Programs
In collaboration with other telemedicine experts from medical, technology, research and non-profit organizations, WiRED International started the International Telemedicine Network (ITN) in 2008. The ITN is a consortium of 13 medical schools, teaching hospitals, research institutes, and non-profit organizations pooling resources to deliver medical education and information systems to the poorest countries in the world. The consortium will provide continuing medical education (CME) programs and patient consultations using Information Technology (IT) tools such as electronic libraries, digital video lectures, live seminars, and discussions. As coordinating member, WiRED arranges program funding and organizes operational elements for the ITN.
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Famous quotes containing the word programs:
“Whether in the field of health, education or welfare, I have put my emphasis on preventive rather than curative programs and tried to influence our elaborate, costly and ill- co-ordinated welfare organizations in that direction. Unfortunately the momentum of social work is still directed toward compensating the victims of our society for its injustices rather than eliminating those injustices.”
—Agnes E. Meyer (1887–1970)
“Although good early childhood programs can benefit all children, they are not a quick fix for all of society’s ills—from crime in the streets to adolescent pregnancy, from school failure to unemployment. We must emphasize that good quality early childhood programs can help change the social and educational outcomes for many children, but they are not a panacea; they cannot ameliorate the effects of all harmful social and psychological environments.”
—Barbara Bowman (20th century)
“Will TV kill the theater? If the programs I have seen, save for “Kukla, Fran and Ollie,” the ball games and the fights, are any criterion, the theater need not wake up in a cold sweat.”
—Tallulah Bankhead (1903–1968)