Interactive ePresentation released on the Internet.
Visit the ePresentation, an audio/video overview of the IVT benefits and system architecture.  The presentation uses streaming audio, interactive graphics, and streaming video content.   Also, on the introduction page, printable overviews of education/communication configurations are available.  Current scheduled improvements to the ePresentation include the addition of a low bandwidth streaming video sample from the 'Living with Diabetes' series by Kaleidoscope Inc.  To view the presentation the Macromedia Shockwave plug-in must be loaded into the internet browser.

HCEA Conference exhibition in Las Vegas 16 - 19th.
IVT will be displayed at the Healthcare Education Television booth.   The conference is for Health Care Educators, Patient/Community Educators, and Training/Organizational Development Professionals working in health care settings: ambulatory, in-patient, long-term, rehab, home care, community and managed care settings in the US and Canada

Sponsored by the Health Care Education Association

Managing the Millennium: Moving Organizations Through Education and Innovation
With areas of focus in organizational and human resource development, consumer education, and technology

IVT Presentation June 9 -13th.
Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas.  Scheduled meetings for IVT presentations will be held throughout the week   This coincides with the National Information Technology Conference for VA Hospitals.  The ITC VA conference is being held two blocks from the hotel in the Austin Convention Center.

A full IVT system with television messaging, education delivery, video file server, communications and Internet browsing will be made.  Presentations are made by appointment only.  Contact (800) 695-0873, (800) 256-1896, or (512) 306-1916 in Austin.

Kaleidoscope TV / Select Health partnership for health content.   
The nationally broadcast health channel Kaleidoscope, soon to be in 30 million cable TV households, has agreed to license programs from their video library to Select hospitals.

Health Titles Include:
Living with Diabetes
A series dedicated to informing persons with diabetes and their families in ways to maximize their health and enjoyment of life.  20 episodes

Making Life Better
This series highlights the activities of the National Easter Seal Society with a focus on independence and ability.  13 episodes

DC Report
Tony Coelho, chairman of the President's committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, hosts a roundtable discussion with leaders in business, government, health and disability on topics from welfare reform o education to the information superhighway. 7 episodes

Kaleidoscope Kitchen
Learn why your diet is so important to your health, and watch delicious recipes being prepared.  4 episodes

Kim's World
Motivated by Helen Keller, deaf/blind actress Kim Powers shows youth and young adults the joys and values of seeing life in Kim's unique manner.  13 episodes

Kaleidoscope Close-up
These network specials feature in-depth interviews with headliners in the disability community from lawmaker to athletes to key community leaders.  20 episodes

Say It With Sign
This series teaches the important basics of sign language and investigates cultural differences, family relationships, and other aspect of American Deaf lifestyles.  38 episodes

Select Health aids Austin City Limits with Internet broadband broadcasts.
Nationally broadcast PBS program Austin City Limits, a program dedicated to showcasing musician performances, will be the first Internet broadcast of a music television program.  Select consults to bring archived programs and live taping sessions to the Internet.

Current plans are for live internet broadcast the taping sessions of the celebrity filled 25th season of the popular program.  Performances from their 25 years of archived programs will be digitized and made available in rotation.  Delivery bandwidths will include 28.8 kbps, 56.6 kbps, and 100 kbps.

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