ATA 2005 in April

Colorado is the site of this year's tenth annual meeting and exposition of the American Telemedicine Association, April 17 - 20.
   
The four day event, dedicated to telemedicine and telehealth, covers topics such as: home health and remote monitoring; business and finance; health IT and communications; federal and state programs; and telemedicine success stories.
   
ATA 2005 is featuring more than 350 peer-reviewed oral and poster presentations that address the full spectrum of research and development, theory and application, and methodology and evaluation in matters pertaining to telemedicine and telehealth.

Continuing education credits will be offered through the University of South Florida.
   
For additional information, visit the organization's Web site at http://www.americantelemed.org/conf/annualmeeting.htm.

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