Telehealth and Mobile Communications

:
The New Frontier in Modern Emergency Preparedness

Brookings Institution
Monday, April 19, 2010
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

The aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti revealed how new "telehealth" technologies and mobile communications can literally be the difference between life and death when large-scale disaster strikes. While interest in these innovations has increased at the state and federal level, real-world use of, and investment in, these emergency management tools has been limited.

On April 19, the Brookings Institution will host a policy discussion on how health technology, mobile communications and telehealth can spur more efficient and effective care for disaster survivors, as well as better equip first responders. The event will also focus on the investment required to support a technologically enhanced emergency preparedness system. Darrell West, Brookings vice president and director of Governance Studies, will moderate a panel of disaster relief and emergency management experts including Alexander Vo of the University of Texas at Galveston, Marion Orr of Brown University, and Joe Becker of the American Red Cross.

After the program, panelists will take audience questions.

Moderator
Darrell M. West
Vice President and Director, Governance Studies

Panelists
Alexander Vo
Executive Director, AT&T Center for Telehealth Research and Policy
University of Texas at Galveston

Marion Orr
Director, A. Alfred Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions
Brown University

Joe Becker
Senior Vice President, Disaster Services
American Red Cross

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