PHI2008--Envisioning Options for Integrated Public Health Information Systems for Low Resource Settings: Components, Connections, Partners, Strategies
September 18-19, 2008 at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, WA, USA
Sherrilynne Fuller, PhD, Chair
Professor, Biomedical & Health Informatics, School of Medicine
Professor, Information School
Adjunct Professor, Health Services
Co-Director, Center for Public Health Informatics
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, WA USA
Iain Buchan, MD, FFPH
Director, Northwest Institute for Bio-Health Informatics
University of Manchester
Manchester, UK
Peter Dunbar, MD, MBA
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Health Services
Schools of Medicine and Public Health & Community Medicine
Faculty, Center for Public Health Informatics
University of Washington
Seattle, WA USA
Aamir J. Khan, MD, PhD
Chief Scientist
Interactive Research & Development
Center for Health Informatics
Karachi, Pakistan
Ann Marie Kimball, MD,MPH,FACPM
Professor, Depts of Epidemiology and Health Services
Adjunct Professor, Biomedical & Health Informatics and School of Medicine
School of Public Health & Community Medicine
Director, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Emerging Infections
Director, "Amauta" Global Informatics Research & Training Program
Director, Framework for Global Health: Local to Global
University of Washington
Seattle, WA USA
Ramesh S. Krishnamurthy, PhD, MPH
Health Scientist, Informatics
Office of the Director
Coordinating Office for Global Health
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Atlanta, GA USA
Bill Lober, MD
Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Systems, School of Nursing
Associate Professor, Biomedical & Health Informatics, School of Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Services, School of Public Health & Community Medicine
Associate Director, Center for Public Health Informatics
School of Public Health & Community Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, WA USA
Rajan Madhok, FRCS, FFPH
Medical Director, Manchester Primary Care Trust
Clinical Director, CSC Alliance
Honorary Professor, University of Manchester
Manchester, UK
Mark Oberle, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Public Health Practice
Professor, Departments of Health Services and Epidemiology
Co-Director, Center for Public Health Informatics
School of Public Health & Community Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, WA USA
Dave Ross, ScD
Director
Public Health Informatics Institute
Atlanta, GA USA
Andy Stergachis, PhD, RPh
Professor, Epidemiology and Global Health
Adjunct Professor, Pharmacy and Health Services
School of Public Health & Community Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, USA
Bedirhan Ustun, MD
Head, Classification, Assessment and Terminology Team
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Tadesse Wuhib, MD, MPh
Medical Officer, Office of the Director
Division of Integrated Surveillance Systems & Services
National Center for Public Health Informatics, CCHIS
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Atlanta, GA USA
We urge you to register as soon as possible due to limitations on the number of participants we can accomodate. Detailed information regarding conference fees is available on the registration website. Registration is now open!
PHI2008
September 18-19, 2008
PHI2008 invites abstracts for posters that will be included in the conference proceedings. The conference welcomes contributions related to the theme, "Envisioning Options for Integrated Public Health Information Systems for Low Resource Settings: Components, Connections, Partners, Strategies"
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
- E-health records for improved public health practice
- Situational awareness and surveillance.
- Scalable information and communications technology approaches for improving population health.
- Decision support and knowledge management
- Information Policy and Human Capacity Building
Submission Instructions & Deadlines
Poster abstracts due Friday, August 8, 2008
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maximum 250 words
- Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by Friday, August 22, 2008.
- At least one author must be present at the poster session.
- Posters dimensions: Maximum dimensions 3 feet wide by 2 feet tall.
All abstracts MUST be submitted to phi08@u.washington.edu using the Poster Abstract Template.
Deadline is Friday, August 8, 2008 at 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time.
Abstracts that are incomplete, late or not submitted in the appropriate format will not be considered.
QUESTIONS?
Please e-mail phi08@u.washington.edu| THE WARWICK SEATTLE IS YOUR PHI2008 HOTEL | |
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PHI2008 has negotiated a special discounted room rate with the Warwick Seattle. This rate will expire August 22nd, after this date the rate and availability are subject to change. You need to make your reservations directly with the hotel. Please download and fill out the Warwick Hotel Reservation Form and submit directly to the Warwick:
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Warwick Seattle Hotel |
Room Rates PHI2008 rates listed below will prevail between September 14 and September 21, 2008, and exclude state and local taxes (subject to change). Room reservations are subject to availability in the group block. We encourage you to make your reservations as soon as possible. PHI2008 rate: $152 single/double occupancy, excluding state and local taxes.
