CARR RELEASES FINAL AGENDA AND PANELISTS FOR DECEMBER 6 
TELEHEALTH ROUNDTABLE

WASHINGTON, DC, December 2, 2021—Today, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr released the final agenda and panelists for the virtual roundtable being held on Monday, December 6, 2021, starting at 10:00 a.m. EST.  The roundtable will provide a forum for health care providers that are participating or seeking to participate in the FCC’s telehealth initiatives to share their experiences, learn from each other’s work, and identify opportunities for both private and public stakeholders to facilitate the successful, long-term implementation of telehealth services.  More information about the roundtable and the FCC’s telehealth initiatives is available here.

The schedule for the roundtable and the list of panelists is as follows: 

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Opening Remarks and Introductions
· Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel
· Commissioner Geoffrey Starks
· Commissioner Nathan Simington
· Commissioner Brendan Carr

10:25 AM – 11:05 AM
Panel 1: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Telehealth Services through FCC Programs
· Stuart Clarry, Telehealth Manager, University of Florida Health Physicians
· Dr. Robert Donnell, Chief Medical Information Officer, University of Florida Health
· Dr. Ricardo Munoz, Executive Director of Telemedicine at Children’s National Hospital
· Dr. Karen S. Rheuban, Co-Founder and Director of the University of Virginia Center for Telehealth

11:10 AM – 11:50 AM
Panel 2: Broader Telehealth Landscape, Funding, and Ancillary Issues
· Dr. Tearsanee Carlisle Davis, Director of Clinical and Advanced Practice Operations, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Center for Telehealth
· Dr. David Houghton, System Chair of Telehealth and Medical Director of Digital Medicine, Ochsner Health
· Deanna Larson, President of Avel eCARE
· Dr. Moraima Trujillo, Chief Medical Officer, Banyan Community Health Center
· Joel White, Executive Director, Health Innovation Alliance

11:50 AM – 12:00 PM
Closing Remarks


Registration is not required.  The roundtable will be recorded and made available on the FCC’s website and YouTube channel following the event. 

The roundtable will be webcast with open captioning at www.fcc.gov/live.  Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.  Include a description of the accommodation you will need and tell us how to contact you if we need more information.  Make your request as early as possible.  Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill.  Send an e-mail to: FCC504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice).

For additional information about the roundtable, please contact Danielle Thumann, Legal Advisor, Office of Commissioner Brendan Carr, danielle.thumann@fcc.gov.

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Office of Commissioner Brendan Carr
www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/brendan-carr
Media Contact:  Danielle Thumann
(202) 418-0376 or danielle.thumann@fcc.gov