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Santa Catarina federal university telemedicine lab presents 11 papers at IEEE HEALTHCOM 2026
The Telemedicine Laboratory at Brazil's Federal University of Santa Catarina presented 11 papers at an IEEE e-health conference held in the United States, presenting solutions for Brazil's public health system.
Why it matters: Researchers at UFSC's Telemedicine Laboratory had 11 papers on health-technology solutions for Brazil's public health system discussed at IEEE HEALTHCOM 2026.
The Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) said its Telemedicine Laboratory presented its latest research in 11 papers discussed at IEEE HEALTHCOM 2026, the IEEE International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services.
According to UFSC, the conference was held in the United States and focused on where technology, communication networks, artificial intelligence and health meet.
The university described the work as presenting solutions for the SUS, Brazil's Unified Health System.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
For UFSC's Telemedicine Laboratory, the outcome is that 11 of its papers on solutions for Brazil's public health system were discussed at an international IEEE e-health conference in the United States.