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1.  Introduction

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1.1 Background

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1.2 Objectives

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2.  Methods

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2.1  Topics & Groups 

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2.2 Implementation Process

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2.3 Discussion Papers 

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2.4 Keynotes

2.5 Schedule

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3.  Results

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3.1 Vision

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3.2 Knowledge Gaps

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3.3 Barriers

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3.4 Recommendations

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4. Topical Reports

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4.A:  Interactive "Home" Telehealth: Future Technologies & Services

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4.B: Personal Status Monitoring: Interactive Approaches, Sensors & Automation Systems

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4.C: Appropriate Design of Home Health Technologies: Ethical, Legal & Policy Considerations

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4.D: Home Therapeutics & Assistive Technologies for Chronic Conditions

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4.E: Human Factors Engineering & User-Driven Device Design

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4.F: Smart Health Devices & the Home of the Future

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4.G: Therapeutic Applications: Rehab Robotics, Virtual Reality, Future Possibilities 

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4.H: International Issues in Health and Rehabilitation (Developing Countries)

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5.1 Placing the Results in Context

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5.2 Overriding Themes 

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5.3 Healthcare Paradigm Shifts?

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Appendices

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A.1 Discussion Papers (summaries, links)

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A.2 Tabulated Data: Vision 

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A.3 Contributed Individual Comments

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