http://www.e-publichealth.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:23:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Interning at WHO has been a huge privilege. For example, on day one of my arrival, I was able to attend the internal briefing given by Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, on the H1N1 Pandemic. Since then, I have watched personnel work around the clock to understand this disease within ... http://www.e-publichealth.com/2009/06/swine-flu-from-ebm-to-news-to-death-ratio/ As the moderator of the session on Open Source Failure of Health Innovation, I redrafted the meeting notes into the following questions. How can we make it possible for charities and foundations to report failure anonymously; particularly when failure results in future lack of funding? Can a model of “fail fast! Fail cheap! ... http://www.e-publichealth.com/2009/06/focus-group-questions-on-open-source-failure-of-health-innovation/ Last weekend I had the pleasure of being invited to one of the most innovative health conferences I have ever attended - HealthCampUK.  The event begins with a few Lightning Talks, where after being recorded on video, the audience chooses where they will spend their time thinkering for the remainder of the ... http://www.e-publichealth.com/2009/06/open-source-failure-of-health-innovation/ The Royal College of Physicians holds the annual Harveian Oration in Honor of Dr. William Harvey, the first physician to document systemic circulation. Last year, Prof. Sir. Michael Rawlins delivered a fascinating lecture where he explains the many strengths and weaknesses of randomized controlled trials and why these must and will change in the future. This is must ... http://www.e-publichealth.com/2009/06/understanding-evidence-based-medicine/ Understanding the background literature is essential for any researcher or public health practitioner. Today, with all the hype on the potential of mhealth, there's a lot of noise and few people really understand the technical, clinical, and societal implications of mobiles; especially when according to the ITU, the ratio of mobiles to people ... http://www.e-publichealth.com/2009/06/mhealth-for-development/ I am too often asked "why do you even bother wasting your time with Twitter?" However, as an early adopter I still remember the day when I was socked with information overload of the few people I followed. Today, I am followed by and follow over four hundred tweeps and cannot ... http://www.e-publichealth.com/2009/06/twitter-in-public-health/ Below you will find the slides for the eHealth Ghana meeting on Public Health Informatics. Public Health Informatics in Africa Examples from IDRC supported projects in Africa By Mrs Ramata Molo Thioune Interoperability Standards:The Key to Mobile Data by Dr. Mark Spohr http://www.e-publichealth.com/2009/06/slides-public-health-informatics/ Below you will find the slides for the eHealth Ghana meeting on eHealth Governance, Policies, Strategies and Quality Measures. The only slide show missing (eHealth Policy - Issues, Legal and Ethical) was unavailable for download. Standardization and Interoperability by Dr. Najeeb Al-Shorbaji Quality and safety of health information on the Internet by Gunther ... http://www.e-publichealth.com/2009/06/slides-ehealth-governance-policies-strategies-and-quality-measures/ Below you will find the slides for the eHealth Ghana meeting on The Challenges and Sustainability of eHealth in Africa. ICT Infrastructure in Africa and the Uptake of eHealth by Mr. Brahima Sanou eHealth : The Promise of ICT for Improving health in Africa by Prof. S. Yunkap Electronic Health Records Global Perspectives ... http://www.e-publichealth.com/2009/06/slides-the-challenges-and-sustainability-of-ehealth-in-africa/ Below you will find the different speeches given at the eHealth Ghana Meeting. Statement by the President of the Economic and Social Council H.E. Ambassador Sylvie Lucas Address by his excellency the vice president of the Republic of Ghana Statement by Mr. Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic ... http://www.e-publichealth.com/2009/06/ehealth-ghana-speeches/