Day 1 Sessions
| Date | Event Name | Moderator/Speakers | Duration | Video | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2022 | Opening Remarks | CDR Heather Dimeris, MS, RD, Director, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration | 14:40 | Video | |
| May 16, 2022 | HHS Leading the Way in Telehealth Leaders from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will discuss priorities and highlight key efforts across the Department to expand access to telehealth services. | Moderator - Carole Johnson Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration Andrea Palm, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD, Deputy Administrator, Director for the Center for Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, PhD, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | 59:57 | Video | |
| May 16, 2022 | Telehealth's Role in Behavioral Access & Outcomes Providers and experts will discuss telehealth’s key role in access to behavioral health services as well as the integration of behavioral and physical health services, especially for those in underserved communities. | Moderator - Kathy Hsu Wibberly, PhD Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center Catherine Burke, PsyD, Yale Medical School Chris Fore, PhD, Indian Health Services Sarah Hagin, PhD, Rhode Island Hospital Margaret Howard, PhD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Kari Law, MD, West Virginia University Eboni Winford, PhD, MPH, Cherokee Health Systems | 57:47 | Video | |
| May 16, 2022 | Telehealth & Licensure Portability - Access Beyond State Lines This session will discuss ongoing efforts to facilitate access to inter-state telehealth services through HRSA’s Licensure Portability Grant Program. Through this program, HRSA provides support to the Federation of State Medical Boards and the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. Participants will learn about current options to address licensure portability reform and have an opportunity to provide feedback. | Moderator - William England, PhD, JD Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration Ateev Mehrotra, MD, Harvard Medical School Kevin Galpin, MD, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Lisa Robin, Federation of State Medical Boards Janet Orwig, MBA, CAE, Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards Daniel Logsdon, Council of State Governments Jack Resneck Jr, MD, American Medical Association | 1:30:38 | Video | |
| May 16, 2022 | The Telehealth Experience: Improving Quality & Breaking Down Barriers This session will discuss ways in which we can improve the overall quality of telehealth services from the provider and patient perspective | Moderator - Jonathan Neufeld, PhD Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center Marcia Ward, PhD, University of Iowa Ryan Jelinek, DO, Hennepin Healthcare Emily Warr, MSN, RN,Medical University of South Carolina Elena Rios, MD, National Hispanic Medical Association | 1:29:22 | Video | |
| May 16, 2022 | Ensuring Access to Telehealth Beyond the Pandemic This session will discuss key policy and infrastructure issues at the state and federal level needed to ensure continued access to telehealth beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency. | Moderator - Mei Wa Kwong, JD Center for Connected Health Policy Moderator - Garret Spargo, Telehealth Technology Assistance Center Damien Doyle, MD, Signify Health Karen Rheuben, MD, University of Virginia Jack Rollins, MPH, National Association of Medicaid Directors Sascha Meinrath, MA, Penn State University, X-Lab Ry Marcattilio-McCracken, PhD, MA, Institute for Local Self-Reliance | 1:28:44 | Video | |
| May 16, 2022 | Integrating Telehealth into Healthcare Practice This session will discuss key considerations for integrating telehealth in various medical settings. Participants will learn of current models and provide input on ways to address challenges and barriers. | Moderator - Cameron Hilt, MPH Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center Meg Barron, MBA, American Medical Association Scott Findley, MD, West Virginia University Amelia Adcock, MD, West Virginia University Jack Protetch, Virtual Health Donna Baldwin, MD, Cirrus MD | 1:28:26 | Video | |
| May 16, 2022 | Improving Access to Telehealth & Broadband Services This session will provide an overview of Federal efforts and resources to improve access to broadband, which is a key component to the delivery of telehealth services as well as other social determinants of health. | Moderator - Brendan Carr, JD Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission Wakina Scott, PhD, MPH, Deputy Director, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration Adam Copeland, JD, Federal Communications Commission Karen Hanson, MBA, National Telecommunications and Information Administration Shawn Arner, U.S. Department of Agriculture Chad Parker, MBA, U.S. Department of Agriculture | 1:06:43 | Video |
Day 2 Sessions
| Date | Event Name | Speakers | Duration | Video | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2022 | Opening Remarks - Day 2 | CDR Heather Dimeris, MS, RD, Director, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration | 10:57 | Video | |
| May 17, 2022 | Preparing the Current & Future Healthcare Workforce This session will discuss current efforts to assist providers in using telehealth and considerations for training the workforce for tomorrow. Issues to be discussed will include provider-to-provider mentoring, developing telehealth curriculum for providers and addressing burnout. | Moderator - Robert Stiles, MA, MPH Heartland Telehealth Resource Center Waridibo Allison, MD, PhD, FACP, CPE, FIDSA, National Rural Telementoring Training Center Kerry Palakanis, DNP, APRN, Valley Center Tower Don Hilty, MD, MBA, University of California Davis School of Medicine | 44:53 | Video | |
| May 17, 2022 | Tapping into the Telehealth Resource Centers This session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn more about the HRSA supported Telehealth Resource Centers including their work and expertise in assisting providers with implementing telehealth services. | Moderator - Aria Javidan National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers Derrick Ramsey, Texas-Louisiana Telehealth Resource Center Jonathan Neufeld, PhD, Great Plains Telehealth Resource Center Joe Schaffner, MPA, CPST, South Central Telehealth Resource Center | 40:36 | Video | |
| May 17, 2022 | Telehealth & COVID - Challenges and Solutions This session will discuss leveraging telehealth technology in addressing and treating COVID-19. | Moderator - Danielle Louder Northeast Telehealth Resource Center Daren Anderson, MD, Community Health Center, Inc. Andrew Wilhelm, DO, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 45:01 | Video | |
| May 17, 2022 | The Evolving World of Telehealth Technology This session will provide an overview of the growing field of telehealth including digital health and virtual care as well as key considerations for policymakers, payers, clinicians, patients and researchers. | Moderator - Wakina Scott, PhD, MPH Deputy Director, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration Leah Dawson, PhD, University of Arkansas Hari Eswaran, PhD, University of Arkansas Derrick Wyatt, MSN, RN-BC, CPHIMS, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD, FSPIE, FSIIM, FATA, FAIMBE, Southwest Telehealth Resource Center | 45:06 | Video | |
| May 17, 2022 | What's Next for Telehealth? Looking Beyond the Pandemic & Closing Remarks Experts will discuss the key telehealth issues and priorities identified by their stakeholders and how those telehealth issues may evolve beyond the pandemic. | Moderator - Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, MACP CEO, Council of Medical Specialty Societies and Clinical Professor, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Ann Mond Johnson, American Telemedicine Association Alan Morgan, MPA, National Rural Health Association René Quashie, JD, Consumer Technology Association Julia Skapik, MD, National Association of Community Health Centers CDR Heather Dimeris, MS, RD, Director, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration | 1:03:16 | Video |