The virtual dialogues will be part of a project titled «»eHealth Conversations: Information management, dialogue and knowledge exchange to approach universal access to health»».
The project represents a breakthrough for the eHealth Strategy and Action Plan for the Americas, as it seeks to implement a regional mechanism, through free and fair access to information and knowledge sharing, to ensure the convergence of local, national and regional initiatives related to the development, adoption and implementation of information and communication technologies for public health.
Based on the components of the eHealth regional strategy, PAHO/WHO will implement a series of virtual dialogues with key stakeholders, networks and experts in the following topics:
1 – Infrastructure,
2 – Information Systems,
3 – Telemedicine,
4 – Access to information,
5 – Policies,
6 – Education,
7 – Patient Safety,
8 – Electronic Medical Records,
9 – Standards for interoperability,
10 – Legal issues,
11 – Relationship with projects and initiatives of e-Government, and
12 – eHealth Management
Each virtual dialogue will begin during the week of October 15, 2012, and will last 120 days.
The main goal of each conversation is to develop:
– a situation analysis,
– identify national and international experts and networks in each topic, and
– produce conclusions and recommendations for PAHO/WHO and its member countries to consider when implementing eHealth projects.
Expected results include building a network specialized in eHealth; facilitate national institutions with access to evidence-based information and certified experts on specific issues that can strengthen decision making; strengthen individual and collective capacities of health workers and institutions, and connect them in a network of eHealth networks.
To participate in the virtual dialogues, professionals should send an email to [email protected] with the subject «»eHealth Conversations – registration«» and the following contact information: full name, institution and country. Participants will then receive instructions to complete their registration.
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