Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center

01/05/2026

Happy New Year 🤩 Kicking off 2026 with the PBTRC January Newsletter today, check it out now - https://mailchi.mp/uhtasi/pbtrc-january-2026-newsletter

12/12/2025

Operation Christmas Drop 2025 is in full swing🎄Checkout PBTRC's very own, Bruce Best, at all the festivities. Support now by visiting www.operationchristmasdrop.org/ 🌟

We cannot wait to see you!

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12/04/2025

🔵 Congress has reopened the federal government and extended Medicare telehealth waivers through January 30, 2026 ‼️ Read more 🔗 https://mailchi.mp/uhtasi/federal-shutdown-over-medicare-telehealth-waivers-extended

12/02/2025

Happy Holidays from the PBTRC ʻOhana to yours! 🎄View our latest newsletter for all telehealth related news - https://mailchi.mp/663d8eb1b4d8/pbtrc-december-2025-newsletter 🫰

11/14/2025

💻 Kauaʻi kupuna came ready to learn and grow during the telehealth training session. Their curiosity and courage made the room come alive. ✨ We’re grateful for everyone who helped make this day so impactful. 🙌 Mahalo to our partners at Kupuna Connections for inviting us to close out their month-long wellness series on Kauaʻi!

11/03/2025

🔔 Every 1st Monday of the month, PBTRC releases a newsletter with relevant telehealth news and events. View our latest edition now - https://mailchi.mp/618bd16c76fa/pbtrc-november-2025-newsletter 🗞️

10/31/2025

🎃 Happy Halloween! Wishing everyone a safe, sweet, and spooky day filled with treats, smiles, and just the right amount of fright! 👻

10/30/2025

🎞 At the 2025 Hawaiʻi Broadband Hōʻike, community, government, and nonprofit organizations gathered to share challenges and successes related to broadband across the state. PBTRC was featured on two panels focused on telehealth and the opportunities it creates for expanding access to care. View the album of festivities here ➡️

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10/30/2025

A team from the University of Hawaii (UH) concluded a week long Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) training October 23, 2025 at LBJ Tropical Medical Center and American Samoa Department of Health Pre-Natal clinics. Training focused on ultrasound scanning techniques and identifying pregnancy anomalies. The training is part of a USDA DLT and DOI grants awarded to LBJ Hospital that procured GE Voluson SWIFT Ultrasound machines and Vscan Handheld Ultrasound units for OB/GYN clinics at LBJ Hospital and DOH, including Ofu and Ta’u clinics.
UH team - Dr. Claire Wright, Dr. Curtis Lowrey, Dr. Gingerlei Porter, Dr. La-Tisha Fraizer, Larenda Casey, RDMS and Keahi Peters, BSPH.

A team from the University of Hawaii (UH) concluded a week long Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) training October 23, 2025 at LBJ Hospital and the American Samoa Department of Health Pre-Natal clinics

10/16/2025

🤝 In partnership with the Queen's Health System, PBTRC hosted 4 in-person workshops to highlight the online curriculum and provide hands-on training to CHWs, frontline healthcare workers and digital navigators. Participants’ self-rated confidence skyrocketed — from 2.7 to 4.6 in helping patients use portals and 2.9 to 4.6 in supporting telehealth visits 🤯 Read the full story here - https://www.pbtrc.org/2025/10/16/digital-navigator-training/ ✅

10/06/2025

Checkout our latest newletter now - https://mailchi.mp/31835fc3c7eb/pbtrc-october-2025-newsletter 📃 If you'd like to subscribe, complete the form here 🔗 http://eepurl.com/0Ulmz

10/01/2025

💡 Learn how telehealth is driving health system transformation! This session will share strategies and real-world examples on building capacity and using emerging technology to improve care 🔗 https://go.hawaii.edu/m2p