Kochi, Nov 7 (KNN) Telemedicine Society of India (TSI) and its Kerala Chapter is organizing the Telemedicon 2022 which is the eighteenth edition of the International Telemedicine Conference in Kochi from November 10 to 12, 2022. 

It is an annual global conference where healthcare professionals, providers, health insurance providers, online pharmacy chains, industrialists, academic scientists etc across the world meet.

On the inaugural day, S. Somanath, Chairman, ISRO, will be the Chief Guest and will deliberate on how the latest technologies improve telemedicine facilities in our country.

Mohanan Kunnummal, Vice Chancellor, Kerala University of Health Science, and Dr. Rethan Kelkar, IT Secretary of Kerala will also attend the event. 

The conference will be held at Amrita Hospital in collaboration with government agencies, private organizations, and national and international professional societies.

The core theme of the event is ′Strengthening Health Systems through Sustainable Telemedicine and Digital Health'.

It puts forward a platform to pool ideas to spearhead the growth of telemedicine in the right direction, as the future of both telemedicine and the front runners of telemedicine holds immense potential. 

The conference will also highlight the socioeconomic impact of telehealth on healthcare access and equity. 

The event's highlights include scientific sessions on topics like Space Telemedicine Programs, Telehealth tourism, AI-based telehealth systems, Tele homecare, IOMT, AR, and VR. 

It will also hold a session to discuss Legal practices on Telemedicine lead by Justice Devan Ramachandran.

Addressing the press, Dr. Prem Nair said that there had been a ten-fold increase in the number of patients using telemedicine. More and more patients are relying on the telemedicine system since Covid.

The conference will discuss popularizing the telemedicine facility using advanced technologies. The telemedicine system will enable and help patients to get treatment in the most convenient manner by making hospital visits only in emergency situations.  (KNN Bureau)