TexLa Telehealth Resource Center

09/02/2026

How can telehealth and mobile integrated health expand access to renal transplantation in rural communities? Join the TexLa Telehealth Resource Center and the for a live webinar exploring barriers to renal transplantation in rural West Texas populations and innovative approaches to overcoming them.

📣 National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers webinar: Leveraging Telehealth and Mobile Integrated Health for Access to Renal Transplantation in Rural West Texas
🎙️ Presented by: Lynsey Biondi, M.D., FACS, transplant director and surgical director of Covenant Health’s Kidney Transplant program at Covenant Medical Center
📅 September 29, 2026
🕙 Noon CDT/10:00 AM PT

This webinar will highlight how telehealth and mobile integrated health programs can help enable safe transplant care for patients in rural West Texas.
https://bit.ly/4zF2vga

08/26/2026

📣 News from the AAMC: Revised Telehealth Competencies Across the Learning Continuum

The Association of American Medical Colleges has released Version 2.0 of its Telehealth Competencies, reflecting how virtual care has evolved into a routine part of clinical practice. The updated framework includes clearer progression across training levels and greater emphasis on digital fluency, remote monitoring, patient-generated data and contemporary telehealth practice.

We’re excited to see this next chapter in telehealth education, and we're proud that the TexLa Telehealth Resource Center has a role in both shaping it and putting it into practice.

Ariel Santos, MD, MPH, TexLa TRC principal investigator, serves on the AAMC Telehealth Medical Education Committee and contributes to the national conversation about how future health professionals are prepared for virtual care.

Additionally, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, in collaboration with TexLa TRC, is featured in the AAMC Telehealth Curricula Profiles, showing what that work looks like in action.

View the competencies: https://bit.ly/4gv4f2S

08/20/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined today's Project ECHO session, "When Prevention Fails: Tetanus, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Building Trust."

A special thank you to our presenter, Shea Osburn, MD, FAAP, for sharing expertise and practical strategies to address vaccine hesitancy, recognize the importance of tetanus prevention, and build trust with patients and families.

Interested in joining future sessions? The TexLa Telehealth Resource Center offers ongoing opportunities through our Project ECHO sessions to learn from subject matter experts. Visit our website to view and register for upcoming presentations: https://texlatrc.org/

08/13/2026

Don't miss our next Project ECHO session!

Join us for an engaging conversation focused on navigating vaccine hesitancy, strengthening patient-provider relationships, and building trust in healthcare.

Scan the QR code or use this link to register: https://f.mtr.cool/lzauuqmyyx

08/12/2026

Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2026 Digital Health Summit such a success. We’re already looking forward to next year!

Missed a session or want to revisit something from the Summit? Visit our website https://f.mtr.cool/vmwuvgowiw to explore more photos, presentation slides, and information about the 2027 Digital Health Summit, coming up February 23–24 in Nashville, Tennessee!

08/06/2026

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08/04/2026

TexLa Telehealth Resource Center's Chrisey Smith, MBA, Louisiana Liaison, recently presented at the Louisiana Rural Health Association (LRHA) Policy Forum in Monroe, Louisiana.

Her session, "Rural Telehealth in 2026: Regulations, Legislation, and Advocacy," highlighted the evolving policy landscape impacting telehealth and provided attendees with updates on current regulations, legislative developments, and advocacy efforts supporting rural healthcare.

08/04/2026

08/03/2026

One of the best sessions at the 2026 TexLa Telehealth Resource Center Digital Health Summit focused on how digital strategies can improve prevention, chronic disease management, and healthier communities.

A few key takeaways:

✨ Digital health is about people and partnerships, not just technology.
✨ Data can help us move from reactive care to proactive prevention.
✨ Innovation must improve access for rural and underserved communities.

As an appointed member of the Texas Rural Hospital Officers Academy (RHOA) Advisory Committee and leader of the statewide implementation of RHOA through the George McMillan Fleming Center for Healthcare Management at UTHealth Houston, these conversations are especially meaningful. The future of healthcare depends on working together to improve access and outcomes for every community.

Thank you to the speakers and organizers for an inspiring session!