Using Information Technology to Improve Public Health

http://www.maneno.org/eng/articles/country/sudan/

The European approach Health – EU http://health.europa.eu The official public health portal of the European Union

Health – EU http://health.europa.eu

The official public health portal of the European Union

Health – EU Portal 6 Domains of Information My Health My Lifestyle My Environment Health Problems Care for Me Health in the EU

6 Domains of Information

My Health

My Lifestyle

My Environment

Health Problems

Care for Me

Health in the EU

Created by the EU Health and Consumers Directorate-General’s Office The main objective of this thematic Portal is to provide European citizens with easy access to comprehensive information on Public Health initiatives and programs at EU level. The portal is intended to help meet EU objectives in the Public Health field, it is an important instrument to positively influence behavior and promote the steady improvement of public health in the 27 EU Member States. http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm

The main objective of this thematic Portal is to provide European citizens with easy access to comprehensive information on Public Health initiatives and programs at EU level. The portal is intended to help meet EU objectives in the Public Health field, it is an important instrument to positively influence behavior and promote the steady improvement of public health in the 27 EU Member States.

http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm

Brazil’s Approach Rio de Janeiro E-Health Center Links Family Health Groups in 9 regions of the country to the University Reference Centers to improve primary attention to health. Aim is to connect 2700 Family Health Groups in the project Telessaude Brasil in Rio De Janeiro State. Brazil’s E-Health . [Brochure]

Rio de Janeiro E-Health Center

Links Family Health Groups in 9 regions of the country to the University Reference Centers to improve primary attention to health.

Aim is to connect 2700 Family Health Groups in the project

Telessaude Brasil in Rio De Janeiro State. Brazil’s E-Health . [Brochure]

http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm

What is the Pan American Health Organization doing? Virtual Campus of Public Health with campus nodes in: ARGENTINA COLOMBIA BRASIL CUBA ESPAÑA MEXICO CHILE COSTA RICA PERU

Virtual Campus of Public Health with campus nodes in:

ARGENTINA COLOMBIA

BRASIL CUBA ESPAÑA MEXICO CHILE COSTA RICA

PERU

Create – Share - Improve The Virtual Campus is a decentralized network of individuals, institutions and organizations that share courses, resources, services and education, with the common purpose of improving the skills of the workforce in public health. The Virtual Campus makes intense use of new information technologies, communication and health education and seeks to become a space for creativity and innovation in developing policies and processes in health education. http://new.paho.org/hq/

The Virtual Campus is a decentralized network of individuals, institutions and organizations that share courses, resources, services and education, with the common purpose of improving the skills of the workforce in public health. The Virtual Campus makes intense use of new information technologies, communication and health education and seeks to become a space for creativity and innovation in developing policies and processes in health education.

http://new.paho.org/hq/

On a global basis…. The World Health Organization is using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map disease-specific information and analyze it in relation to population settlements, surrounding social and health services and the natural environment.

The World Health Organization is using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map disease-specific information and analyze it in relation to population settlements, surrounding social and health services and the natural environment.

Can technology provide the route to improve global health?

Telepreventive Medicine Using the internet to reach large numbers of healthy people to prevent disease.

Using the internet to reach large numbers of healthy people to prevent disease.

“ Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela

“ Education is the

most powerful

weapon which you

can use to change the

world.”

Nelson Mandela

How can we improve prevention education worldwide? Answer: Get better lectures

How do I get better lectures?

Supercourse Supercourse is very unique. It is different in that it allows access to over 2000 expert lectures, reducing preparation time and increasing quality. It serves as a very powerful tool for the manufacture, distribution and utilization of lectures.

Supercourse is very unique. It is different in that it allows access to over 2000 expert lectures, reducing preparation time and increasing quality. It serves as a very powerful tool for the manufacture, distribution and utilization of lectures.

What is Supercourse? Funded by NLM and NIH Managed by a team of public health graduates based in Pittsburgh and a webmaster in Siberia Freely available online library of > 2000 PowerPoint lectures Many lectures are multilingual Written by members of Global Health Network of 64,000 scientists including Nobel Prize winners

Funded by NLM and NIH

Managed by a team of public health graduates based in Pittsburgh and a webmaster in Siberia

Freely available online library of > 2000 PowerPoint lectures

Many lectures are multilingual

Written by members of Global Health Network of 64,000 scientists including Nobel Prize winners

Globalization Supercourse already reaches over 44,000 faculty in 175 countries.

