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Success Stories

Read stories about successful implementations of telehealth

Success Stories

PBTRC-IU-MDA Team Visits American Samoa for Teledermatology

A joint team from the University of Hawai’i (UH) Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC), Indiana University (IU) and Maurer Dermatology Associates (MDA) were in American Samoa from the 5th until the 8th of December 2022, as a follow-up to the 2022 United States Affiliated Pacific Island Countries and…

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PBTRC Hosts U.S. Affiliated Pacific Island Countries & Territories To Focus On Tangible Telehealth Goals To Expand Health Access

The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) hosted the 2022 U.S. Affiliated Pacific Island Countries & Territories (USAPICT) Telehealth Workshop from August 15 – 17 at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, with participants from American Samoa, Chuuk, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Palau….

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Aloha Independent Living Hawaiʻi TeleConnect Project Partnership

The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) is partnering with Aloha Independent Living Hawaiʻi (AILH), bringing together the perspective of both the providers and the patients. AILH brings over 13 years of service and experience with the disability community to our mission. Together, PBTRC and AILH’s TeleConnect Program will…

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Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center, Pacific Island Primary Care Association and Swinfen Partnership

How community health centers in the Pacific Region gained access to more than 500 physician specialists through telehealth The Swinfen Network is a free healthcare telemedicine network that connects more than 500 physician specialists to resource-scarce health care systems around the globe. Providers volunteer their time for provider-to-provider consultations…

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Success Story: The Repatriation of American Samoa

When travel borders closed in March 2020, thousands of American Samoan residents were stranded outside of the territory. However, the American Samoa Government (ASG) Repatriation Program came about as a way to allow residents to return safely. Through the program, residents participated in supervised quarantine for 10 to 14…

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DOH Early Intervention Section Telehealth Success Interview

The Department of Health Early Intervention Section had implemented a telepractice program even before the pandemic. This is the success story of the Pascua family’s experience using telehealth during the pandemic for their son Greyson’s special needs….

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The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) is an affiliation of the 14 Telehealth Resource Centers funded individually through cooperative agreements from the Health Resources & Services Administration, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth. This website was made possible by grant GA5RH37468 and 1 U1UTH42529‐01‐00 from the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth/Health Resources and Services Administration/HRSA.