eHealth in Developing Countries

The Future of Health Care?

June 18th, 2001

Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Organized by the Information Technologies Group at the Center for International Development within the Digital Nations Consortium

Presentations

 

eHealth and Developing Countries: Using Research to Level the Playing Field: Alex Jadad, Director, Program in eHealth Innovation, University Health Network and University of Toronto

 

Viability: moderated by Alex Pentland, Academic Head, The Media Lab, MIT 

Health priorities and health surveillance in two LINCOS communities of the Dominican Republic: Timothy D. Dye, University of Rochester

Village Leap: Lessons in Telemedicine: Joseph C. Kvedar, M.D., Partners' Telemedicine

 

The Value of Information: moderated by Hamish Fraser, Instructor of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

The HealthLink Experience in South Africa: Candy Day, Health Systems Trust

Are Health Websites being used in the Developing World?: Elizabeth Gummerson, Center for International Development

 

Access: moderated by Michael Sholtz, Special Representative of the DG, WHO

The Anatomy of Telehealth in China and the Implications of Access to Medical Care: Jay Sanders, Global Telemedicine Group

AfriAfya African Network for Health Knowledge Management and Communication: Vinand Nantulya, Harvard School of Public Health

 

Training: moderated by Janice Brodman, Director, Center for Innovative Technologies, EDC

Multimedia Training in the Philippines: Janice Brodman, Director, Center for Innovation Technoligies, EDC

Telehealth applications for continuing education and distance learning for health professionals: Leela McCullough, Director of Information Services, Satellife

 

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Presentation at Dinner: 

Open Source and Open Content--a Perfect Match for Sustainable Development: Bud P. Bruegger, Sistema and Joseph Dal Molin, Minoru Development Corporation