Supercourse already reaches over 44,000 faculty in 175 countries.

No copyright Freedom of use – the goal is to make the program perpetually free with no restrictions and no charge

Access is free http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/ http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/assist/topicsearch.htm#pub2

Training via Supercourse is cost effective

What about Quality?

Legacy lectures (13) given to the Supercourse by Nobel Prize Laureates Baruch S. Blumberg - Australia Antigen and the Biology of Hepatitis B in Chinese Leland H. Hartwell - Yeast and cancer Eric R. Kandel - Molecular Biology of Memory: A Dialogue Between Genes and Synapses Klaus von Klitzing - 25 Years Quantum Hall Effect. Part I Part II Ferid Murad - Biological Effects of Nitric Oxide and its Role in Cell Signaling Paul Nurse - The Great Ideas Of Biology Cell Cycle Control Joshua Lederberg - Microbial Threats to Health in the United States: Natural and Manmade Douglas Osheroff - How Advances in Science Are Made. Part I Part II And more….

Baruch S. Blumberg - Australia Antigen and the Biology of Hepatitis B in Chinese

Leland H. Hartwell - Yeast and cancer

Eric R. Kandel - Molecular Biology of Memory: A Dialogue Between Genes and Synapses

Klaus von Klitzing - 25 Years Quantum Hall Effect. Part I Part II

Ferid Murad - Biological Effects of Nitric Oxide and its Role in Cell Signaling

Paul Nurse - The Great Ideas Of Biology Cell Cycle Control

Joshua Lederberg - Microbial Threats to Health in the United States: Natural and Manmade

Douglas Osheroff - How Advances in Science Are Made. Part I Part II

And more….

Some examples:

Developers

Development Team Ronald E. LaPorte, Ph.D. Leader Core Team: Faina Linkov, Ph.D. Mita Lovalekar, M.D., PhD Eugene Shubnikov, M.D. Developers: Sunita Dodani, M.D., PhD, MS, FCPS Abdullatif S. Husseini PhD. MPH, MS Ali Ardalan MD,MPH,PhD

Ronald E. LaPorte, Ph.D. Leader

Core Team:

Faina Linkov, Ph.D.

Mita Lovalekar, M.D., PhD

Eugene Shubnikov, M.D.

Developers:

Sunita Dodani, M.D., PhD, MS, FCPS

Abdullatif S. Husseini PhD. MPH, MS

Ali Ardalan MD,MPH,PhD

Developers Francois Sauer, MD Julia Choubnikova, M.S. Nicolas Padilla Raygoza, MD Andrey I. Trufanov , PhD Jianshi (Jesse) Huang, MD, MHPE, MPH, MBA Thomas J. Songer, M.Sc., Ph.D. EunRyoung Sa, M.S. Beatriz Rico Verdin, M.D., M.Sc. Benjamin Acosta, M.D. Akira Sekikawa M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D. Deborah J. Aaron, Ph.D., M.S.I.S.

Francois Sauer, MD

Julia Choubnikova, M.S.

Nicolas Padilla Raygoza, MD

Andrey I. Trufanov , PhD

Jianshi (Jesse) Huang, MD, MHPE, MPH, MBA

Thomas J. Songer, M.Sc., Ph.D.

EunRyoung Sa, M.S.

Beatriz Rico Verdin, M.D., M.Sc.

Benjamin Acosta, M.D.

Akira Sekikawa M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D.

Deborah J. Aaron, Ph.D., M.S.I.S.

Invitation to contribute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLnltG7c9tA http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLnltG7c9tA

http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/

Questions: Is there an application for the use of Supercourse for you? Can you contribute to the library of lectures? Can you use any of the lectures in your teaching or learning? In your opinion what is the greatest benefit of the development of Supercourse?

Is there an application for the use of Supercourse for you?

Can you contribute to the library of lectures?

Can you use any of the lectures in your teaching or learning?

In your opinion what is the greatest benefit of the development of Supercourse?

Summary Europe Brazil Pan American The World Health Organization Supercourse

Europe

Brazil

Pan American

The World Health Organization

Supercourse

Summary Cost Quality Access Effectiveness Target audiences What will the future bring?

Cost

Quality

Access

Effectiveness

Target audiences

What will the future bring?