Launch of Distance Learning Sessions for Pacific Island Health Care Providers Has Immediate Results
Pacific Island Health Care Providers launched the first of a series of distance learning sessions for Pacific Island providers on May 18th. The topic was gastroenterology, with a specific focus on […]
PIHOA – American Samoa
The 63rd Pacific Island Health Officers’ Association (PIHOA) executive board meeting was held on March 28th in American Samoa. Ginger Porter of the PBTRC attended the meeting in person and […]
Telehealth Round-table Discussion
On March 28th, 2018, the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center facilitated a telehealth round-table discussion with Ms. Aisling McDonough. Ms. McDonough recently became Senator Schatz’s health legislative assistant following the […]
PBTRC Attends 2017 Hawaiʻi Health Workforce Summit
On September 10th, the Hawaiʻi/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center (AHEC) hosted the 2017 Hawaiʻi Health Workforce Summit. The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center’s booth received over 215 walkthroughs from […]
Dr. Okamura Testifies at Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Telehealth in the VA
On May 4th, 2017, Dr. Norman Okamura, Principal Investigator, Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC), testified at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Telemedicine in the VA. Dr. Okamura noted that the […]
Regional Updates From the Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
As 2016 comes to a close, the TRCs are in full swing for their 2017 initiatives and it’s sure to be a big year for the telehealth industry. Read highlights […]
Pohnpei Telemedicine Room Launch
On December 15, 2016, the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) participated in a video teleconference ceremony to launch the opening of the Pohnpei Telemedicine Room in the Pohnpei Hospital. The […]
ECHO Act Signed Into Law
Introduced by Hawaiʻi’s own Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) as well as Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act was signed into law by President Obama […]
2016 Pacific Basin Medical Association Conference Support
The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center recently provided technical support for the Pacific Basin Medical Association (PBMA) conference in Majuro, held from October 3 to 5, 2016. The conference came two […]
2016 USAPI Telehealth Champion Building and Planning Workshop
The U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) Telehealth Champion Building and Planning Workshop was held in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi from September 13 through 15, 2016. Thirty-four individuals from the Pacific Region attended the […]