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1st Southern African Telemedicine Conference

 

"Bridging the gap"

16 - 17 September 2010

The South African Medical Research Council (SA MRC) in conjunction with MTN and the University of Stellenbosch will be hosting the 1st Southern African Telemedicine Conference which hopes to bring together researchers, professionals, academics, health practitioners, students, health analysts, etc. working in the discipline of telemedicine. The SA MRC is committed to strengthen the local, national and international capacity in telemedicine skills. This conference is intended to strengthen networking and to provide a skills building exercise.

Conference Themes

The theme for this first Southern African Telemedicine conference is "Bridging the gap" to signify the promise of telemedicine to bridge distances in the delivery of healthcare, but also to express our desire to bridge the gaps between Telemedicine role players in Southern Africa.

Who should attend?

  • Healthcare practitioners who deliver healthcare or training where distance is an issue
  • Medical device developers
  • ICT infrastructure providers
  • Academics, researchers and policy makers in related fields