Peter Killcommons, M.D., serves as the founder and CEO of Medweb, a medical imaging, teleradiology, and telemedicine company based out of San Francisco, California. Through his efforts, Medweb excels at the forefront of integrated healthcare. Pete Killcommons has worked with hospitals in Kabul and Jalalabad and is also involved in International Rotary.

International Rotary consists of rotary clubs, which bring together individuals to share ideas; Rotary International, which coordinates global programs; and the Rotary Foundation, which uses donations to fund projects worldwide. Rotary consists of 1.2 million people working together to create positive, lasting changes in communities around the world.

Recently, Rotary approved a $500,000 grant to the World Health Organization to fight a polio outbreak in Somalia. The grant covers the cost of human resources, training, and transportation of the necessary health workers to immunize children 10 and under in accessible areas of Somalia. Rotary's emergency funding to fight the polio outbreak in Somalia helps minimize the disease's further international spread.                            

Peter Killcommons, MD, founded Medweb, a medical imaging and telemedicine company, in 1992. In his position as chief executive officer, Dr. Pete Killcommons presides over the telemedicine, radiology, philanthropy, and disaster response divisions. At the First Armenian International Telemedicine Conference held in October 2011, Dr. Peter Killcommons presented a keynote speech on the successes and stumbling blocks inherent in utilizing telemedicine technology in Eastern Afghanistan.

Thanks to numerous advantages in technology, the world is shrinking. No longer do medical experts need to meet in person or coordinate phone calls across several time zones to exchange information. Telemedicine makes use of prolific and speedy Internet connections to transfer medical information from one part of the globe to another, with the goal of improving a patient's health.

Telemedicine dates back over 40 years to humble beginnings. Originally, representatives from hospitals would travel to out-of-the-way regions to lend their expertise in healing and science. As Internet connections became widely available, hospitals, private practices, and patient homes gained the means to share information electronically.

High-speed Internet allows all sorts of information to reach those in need more efficiently. Through telemedicine, professionals can hold video conferences with patients and peers, monitor vital signs from thousands of miles away, and continue their education from anywhere.