously, research has largely focussed on the usability of such a service wi


BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (B.I.) IMPLEMENTATION USING OPEN SOURCE TOOLS

Vennimalai M, CEO, Aavanor Systems

A leading healthcare organization operates 16 full fledged, multi-speciality hospitals in many parts of India. The Central office monitors quality of care at all centers, apart from Operational and Fi


Can IT help HealthCare be more

R. RAMARAJ , Senior Advisor at Sequoia Capital and member of the global Board of Trustees of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs).First Indian to be invited to the Board of directors of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).

A single episode of major illness is enough to eat away the life savings of most individuals in India. So what are future trends in health care services.


A NEURAL NETWORK BASED CLASSIFIER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Jayanthi K.Balasundaram , Professor/ECE, K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology,Tiruchengode-637215, India. College of Technology

This work relates the deposition of plaque in arteries to reduction in diameter and hence distension. This reduction is the cause for hypertension and hence cardiovascular diseases.


PERCEIVED USEFULNESS OF IT ENABLED SERVICES IN

P.Sundarraj , M.Phil in Social work,Sr.Manager, Department of Resource mobilization,Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai, India.

The Practice of Fundraising relies on the availability and use of appropriate sophisticated technology.This study is assessing factors that influences the successful implementation of IT enabled servi


Nanosilver in wound healing

Dr.Chandra Sekaran N , Asst. Prof School of Biotechnology, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering VIT University, Vellore

Wound healing is a complex phenomenon. Healing time of wound depends on severity of wound. There are many therapeutics for use in wounds. But all of them suffer from delayed curing process and also


EMR - Present, Future and Beyond

Perumaal Krishnaraj, Adarsh Perumal , Perumaal Krishnaraj,Chairman,Saspro Solutions

Panel List : Adarsh Perumal

EMR - Present, Future and Beyond


TELEMEDICINE INVENTED TO REACH THE UNREACHABLE

Dr. Kumar Menon , Specialist( Medical Informatics/Telemedicine),Physician in charge Telemedicine at AIMS Center for Digital Health,Amrita Institute of medical sciences,Kochi

Panel List : Dr. Naveen Kamath

The State of Bihar reeled under deluge for over a month as the Kosi river breached the embankment in Nepal, affecting a very large section of its population.


HIS online: A cost-effective model whose time has come

Amitava Datta , Ph.D. MD & CEO,Ubq Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Hospitals struggle to run, maintain, and constantly upgrade their Hospital Information System (HIS) solution to address their changing needs.


Improving Rural Healthcare via Transparent Monitoring

Dr. Bill Thies, Researcher , Microsoft Microsoft and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, Cambridge, MA

As rural healthcare programs are often managed from central locations, it is critical to maintain up-to-date information about each patient's health status.


MEDICAL DECISION MAKING SYSTEM USING INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS MEASUREMENT

Santhiyakumari Nagarajan , Department of ECE,K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology,Tiruchengode-637215,India.
M.Madheswaran-Center for Advanced Research,Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,Muthayammal Engineering College,Rasipuram – 637 408,Tamilnadu,India.

In recent past, advancements in the field of medical imaging have provided powerful non-invasive techniques to probe various pathologies of human body for better diagnosis.


Current Trends in Medical E Learning in India

Dr. V. Balasubramanyam V , Medical E Learning Professor, Dept of Anatomy, St. John?s Medical College, Bangalore President: Bangalore Chapter of Indian Association for Medical Informatics.

The advances in computer technology has its impact in medical education. Medical e-learning has evolved into a reliable and popular system of education in medical institutions across the world.


MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM USING IMAGE MINING TECHNIQUE

P.Rajendran, M.Madheswaran , Department of CSE,K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode-637215, India.

Center for Advanced Research,Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,Muthayammal Engineering College,Rasipuram – 637 408,Tamilnadu,India.

Panel List :

Brain tumor is one of the leading causes of the death in India from child hood. In recent years the occurrence of brain tumors has been on the wise.


e-governance initiatives in healthcare-Tamilnadu

Mr. Davidar, IAS,IT SECRETARY, Govt of Tamilnadu.

e-governance initiatives in healthcare-Tamilnadu


Web 2.0 and Healthcare : Emerging trends and impact

Mr. Arun Shroff , NJ,USA

Mr. Arun Shroff will talk about how recent Web 2.0 technologies such as Social Networking, Wikis, Blogs are impacting health care.