1. Minority Health Disparities Initiative: Enhancing UNL Capacity for Telehealth

2. Agenda for Today’s Meeting Introductions Overview of telehealth core initiative What we’ve learned so far: Technology, sites, research partners Your interest and needs in telehealth research

3. Introductions Name Department/organization Prior experience with telehealth or related fields (if applicable)

4. What is the Telehealth Core Initiative? Project through the Minority Health Disparities Initiative to develop capacity for a telehealth research core to provide access to rural minority populations The long-term vision is an integrated telehealth network crossing the state for use in research with minority populations and dissemination of UNL’s expertise into the state Goals: 1) Assemble a core research group, 2) Assess telehealth resources, opportunities, and needs, 3) Develop a model site for telehealth services

5. Timeline Phase 1: o Map the current telehealth system o Identify a rural/minority telehealth expert and scheduled a consultation visit Phase 2: Identify potential sites o Identify potential communities o Identify resources/partners Phase 3: Pilot a project at a specific site

6. Progress Since Last Meeting Technology o Nebraska Statewide Telehealth Network performs well but there is variation between sites while individual sites are static o Demand for flexibility both within and between research projects (e.g., partnership with Nebraska AIDS Project) o Looking more towards building networks of community resources linked through software that can be shifted across locations and systems (e.g., Vsee)

7. Progress Since Last Meeting Consultation Visit o Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD Clinical Psychologist at KUMC Center for Telemedicine Expert in conducting research in conducting research and service provision via teleheath

8. Progress Since Last Meeting Grand Island Site Visit o Grand Island Multicultural Coalition o Jocelyn Schade o Third City Clinic o Susan Aguilar o Grand Island Public Schools Welcome Center o Joanne Garrison o University of Nebraska Hall County Extension o Cami Wells

9. Telehealth Research Interests Do you have a specific project under the general umbrella of minority health disparities that would be facilitated by accessing a telehealth core facility? How might your existing projects benefit from telehealth technology?

10. ©2007 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. All rights reserved. This project was made possible by the Nebraska Tobacco Settlement Biomedical Research Enhancement Funds.