Roommates You can reserve a room for up to two people; however, one credit card number is necessary to guarantee the room. Once onsite, each guest will be required to submit a credit card for their portion of the bill and incidentals. |
NOTE: If you choose to make your reservations via phone be sure to inform the hotel you are part of the PHI2008 group.
Driving Directions From SeaTac Int'l Airport
- Take Interstate 5 North for approximately ten miles
- Take exit 165 Seneca Street (left-hand side of freeway)
- Follow Seneca Street two blocks and turn right on 4th Street
- The hotel is seven blocks on the right-hand side
The Edgewater Hotel - www.edgewaterhotel.com
We have reserved additional rooms at the Edgewater Hotel. These rooms are available at $259/night excluding taxes, and this rate will prevail between September 17 and September 19, 2008. If you would like to reserve one of these rooms please email Renee Risher, Event Coordinator, rishea@u.washington.edu. These rooms are limited and are subject to availability.
Travel Information
Google Map
This map indicates the locations of and directions to SeaTac Airport, Warwick Seattle Hotel and Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Getting from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to the Warwick Hotel
Seattle Downtown Airporter
This shuttle serves most of the downtown hotels, including the Warwick Hotel, for a round trip fee of $18. Please contact the company directly to reserve.
Shuttle Express
Cost is approximately $35 per person one way for shared van service. Passengers are picked up and dropped off on the third floor of the Airport Garage on the inner drive.
425-981-7000
1-800-487-7433
Taxi Service
Cost is approximately $40.
Available on the third floor of the Parking Garage. Sedans, station wagons and large vans are available.
Call (206) 246-9999, or use the curbside phones on Baggage Claim Level.
Rental Cars
Nine rental car companies have information counters in the Baggage Claim area, and five have car pick-up and drop-off at the airport on the first floor of the garage across from the Main Terminal. In addition, off-airport rental car companies provide courtesy van service to the airport.
On-site counter and cars
- Alamo: (206) 431-7588, 1-800-462-5266
- Avis: 1-800-331-1212
- Budget: 1-800-527-7000 (local reservations), 1-800-527-0700 (out-of-town reservations)
- Hertz: 1-800-654-3131
- National: 1-800-328-4567
On-site counter, off-site cars
- Advantage: 1-800-777-5500, (206) 824-0161
- Dollar: (206) 433-5825
- Enterprise: (206) 246-1953
- Thrifty: (206) 246-7566
Travel Information for Foreign Visitors
General information for visitors temporarily traveling to the United States, including visa information: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/visas/Traveling_to_US.html
PHI2008 - "Envisioning Options for Integrated Public Health Information Systems for Low Resource Settings: Components, Connections, Partners, Strategies"
*This is a preliminary program and agenda and is subject to change. This schedule is accurate as of August 19, 2008.
Thursday, September 18, 2008:
7:30 - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast - Bell Harbor International Conference Center
8:30 - 9:30 am Welcome and Keynote Address
- Welcome and Global Partners Progress since PHI2007 -
- Keynote Address - "Making the eHealth Connection: Global Partnerships, Local Solutions," A Summary of the Rockefeller Bellagio eHealth Conference on Public Health Informatics
Les Lenert, Director, National Center for Public Health Informatics, CDC, USA
- Observations and Outcomes from Bellagio -
Clifford Kamara, Director, Information and Planning, Ministry of Health, Sierra Leone
9:30 - 10:00 am Break/Poster Session
10:00 - 12:00
Plenary Session I: National Approaches from Countries Leading the Development of Integrated PHI Systems
Moderator: David Lubinski, Chief Technology Officer, Health Metrics Network, WHO, USA
Speakers:
- Patricia Garcia, Chief, National Health Institute of Peru
- Edward Magbity, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Ministry of Health, Sierra Leone
- Theo Lippeveld, Vice President for International Programs, John Snow, Inc.
