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)
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—Newt Gingrich (b. 1943)
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—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)