title: The success of emergency telemedicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
abstract: The Telemedicine Program at the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine, and the Erie County Medical Center (UB/ECMC) represents a "quiet success story" for telemedicine development. Though a relatively young program starting in 1992, it demonstrates steady and consistent progress in the areas of clinical services, education and research as it continues to develop as a comprehensive university telemedicine program. The Emergency Telemedicine program provided 2,294 consultations in 2001. Other services included clinics in Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease (HIV/AIDS), Psychiatry, Orthopedic Hand Surgery, Dermatology, and Neurology. The UB/ECMC program has sponsored regular education activities with a focus on internet protocol (IP) videoconferencing for grand rounds in emergency medicine and traffic injury research, nursing education, distance precepting of nurse practitioner students on clinical rotations, Megaconference I and II presentations, and the continuing exploration of advanced tools for educational presentation over the internet. The program's research activities have focused on portable, roll-about telemedicine systems and virtual palpation using a data glove.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Erie County Medical Center, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14215, USA.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mayrose
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020375:Education, Distance; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008952:Mobile Health Units; D009518:New York; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*