- Improved Health Care Services Through the Belize Health Information System
Ian Smith, Information and Computer Services Manager, Ministry of Health, Belize
- Sally Stansfield, Executive Secretary of Health Metrics Network, WHO, USA
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Plenary Session II: Creative Approaches to Collecting and Linking Data and Systems to Improve the Health of the Public
Moderator: Walter Curioso, Research Professor, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Speakers:
- Eric Rasmussen, President, CEO, InSTEDD
- Regional Surveillance Networks: Can, Should They Be Globally Integrated?
Ann Marie Kimball, Professor, Epidemiology Health Services, Director, APEC EINet
- Building a Web-Based Platform for a Latin American HIV Repository Database
Jesus Peinado, Head of Biostatistics Data Management and Health Informatics from Peruvian CTU
3:00 - 3:30 pm Break/Poster Session
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Discussion Panel I: Funding Challenges and Successful Strategies for Global Public Health Informatics
Moderator: Rajan Madhok, Medical Director, Manchester Primary Care Trust, England, Honorary Professor, University of Manchester, England, Visiting Professor, University of Teesside and Manchester
Metropolitan University, England
- Karl Brown, Associate Director, Applied Technology, The Rockefeller Foundation, USA
- Microsoft Research and Global Health Informatics
Kris Tolle, Senior Research Program Manager for Biomedical Computing, Microsoft Research, USA
- Flora Katz, Program Officer, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health
- Leveraging eHealth Partnerships to Do Good and Do It Well
Mark Landry, Senior Informatics Specialist, PEPFAR, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator
- Joe Jasinski, Distinguished Engineer, IBM
- Ian Pett, Chief Health Systems and Strategic Planning, Health Section, Program Division, UNICEF
4:30 - 5:30 pm Break Out Session
5:30 pm - Adjourn
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm Dinner at the Space Needle
- 6:30 - 7:00 - Appetizers
Friday, September 19, 2008:
7:30 - 8:30 am Continental breakfast - Bell Harbor International Conference Center
8:00 am REGISTRATION OPENS
8:00 - 10:00 am
Plenary Session III: Decision Support for Public Health and Policy Development: Building Capacity and Sustainability
Moderator: Aamir Khan, Executive Director, Interactive Research & Development, Center for Health Informatics, Pakistan
Speakers:
- Open MRS: Components and Connections to Integrated Health Information Systems
Christopher Bailey, Coordinator for Healthcare Informatics, WHO, Switzerland
- Connecting Lab Systems to Health Information Systems in Low Resource Settings
Robert Martin, Laboratory Science Officer, Coordinating Office for Global Health, CDC
- Digital Economy: A Global Public Health Frontier
Iain Buchan, Professor of Public Health Informatics, NIBHI, University of Manchester, UK
- Capacity Development in IT
Pape Gaye, President, CEO, Intrahealth International, Inc.
10:00 - 10:30 am Break/Poster Session
10:30 - 12:00 pm
Response Panel II
Moderator: Patrick O’Carroll, Rear Admiral and Assistant Surgeon General in the U.S. Public Health Service, Regional Health Administrator (RHA) for USPHS Region X
- Bedirhan Ustun, Head, Classification, Assessment and Terminology Team, WHO
- David Ross, Director, Public Health Informatics Institute
- Holly Ladd, Vice President & Center Director, AED-SATELLIFE center for Health Information and Technology
- Ramesh Krishnamurthy, Health Scientist (Informatics), Coordinating Office for Global Health, CDC, USA
- Tadesse Wuhib, Acting Manager, Global Public Health Informatics Program, National Center for Public Health Informatics, CDC, USA
- Beatriz de Faria Leao, Zilics Health Information Systems, Brazil
- Moe Ko Oo, Regional Coordinator, Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance Regional Coordinating Office, Ministry of Health, Thailand
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Work Session: Future Work for Moving Forward with GPPHI
Moderator: David Ross, Director, Public Health Informatics Institute
- Reports from small group discussions and identify GPPHI projects, funding sources and potential volunteers.
3:00 - 4:00 pm Closing Remarks
- David Ross, Director, Public Health Informatics Institute
4:00 pm Adjourn
