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Don Salvacion, Veterans Memorial Medical Center BRANCHING OUT: Progress in the Field of T elemedicine in the Ophthalmology Department of a Philippine Hospital for Veterans Don G. Salvacion, M.D. Resident Ophthalmologist Veterans Memorial Medical Center Quezon City, Philippines BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center  PEVIOUS ENDEAVORS in TELEMDICINE  Phacoemulsification Conference (October 2011)  Surgical conference at the hospital  2-way communication with Kyushu University and the Philippine Heart Center  Patients at another clinic from within the hospital presented the group  Verdict: SUCCESS The 7th Asia Telemedicine Symposium, 2013 1

Don Salvacion, Veterans Memorial Medical Center BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center  PEVIOUS ENDEAVORS in TELEMDICINE  Telementoring Session (September 2012)  2-way connection with a Philippine Hospital for Children in Quezon City  Teaching session of Pedia-Ophthalmologists  Presentation and demonstration of examining pediatric patients  Verdict: SUCCESS BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center  2013 ENDEAVORS in TELEMDICINE  Zlin Ophthalmology Festival (March 2013)  1-way connection  Live opthalmologic surgical cases viewed from the Czech Republic and Italy  New procedures demonstrated  Verdict: SUCCESS The 7th Asia Telemedicine Symposium, 2013 2

Don Salvacion, Veterans Memorial Medical Center BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center The 7th Asia Telemedicine Symposium, 2013 3

Don Salvacion, Veterans Memorial Medical Center BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center  2013 ENDEAVORS in TELEMDICINE  Telementoring Session with Cebu City (September 2013)  2-way connection with Ophthalmologists in Cebu City  Lectures given and surgical case presented and commented on to test quality  Verdict: SUCCESS BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center The 7th Asia Telemedicine Symposium, 2013 4

Don Salvacion, Veterans Memorial Medical Center BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center  2013 ENDEAVORS in TELEMDICINE  National Telemdicine Phacoemulsification Conference (November 2013)  Planned 4-way connection of Quezon City with distant provinces in the Philippines  Planned presentation and discussion of surgical cases  Planned establishment of connections with other ophthalmologist nationwide BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center  2013 ENDEAVORS in TELEMDICINE  National Telemdicine Phacoemulsification Conference (March 2013)  Unfortunately, this was moved to the 1 st quarter of 2014 due to local technical problems  Verdict: DEFERRED The 7th Asia Telemedicine Symposium, 2013 5

Don Salvacion, Veterans Memorial Medical Center BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center  HURDLES to OVERCOME:  Levelling of expectations  Internet Lines  Equipment BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center  PRESENT UNDERTAKINGS  Education of other physicians to level expectations  Laying down of High-Speed Internet cables at the VMMC  Linking of VMMC with other Ophthalmology Institutions in the Philippines The 7th Asia Telemedicine Symposium, 2013 6

Don Salvacion, Veterans Memorial Medical Center BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center  2014  Why do we need Telemedicine? Two heads are better than one. Many heads are the best.  Linking of Veterans Memorial Medical Center Eye Clinic and other Ophthalmologic institutions in the Philippines  High-Speed internet cables installed for resolution demonstration and consultation of Surgical Ophthalmologic cases  Bridging the gap of missed learning between various institutions BRANCHING OUT Veterans Memorial Medical Center  IN SUMMARY  The VMMC Department of Ophthalmology is peristent in promoting Telemedicine as a valuable learning and training tool  There have been some hurdles encountered which are already being addressed  With continued support of the DOST -ASTI, our Department will continue to push for the development and promotion of knowledge sharing through telemdicine The 7th Asia Telemedicine Symposium, 2013 7

Don Salvacion, Veterans Memorial Medical Center THANK YOU and a GOOD DAY! The 7th Asia Telemedicine Symposium, 2013 8