CENTENNIAL, CO—(July 30, 2013):  Renowned speaker Margaret Fitzgerald was able to present at the 2013 National Nurse Practitioner Symposium in Copper Mountain, CO despite being two time zones and thousands of miles away.  Attendees were able to listen to and interact with Fitzgerald through a secure videoconference platform provided by Virtual Care Works.

Fitzgerald is known for creating the most up-to-date, evidence-based NP certification exam preparation available and is a popular speaker for continuing education among nurse practitioners.  Her talk, “Hot Topics in Drug Therapy: New Products, New Uses, New Warnings” was extremely popular with symposium attendees.

“I’m so happy that we’re using the technology to make something like this possible,” said Vicki Brownrigg, an attendee of the Symposium and an Assistant Professor, Clinical Teaching Track at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Beth-El Nursing School.  “It was like having her in the room with us, the picture and sound quality were fantastic and we were able to interact and ask questions easily.”

Virtual Care Works platform offers secure, “medical-grade” communications tools that allow health care professionals to communicate securely and without fear of violating HIPAA regulations.

Comments and questions are greatly appreciated!  Feel free to contact Jim Ward directly: jim.ward@virtualcareworks.com

About the Author
Jim Ward serves as Telhealth Specialist with Virtual Care Works. VCW is a secure, private broadband network enabling the practice of telemedicine, telebehavioral health and medical education as well as the exchange of protected patient data and medical images. VCW is a NCHN Business Partner.