Timothy Tyndall
Phone: 805-708-0127
Email: timothy@rain.org
Web: http://www.liveoaktech.net
Direct: timothy.tyndall@direct.liveoaktech.net
Experience:
1985 to Current – Executive Director – RAIN Live Oak HIE and Telemedicine Network.
Current Committees and Pilots:
California Interoperability Committee – co-chair
California Trust Exchange Network (CTEN) Committee
California Patient Identifier Workgroup – chair
HIMSS Con/Cert Certification and Standards Advisory Committee
S&I Framework Data Provenance Pilot
IHE LDAP / Federated Directory Workgroup - completed
California Trust Exchange Framework Pilot - completed
Projects:
2014 – current – California Federated Provider Directory development. (CA-HIE). Project is to align Statewide HIE Networks, Direct systems and major EHR systems into a unified Directory to permit rapid and accurate data discovery.
2012-2013 – California Trust Exchange Network (CTN) Pilot working with Direct Exchange and Federated Directory development. UC Davis.
2009 - 2012 – Ventura County Telemedicine Project - Kaiser Permanente Community Benefits grant working through the Ventura County Safety-Net Specialty Care Access Coalition and the Ventura Pediatric Diagnostic Center. Telemedicine Network, equipment and Continuing Medical Education services for clinics and County Health Care in Ventura County, CA. 14 clinics and 3 Hospitals networked.
2007 - 2010 – Ventura County First 5 and the Ventura Pediatric Diagnostic Center – telemedicine, family wellness resources for low-income, underserved residents and Continuing Medical Education and telemedicine video development grant. Nurses, PA’s and Doctors Diagnostic Telemedicine skills training. Introduction of Telemedicine to low income housing sites.
2003-2006 – Project Director - US Department of Agriculture distance learning and telemedicine grant project linking 150 rural communities in the United States. Project involved set up of rural technology hubs, telemedicine training and Continuing Medical Education for rural Health Clinic staff, and rural community economic development. Focus on rural patient engagement in use of telemedicine to improve outcomes with chronic, long term care patients.
2003-2004 - Principle Investigator – US Geological Survey – GIS data mapping for telemedicine in rural areas.
2002-2005 – California Telehealth and eHealth Center, UC Davis – providing Physician and Nurse Technology / Telemedicine Skills training workshops and Telemedicine Technology Skills web site development.
2000-2002 – US Department of Agriculture distance learning and telemedicine project serving 24 rural communities in California.
2000-2002 – Department of Defense Electronic Commerce Resource Center, California. Program Director and Lead State Program Coordinator, California.
1999 - 2000 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development CYFAR (Children, Youth and Families at Risk) Project in partnership with the University of California, the Santa Barbara Housing Authority and the USDA. Program Director.
1998-1999 – US Department of Agriculture distance learning and Telemedicine award linking 16 rural communities and clinics in Central California with new community based telecommunications hubs, technology literacy skills training, rural economic development startup programs and telemedicine hub setup and training for physicians and nurses. Program Director.
1998-2002 – Department of Education Technology Challenge Grant providing Teacher Technology Skills training for 400 California K-14, (elementary, high school, and Community College), teachers. Provided Continuing Education Credits for participating teachers through California State University, Northridge. Lead Instructor and Program Director.
1997-1998 – US Department of Agriculture distance learning and Telemedicine award linking 9 rural communities & clinics in Central California with new community based telecommunications hubs, rural economic development and telemedicine program startup. Program Director.
1998 - National Academy of Sciences, CODATA Research Council Poster presentation – GIS Development for improved public health management.
A. Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).
Tyndall, Timothy, Case Study - Use of Computer Assisted Education Tools in Developing Countries, The Distance Learning University, San Jose, Costa Rica 1995, ED176558
Tyndall, Timothy, Use of GIS data mapping in Rural Distance Education and Telemedicine Applications, National Academy of Science, National Research Council, CODATA Committee, CODATA Conference, Washington, D.C., 1997
Tyndall, Timothy, Use of Satellite Video Conferencing Tools for Rural Telemedicine Program, Rural Telecom Conference – Aspen, Colorado 1997
Tyndall, Timothy, Waltenberg, Ben, Use of GIS Data Systems for Coastal Management, U.S. Department of Interior California Islands Symposium, Santa Barbara, CA., 1999
Tyndall, Timothy, U.S./European Rural and Urban Technology Planning for At-Risk Population Groups, International Telecommunications Society, Seattle, Washington, 2000
Tyndall, Timothy, presenter, US/European Rural Technology Framework Development Plan, European Telecommunications Conference, Venice, Italy, 2000
Tyndall, Timothy, Use of GIS Data Mapping and Internet Video Systems for Rural and Urban Telemedicine and Distance Education Programs, International Internet Society Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 2000
Tyndall, Timothy, Odaz, Frank, Use of Internet Delivered Video and GIS Managed Personal Folder Systems for Rural Education and Health Care Programs, Rural Telecom Conference Paper – Aspen, Colorado 2000
Tyndall, Timothy, Report on Recent Rural Community Telemedicine and Distance Learning Programs in the Southwest, Access Native America, Gallup, New Mexico, 2002
Tyndall, Timothy, Broadband Wireless and Cell Phone Based Community Wellness and Online Learning Program Tools, International Conference on Computers in Education, Hong Kong – 2003
Tyndall, Timothy, Pacific Rim Technology Skills Development Framework, E-School, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2004
Tyndall, Timothy, “Development of an Integrated EU/China/US Rural Telemedicine and Distance Learning Program”, International Telecommunication Union – Hong Kong, China, 2006
International Telecommunications Union, World Conference, Hong Kong, “Achieving Connected Communities Highly Interactive GIS as a Rural Community Telemedicine and Education Tool”, 2007
Eighth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations, Cambridge University, United Kingdom 2013, “Rural Community Telemedicine and Health Education Tools”, 2013
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2nd Symposium on Academic Globalization (AG 2008) included in the 12th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI 2008), "Use of new, highly interactive GIS data visualization tools for Academic Publications and Information Exchange", 2008
11th International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology, (ICACT), Phoenix Park, Gangwon-Do, South Korea. “Use of GIS in the study of rural electrification project design and implementation”, 2013
International Association for the Development of the Information Society (IADIS), “Creating Connected Communities – Use of GIS in Rural Development”, Barcelona, Spain. February 2013.