Session: International Telemedicine Speaker: Tim Shi, MD (GlobalMD) Telehealth Secrets Conference 2018 by VSee More info: vsee.com/conference

1. Tim Shi，MD, PhD
GlobalMD Organization
Tim@GlobalMD.org
2nd Opinion Telehealth in China and Beyond
N. P. R. Business Model
Network, Platform, Resources

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A non-profit medical professional organization and with 165 country-sites;
Promote the best practice of clinical research and quality of health care;
Focus on training trainers and leaders at local hospitals & institutes;
Self-funded with the supports of local and international partners;
Set up the first telemedicine training program in China to introduce the ATA
practice guidelines for better understanding how ATA members doing telemedicine.
1000+ local physicians, nurses and caregivers who provide on-line based care
services and telemedicine, etc.
GlobalMD Engagement Center for Patients and Professionals
GlobalMD-China project
Network
Platform
Resources
Team up with the NIH Clinical Center and the Chinese Medical Association
formalized the Sino-American Symposia on Clinical & Translational Medicine.
The goal is to bridge and network both Chinese and the US medical professionals
aligned with the same principles in clinical and translational research.
In Jan, initiated a Sino-American telemedicine pilot program focusing on
2nd opinion of proton therapies for children cancer patients as a vertical strategy
to test the international telemedicine (business model and regulatory norm).

3. GlobalMD Engagement Center

5. Prevention：Health well being
Diagnosis：Initial, reconfirming
Therapy：2nd opinion & precision
Recovery：Goodwill advisory
Sharing：Best resources available
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What are the challenges for doing 2nd opinions in China?

6. Satisfactions of all parties
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Providers
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Caregivers
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Insurers
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Regulators
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Patients
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Telemedicine/Telehealth/Virtual care…globally
Improve the Quality of services, instinctively
Access to right resources, timely
Reduce the Costs of cares, significantly
Goals to:
Children
Brain
Tumors

7. Every patient is different,
Every physician is different,
therefore,
Every treatment could be completely different for the quality of life.
2nd opinion for Children Brain Tumors in China
50,000+ new cases, yearly and 200,000+ new cases in Asia region
Surgical solution + Chemo + Radiation therapy
What would be the best and precisely therapy for a child patient?

8. Case study：Children Tumor：surgery —— chemo —— radiation therapy
Successfully
Removed tumor
standardized
protocols
（Photon）
Full brain
Spine cord
（Proton）
Pencil
Beam
areas
International experts: Telemedicine platform to advise
Integrated solutions: Surgery, chemo protocol, Proton therapy
Therapy：2nd opinion & Precision3

9. Case study：Children Tumor：surgery —— chemo —— radiation therapy
International experts: Telemedicine platform to advise
Integrated solutions: Surgery, chemo protocol, Proton therapy
Therapy：2nd opinion & Precision3

10. Case study：Children Tumor：surgery —— chemo —— radiation therapy
International experts: Telemedicine platform to advise
Integrated solutions: Surgery, chemo protocol, Proton therapy
Therapy：2nd opinion & Precision3

12. KidsHealth.org
GlobalMD Engagement Center
for Patient and Professional

13. GlobalMD marketing capacity：next 2-3 years reach out provinces/problems
Beijing/Northern China
Shanghai/East China
Chongqing/Southwest
Vertical fields/problems:
 Pediatric solid/brain tumors
 Heart valve replacement
 Rare/undiagnosed diseases
 Aging dementia home care

14. Professional
training programs
Clinical Res.
Collaboration
2nd opinion for
Therapeutics
Patient referral
for int’l patients
GlobalMD's Engagement Center for Patients and Professionals
N. P. R. Business model: Network, Platform, Resources
International Telemedicine services
Therapeutic solution for single problem, vertically, one-by-one
Pay for
Valuable
Service

15. Virtual care: online/mobile based services in China
Anywhere@Anytime: improve wellbeing, while liberation of views

16. Virtual care: online/mobile based services in China
Anywhere@Anytime: improve wellbeing, while liberation of views
Index of Internet connectivity plus mobile access
A prediction about telehealth industry in China
Roles of Alibaba & Tencent in health care
They are emerging other business operations,
Not to develop their own telehealth strategies.
Chinese healthcare is different game from that in USA
GlobalMD’s network:
1. Professional guideline aligned w/the central gov.
2. Educational program and showcase to train
local providers, caregivers and clients;
3. Market size is available but very competitive;
4. Started with int’l service to meet the needs,
simply that is CASH-deal for VALUE of service.

18. Asia Pacific Region Conference on
Telemedicine and AI Technologies
From Health Care to Take Care
Sino-American Scientific Committee
for Telehealth and AI technologies
GlobalMD Organization (GlobalMD)
Chinese Alliance of Telemedicine
Chinese Association of hospitals
American Telemedicine Association
VSee (USA)
Cleveland Distance Health Center
California Telemedicine Network
INOVA Health
In Touch
NANT Health
Singapore Telemedicine group
Indian Telehealth association
South Korea Ministry of health Division of Telehealth
International Organizations:
World health Organization
World Bank
Asian Development Bank
UNICEF
UNDP
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute
2000+ participants and gov. leaders
Local and regional companies, vendors
Dec 8-9th, Guangzhou, China
Contact infor.:
Tim@GlobalMD.org

19. Five projected goals:
1. Integrate telehealth resources within the Asia-pacific region, step-by-step
2. Virtual teleconsultation platform for cancer therapeutics and pediatric undiagnosed problems
3. Virtual monitoring drug/therapeutic side-effects by AI system
4. Natural disasters/pandemic preparedness with telehealth and AI monitoring
5. Regulatory policies and consensus for international tele-consultation services
Contact infor.:
Tim@GlobalMD.org