## 4 Discussion
ATA is working to integrate telemedicine into transformed healthcare systems to improve the quality, equity and affordability of healthcare worldwide. It was founded in 1993 as a mission-oriented non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC. The ATA's mission is to promote professional, ethical and equitable improvements in healthcare delivery through telecommunications and information technology [57; 58]. The Polish Telemedicine Society (PTS) is a non-governmental association aiming to promote and develop multifaceted telemedicine and eHealth [59; 60]. The first meeting of the founding members of the association under the name Polish Telemedical Society was organized on 22 May 1997 in Warsaw. The association has undertaken many initiatives, including the organization of annual scientific conferences and the co-organization of several international conferences. The association's achievements have been repeatedly presented at international and national conventions and conferences. Books of abstracts and full papers from many conferences have been published. Along with the design and implementation of the Association's decorations, such as the silicon badge for members of the association and the bronze, silver and gold \"Bene Meritus\" badges, the PTS Awards Committee was established to express appreciation for the merits of the development of telemedicine and eHealth in Poland and the world [61]. Many newly created telemedicine solutions need to be noted. The development of telemedicine, using various telecommunication methods was developed and implemented with remarkable speed due to the outbreak of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic [62; 63; 64; 65; 66]. The growing demands of users with powerful mobile devices and the growing need for remote medical services are giving developers new motivations to create applications that take advantage of an increasingly connected environment. It is vital to encourage software developers to create new ways to provide people with easy access to high-quality medical information, remote diagnostics and treatment and remote healthcare [67]. The interdisciplinary communication platform for programmers, software developers, telecommunication specialists, healthcare professionals and others was created at PTS's telemedicine and eHealth conferences. The impact of organized conferences may last longer in the form of the following publications that influence the further development of telemedicine. The related published papers may also prove the scientific maturity of the presented conference. The comparison of similarities and shared spaces for issues raised during the Polish editions of the PTS-organized telemedicine and eHealth conferences was carried out due to the extensive introduction and explanation of the environment for the development of telemedicine in Poland. The overview of telemedical topics addresses some similarities with the educational process. One concept that seems helpful in explaining the evolution of remote medical communication is the Coldeway quadrant [68] (see Figure 2). Remote visits can be compared to remote learning concepts called Coldeway quadrants (see Figure 3). According to them, there are four ways in which distance education can be practiced. The determinants are time and place, which may be the same or different. Education at the same time and place (ST-SP) is traditional classroom education. Compared to medical practice, it is a face-to-face visit between the patient and the physician. The second variant is different times, but the same place (DT-SP). It means that education takes place in an educational center, or students can attend classes in the same place but at a time of their choosing. The third variant takes place simultaneously, but at a different location (ST-DP), which means that telecommunication systems are used. Teleconferences or chats are used to connect students in different places simultaneously. This type of education is called synchronous distance education, which allows students to communicate in real time.