Kent Berg
Thomas Jefferson University, USA
Keynote: J Univer Surg
Telemedicine is defined as the remote delivery of health care services and clinical information using telecommunications technology. As the internet evolves and high-speed cable or satellite technology becomes more available, healthcare providers are exploring new ways to accelerate care or reach patients in remote areas. Clinicians are now applying these techniques in the field of anesthesiology. The business market for telemedicine is growing in USA and the world with new devices or applications being released almost daily. In the anesthesia literature, there are published examples of using telemedicine in ICU and preoperative clinic settings, as well as intra-operative consultations between continents. Application of this technology does, however, create concerns over medical licensure, potential liability, and reimbursement challenges.
Kent Berg has completed his MD, MBA Degrees from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. He completed his Anesthesia Residency and Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship from the University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, FL, USA in 2009. He joined the faculty at UF in 2009 until he moved to Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, where he currently practices cardiothoracic anesthesia and is the Anesthesia Vice Chair of Information Systems and Technology.
E-mail: Kent.Berg@Jefferson.edu
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