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Afshar Hospital in Afghanistan Campaigns Against Diabetes

2/22/2018

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CEO of the medical software and device company Medweb in San Francisco, California, Peter (Pete) Killcommons has managed the company's medical and philanthropic services since founding Medweb in 1992. Throughout his career, Peter Killcommons has supported underprivileged medical institutions such as Afshar Hospital.

Located in Kabul, Afghanistan, Afshar Hospital provides medical care through 10 community clinics and seeks to raise public awareness about various health concerns. For example, the hospital recently started a Diabetes Awareness Campaign.

Facilitated by a three-year grant from the World Diabetes Foundation, Afshar Hospital's Diabetes Awareness Campaign will provide health screenings across Afghanistan in order to detect diabetes early and prevent potential complications leading to death. The campaign will include public announcements by the media to encourage people to attend these screenings, as well as staff training in health education to provide the general populace with educational information about preventing diabetes.

For more information about Afshar Hospital and the Diabetes Awareness Campaign, visit afsharhospital.org.

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ATA18 - Largest Telehealth Conference in the World

2/13/2018

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An executive who has traveled to such diverse places as Japan and the Cape Verde Islands to help promote telemedicine, Peter (Pete) Killcommons serves as the CEO of Medweb, a medical device software company in San Francisco. Peter Killcommons belongs to professional organizations such as the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). Telemedicine involves the remote diagnosis and even treatment of health conditions.

A leading non-profit in the field, ATA includes over 10,000 industry professionals around the world. The association offers a diverse range of educational opportunities for its members, including its annual conference.

The 2018 ATA Annual Conference and Expo will take place April 29-May 1 in Chicago at the McCormick Place convention center. As the largest global event for telehealth, the conference will provide career development and educational opportunities under the leadership of industry experts and discussion of cutting-edge topics. It also offers networking opportunities and an expo with over 150 exhibitors.

For more information about the ATA18, visit www.ata18.org. To learn about other educational opportunities and the continuing work of the ATA, go to www.americantelemed.org.

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Medweb to Display at Telemedicine Expo in Spring of 2018

2/2/2018

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Dr. Peter (Pete) Killcommons serves as CEO of Medweb, a supplier of telemedicine solutions that he founded in 1992. In the spring of 2018, Dr. Peter Killcommons’ company plans to display its innovative products at the Annual Conference and Expo of the American Telemedicine Association.

Scheduled for April 29 to May 1 in Chicago, the American Telemedicine Association’s Annual Conference and Expo (ATA18) brings together diverse healthcare and technology professionals for an event that aims to reshape the delivery of healthcare. ATA18 marks the 25th year of the annual gathering.

Exhibitors at the Expo portion of ATA18 have the opportunity to place their products and services in front of thousands of interested attendees. Half of these attendees, according to ATA, have near-term plans to purchase telemedicine technologies. Last year’s gathering welcomed close to 5,000 guests, and ATA reports that 96 percent of past exhibitors have ranked their Expo experience as either “valuable or highly valuable.”

ATA plans to release a mobile app in early April allowing attendees to view a list of ATA18 exhibitors. This list will include Medweb, which will present at Booth No. 1202. To learn more about the app, as well as the rest of the Expo portion of ATA18, please visit ATA18.org/Expo.

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    Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Medweb, Dr. Peter Killcommons manages the operations of his company’s numerous divisions in medical imaging and philanthropy. ​

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