AIMS

1. AIMS • Bringing researchers, telehealth practitioners, clinicians and industry partners together in a unique interdisciplinary grouping. • Creating a credible channel for bringing  issues effecting TeleHealth to the attention of decision makers.   • Recommending guidelines and standards of practice for telemedicine services • Assisting in resolving such issues as billing for telemedicine or the delivery of services across jurisdictional boundaries.  • Investigate and influence policy / legislative opportunities to integrate telemedicine into mainstream health care • Making Australasia  a part of the international telehealth community, through membership of the ISfTeH and other relevant international organisations.

2. incorporated, not-for–profit • 40 members • health care providers (health districts) • academics • students • corporate and commercial members

3. www.aths.org.au

4. Working Groups • Making TeleHealth a Medicare refundable item • Future Meetings • Linking to Pacific – Fiji • Website development – interactive wiki • Database of TeleHealth projects in Australasian region

6. newsletters

7. eHT08 http://www.centreforehealth.org.au/welcome_to_centre_for_ehealth

8. See you at Sydney APAN !