2004 - 2005 Grantee Directory - Wisconsin

La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium
1300 Badger Street, Suite 3065
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
http://www.uwlax.edu/lmhsc

John N. Katrana
Ph: 608-785-5150
Fax: 608-785-5154
Email: katrana.john@uwlax.edu

Network Partners: Gundersen Lutheran Medical System, Western Wisconsin Technical College, Viterbo University, Franciscan Skemp Healthcare/Mayo Health System, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Black River Falls Memorial Hospital, Tomah Memorial Hospital, Hess Memorial Hospital, Vernon
Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative.

Project Purpose: Develop distance education partnerships among the Consortium’s educational institutions, rural Hospitals, and clinics. Focus is on delivery through interactive two-way video and web-based health programs for health professions education as well as professional development.

Outcomes Expected: Project outcomes focus on: (1) degree to which the project is able to address shortages in allied health personnel in the region; and (2) the professional development and continuing education needs of health professionals throughout the region. Measurement is by the quantification of
attendance at/or participation in the respective programs.

Service Area: Counties in which network participants are located include: Jackson, Monroe, LaCrosse, Vernon, Crawford, and Sauk counties.

Services Provided: Credit Courses, noncredit and CEU courses, certificate programs and special workshops for nursing and allied health professionals and students pursuing health careers, in addition, nursing
lectureships.

Equipment: Teaching Station with AMX room control that controls the video projector, visualizer, audio, and computer. Classrooms and lecture halls in the Health Science Center (opened 2000) were designed specifically for distance education.

Transmission: In designated rooms there is access to ISDN, Video Over IP, DS-3 connections. Polycom Viewstation Bridge allows to connect multiple locations simultaneously. For line Interconnections, T1 is used.

Marshfield Clinic TeleHealth Network
1000 N. Oak Avenue
Marshfield WI 54449
http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/telehealth

Nina M. Antoniotti, RN, MBA, Ph.D
Ph: 715-389-3694
Fax: 75-387-5240
E-mail: antoniotti.nina@marshfieldclinic.org

Network Partners: Marshfield Clinic- Marshfield Center, Ladysmith Center, Park Falls Center, Lakeland Center, Phillips Center, Radisson Center, Bruce Center, Chippewa Center, Indianhead Center, Wausau Center, Eau Claire Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation. Also, Flambeau Hospital,
Wisconsin Geriatric Education Center/Marquette School of Dentistry, Auburndale Elementary School, Bethel Center, Price County Jail, Flambeau Home Health and Hospice, Ladysmith Dental Clinic, Zastrow Care Center, Pleasantview Manor, Hayward CESA 11 Dental Clinic, Ho-Chunk Indian Nation Health Center, Flambeau Correctional Center, Food Safety Laboratory, Rosen
Meat Group, Inc. (NE); and Cloverdale Foods, Inc. (ND).

Project Purpose: Deliver 35 clinical services and plans to provide preventative dental and health services, case management, and public health services to patients with chronic conditions such as Diabetes in settings that include homes, rural health clinics and Native American health centers. Distance
education for health care professionals, patients, and their families in conjunction with the clinical services presented.

Outcomes Expected: Increase access to healthcare services in medical and surgical specialties including dentistry, mobile retinal screening and food safety. Outcomes include increased access, decreased incidence
of complications associated with chronic diseases and decreased incidence of dental care in the childhood population.

Service Area: Counties to be served are partial primary care HPSAs. 100% of service area is designated a dental HPSA. 17.9% of the population is living with a disability.

Services Provided: Dermatology, Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Oncology, Cardiology, Speech Pathology, Nutrition-Diabetes Mgt., Nutrition-all others, Diabetes Management (RN), Endocrinology, Burn Care, Neurology, Pulmonary Medicine, Plastic Surgery, Long Term Care,
School TeleHealth, BACH, Cancer, Prostate, and Chronic Pain Support Group, Research Oncology, Home TeleHealth, Parkinson Clinic, EAP, Infectious Diseases, Occupational Medicine, Wound Therapy, ADHD Parenting Class, Anticoagulation Management, Nurse Triage, and Diabetes and Asthma Care Management.

Equipment: Polycom network using VCON products on the PC for provider viewing. AMD patient peripherals with high-end video camcorders. TV monitors and Extron video switchers. ACCORD bridge for video conferencing only.

Transmission: IP video at 512 kbps over proprietary lines, IP video at 384 kbps over proprietary lines, ISDN video at 384 kbps over leased lines.

Ann Byrne
Ph: 920-730-2650
Fax: 920-730-5316
Email: abyrne@affinityhealth.org

Network Partners: Affinity Health System, University of Wisconsin Health

Project Purpose: To broaden the population of pediatric patients served in the Fox River Valley. The first objective is to purchase peripheral attachments for patient exams in Appleton. The second objective is to purchase the basic receiving components for Madison. Provide training and education for physicians and staff on the use of the equipment and determination of the
appropriate patient population to receive services through telemedicine.

Outcomes Expected: By the end of the project grant period, St. Elizabeth Hospital will have purchased and installed the peripheral equipment, base unit and conducted the training necessary to add 7-10 more pediatric sub-specialists to the telemedicine program. Patient satisfaction at least 90% for all
telemedicine encounters. Measurement tools used: Patient satisfaction survey, developed for project, completed implementation timeline and OAT Performance Measurement tool.

Service Area: Predominantly Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago counties. In addeition, the project serves patients from Northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Services Provided: St. Elizabeth Hospital provides a pediatric endocrinology telemedicine clinic for stable endocrine patients, which was initiated in July of 2002. Pediatric sub-specialty clinics will be increased by
7-10 by the end of the project.

Equipment: One Tandberg 500213 HCSIII-6000 videoconferencing system.

Transmission: Three ISDN BRI lines, with each line operating at 115 kbps - for a total of up to 384 kbps.