Health IT
Harvard Global Public Health & Technology Conference - May 1 - Cambridge, MA
Graduate students from the Harvard School of Public Health, Kennedy School of Government, and Harvard Medical School have teamed up to organize Global PHAT 2010 (www.globalphat.com), exploring the role of technology in crisis response, health ICT failures, improving the effectiveness of EMR, and empowering community health workers through mobile health.
While all of you are welcome to attend, we are inviting the health IT community to engage in the ongoing discussion of practical implementation strategies and best practices on the GHDonline platform, using content from the conference. Soon after the event, we will post the session videos along with text summaries and questions to guide discussion. At the end of several weeks, we will synthesize all the discussion materials together to form the beginning of a framework to guide eHealth implementations.
I hope that all of you will participate in the discussion, and, if you are in Boston, please join us on Saturday, May 1. See www.globalphat.com for details. A short description is below.
Sincerely,
Jon
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Global PHAT 2010: Moving Beyond the Technology
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Harvard Kennedy School
Breakfast & Lunch provided, Reception to follow
- How do you leverage technology to improve global health delivery?
- What role does health technology play in post-disaster settings?
- How can mobile health be used to empower community health workers?
- Can you get an ROI with electronic medical records in HIV care?
Join us for Global PHAT 2010: Moving Beyond the Technology to develop practical implementation strategies and learn from the successes and failures of health technology practitioners in Malawi, Haiti, Philippines, Zambia, Rwanda, and many other countries. Come ready to discuss, engage, and collaborate!
Confirmed Sessions
* The Role of Technology in Crisis Response: Lessons from Haiti
* Health ICT Failures: Don't Reinvent the Flat Tire
* Effective Electronic Medical Records: Moving Beyond the Technology
* mHealth for Community Health Worker Programs: Implementation Insights on CHW Management, Capacity Building, & Training
Confirmed Speakers
* Dr. Hamish Fraser, Director of Informatics and Telemedicine, Partners in Health
* Dr. Alvin B. Marcelo, Director, University of Philippines National Telehealth Center
* Prabhjot Dhadialla, Director for Health Systems, Development & Research, Earth Institute, Columbia University
* Mike McKay, Former Country Director, Baobab Health, Malawi
* Jonathan Jackson, Co-Founder and CEO, Dimagi
* Josh Nesbit, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Frontline SMS
