How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : |
The two days SFT-14 program comprises two international keynote addresses, 53 oral presentations, and around 12 posters. |
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : |
Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, South Africa, Iran |
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : |
Yes |
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : |
Australasian Telehealth Society |
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : |
They said it was interesting. My presentation was about how virtual physician can be helpful for increasing accessibility in Telehealth. They asked could it be applied for any other roles, such as nurse? |
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : |
Professor Colin Carati, Flinders university
Professor Len Gray, The university of Queensland
Dr. Jeewani Anupama Ginige, University of Western Sydney
Mr Alan Taylor, Flinder University, Telehealth in the home project manager
Sisira Edirippulige, The university of Queensland, Postgraduate programcoordinator |
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : |
Iran and Australia are two developing countries. Australia has good experiences about Tele-health that can be used under the same situations in Iran. These experiences can be shared for getting better results for implementing Tele-health systems in Iran.
By considering that the members of congress were from many different universities which work on Tele-health systems seriously, making a direct communication between PhD students in Iran and Australia is beneficial for both countries. |
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : |
Honestly speaking, all the steps were cumbersome in Iran. There is not any crystal clear flowchart that shows how steps should be passed for getting documents, required before travel. |
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : |
Video conference and real time method are two popular topics in Tele-health that can be used in many different situations.
Technology is very important factor in tele-health, and so change in technology has side effect on the tele-health applications which have been designed in past.
By making comparison between Iranian and Australian students, I found students in Iran are more knowledgeable. However this knowledge only is stored in their heads and would not be used for developing something or proposing a new idea. On the other hand, they are very goal oriented. I mean, they are more productive. |