About IDEAnet

The IDEAnet is a global collaboration of individuals and institutions that provide medical services and humanitarian relief. The mission of IDEAnet is to foster collaborative efforts to use distributed learning and volunteer telemedicine to address health disparities and foster effective, sustainable health services.  In order to best achieve this mission, the network is divided into two topically based communities of practice: the Rehabilitation Services Community and a Telemedicine Resource Center .  The IDEAnet website, which is sponsored by the Center for International Rehabilitation (CIR) is designed to serve these communities and to facilitate communication and collaboration with the goal of improving practice in each of these areas.

Through tools such as discussion forums, chats and document sharing, the IDEAnet website enables community members to share ideas and knowledge, enhance their skills and generate strategies and innovations that will help to improve health services in medically undserserved areas around the globe.  In addition, the flexible structure of the site allows members to collaborate on ongoing projects and, if they wish, start their own. 

IDEAnet is a member-oriented website.  When you join, you gain access to a wide array of tools, resources and people. To become a member, learn more about IDEAnet or explore our community areas please follow the appropriate links on the menu bar to the left. 

On behalf of our members, welcome to IDEAnet. We invite you to contribute and look forward to your input.