Arizona Telemedicine Council

 
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January 21, 2026 Agenda

• Call to Order & Welcome ~5 minutes
  • Robert "Bob" Burns
    • Chair, Arizona Telemedicine Council
    • Co-founder, Arizona Telemedicine Program
    • Chair, Arizona Corporation Commission, Retired
    • President, Arizona State Senate, Retired
    • Elected Member BOD CAP, Retired
    • Member of the Arizona House of Representatives, Retired
  • Joseph Finkelstein, MD, PhD, FAMIA, FACMI
    • Director, Arizona Telemedicine Program
    • Professor of Medicine
    • Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, College of Medicine Tucson
    • University of Arizona
• AI applications in healthcare ~20 minutes
  • David S. Ebert, PhD
    • Associate Vice President of Research and Partnerships
    • Chief AI and Data Science Officer
    • Computer Science Engineering Endowed Innovation Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • University of Arizona
• Current State of Banner Telehealth ~20 minutes
  • Michael Simons, MD
    • Director
    • Banner Health Telemedicine
• Use of AI for colorectal cancer ~20 minutes
  • Gloria Coronado, PhD
    • Associate Director of Population Science
    • Professor, College of Public Health
    • Director, Center for Health Disparities Research
    • University of Arizona
• Teleophthalmology ~20 minutes
  • Jonathan Holmes, MD
    • Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of 
      Arizona-Tucson
    • Chair of Ophthalmology, Banner University Medicine-Tucson
  • Igor Kozak, MD, PhD
    • Professor of Ophthalmology
    • Chief of Retina and Director of Research
    • Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science
    • University of Arizona
• Social work Compact ~20 minutes
  • Jennifer Henkel, LCSW, CAE
    • Senior Director of Member Engagement and Regulatory Services
    • Association of Social Work Boards
  • Tobi Zavala, BSW
    • Executive Director
    • Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners and Board of Massage Therapy
• Arizona Telemedicine Program and Southwest Telehealth Resource Center Updates ~5 minutes
  • Joseph Finkelstein, MD, PhD, FAMIA, FACMI
    • Director, Arizona Telemedicine Program, College of Medicine Tucson, University of 
      Arizona
• New Business
• Adjournment