Understanding the Unique Challenges & Opportunities of Combating COVID-19 in LMICs
June 15, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
It is such an honor to be part of the panel among global health informatics leaders from Uganda, Kenya, and the National Republic of Congo at the AMIA’s ongoing COVID-19 Webinar Series, and in partnership with PATH’s Digital Square initiative.
Great opportunity to present SMAART Informatics framework and its applications globally leveraging research, policy, and practice. – Ashish Joshi
As part of AMIA’s ongoing COVID-19 Webinar Series, and in partnership with PATH’s Digital Square initiative, we turn to the parts of the global health community outside the initial epicenters of Europe, East Asia, and the United States. During this presentation, we will hear from health informatics leaders in Uganda, Kenya, and the National Republic of Congo who will discuss unique challenges and opportunities facing their countries, as they seek to contain, mitigate, and suppress COVID-19. We will also hear from an AMIA member expert who has developed a framework to help countries around the globe leverage research, policy, and practice in tandem as they fight this global pandemic.
Presenters include:
Carolyn Kamasaka
Division of Health Information Management Uganda Ministry of Health
Trad Hatton
Country Director for PATH in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Steven Wanyee
Co-Founder & Director of Digital Health Solutions, Research and Innovation (DHSRI) IntelliSOFT Consulting Limited
Ashish Joshi
PhD MBBS MPH Senior Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, and Professor, Population Health Informatics Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy City University of New York
Moderated by:
Carl Leitner, PhD, Technical Director, Digital Square at PATH, Member, AMIA Global Health Informatics WG; Hamish Fraser, MD, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Brown Center for Biomedical Informatics at Brown University; and Theresa Cullen, MD, MS, FAMIA, Associate Director, Global Health Informatics Program, Regenstrief Institute
About the Series:
AMIA’s COVID-19 Webinar Series highlights how the informatics community is addressing this global pandemic from all angles. From front-line informaticians and public health informaticists, to clinical and bioinformatics researchers, AMIA’s members are uniquely positioned to leverage data and evidence in the fight against COVID-19.
