USAID, mHealth Alliance Online Conference May 5, 2010
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Addendum (6-Mar-2010): The conference announcement and call for abstracts was only distributed as an image (see below), but that isn’t too useful for search or for general information dissemination. As a service to our readers – and for the benefit of this conference – I processed the image through a free, online OCR tool. Not responsible for misspellings:
HOW CAN MOBILE PHONE TECHNOLOGIES IMPROVE FAMILY PLANNING,MATERNAL AND NEWBORN SERVICES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLDOnline Conference May 5, 2010The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) Project is launching an annual eConference to advance private sector innovations in the sustainable provision and use of quality family planning/reproductive health and other health information product. and services. The theme of the 20l0 eConference is mHealth which is the use of mobile technology to improve health program effectiveness and efficiency.
Abstract submission deadline: March 17, 2010Call for abstracts: The SHOPS Proiect and die mHealth Alliance invite you to submit an abstract by March 17, 2010 to present at this online conference which will focus on how mobile technologies can improve family planning, maternal and newborn services in the developing world. Priority will be given to those submissions that are evidence-based. Abstracts should fall into one of the five categories below:
- Family planning
- Pregnancy
- Delivery
- Post partum (newborn care. family planning)
- Cross-cutting (e.g.. gender barriers, low literacy populations, training requirements, administrative management, supply chain)
The deadline for abstracts is March 17th and the conference is on Cinco de Mayo. Let’s hope they have some results and some data, all info in the image below:
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mHealth 2010 Conference & Expo
13th – 15th September 2010
Dubai, UAE
We are proud to introduce our inaugural mHealth 2010 conference and exhibition the world’s leading independent event for mobile health. See key representatives from across the globe, come together for the first time under one roof. mHealth is going to be a two day global interactive event with opening keynote plenary sessions. It will source key speakers from across the entire mobile health ecosystem and will become a platform for discussion, debate and networking. The conference will focus on launching and monetising mobile healthcare services as well as looking at real-life case studies and deployments.
Pre-conference workshop
Specific sessions before the conference looking into the business case for mobile healthcare in emerged and emerging markets will allow delegates to develop a more in-depth understanding of key issues new buyers of mHealth solutions need to consider. It will allow delegates to leave with expert knowledge on how to put together a convincing business case and make mHealth a reality and speed up the development of mobile healthcare in the field.
Conference Agenda
Hear the latest challenges, opportunities and successful case studies in mHealth. Topics will include:
•What is the role of the operator in mHealth: Is it more than just a dumb pipe?
•Delivering universal healthcare via mobile phones and technology
•How to overcome the privacy, security and ethical challenges of handling and storing patient data in mobile healthcare
•Using smart phones for diabetic self management: A Mobile Healthcare Inc case study
•Healthcare on the frontline: Saving lives through effectively using Mobile Health for Medical Stability Operations
•Building your business case for profitable mobile health deployments in emerging markets
•Launching an mHealth service providing a central platform for blood glucose and blood pressure measurements via the handset
•Will the major internet players end up dominating the mHealth space?
•Mobile healthcare services case study: Opportunities for GCC hospitals
•Industry insight for start-ups – What makes a successful application?
Featuring leading industry players including…
•Thierry Zylberberg, Executive Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and General Manager, Health Business, Orange-France Telecom, France
•Joaquim Croca, Head of mHealth, Vodafone Global Enterprise, UK
•Eiji Hotoda, Director, Smart Sports, KDDI, Japan
•Mitul Shah, Senior Director, West Wireless, USA
•Shainoor Khoja, Director of Corporate Affairs, Roshan, Afghanistan
•Juergen Pillinger, New Business Development, Orange Austria, Orange
•Mila Milenkovic, Head of B2B Partnership, Telekom Srbija, Serbia
•Betty Mwangi, Chief Officer – New Products Division, Safaricom, Kenya
•Dr. Sally Stansfield, Executive Secretary, Health Metrics Network, World Health Organisation, Geneva
•Mohammed Jamoussi, Senior Consultant, Saudi Telecom, Saudi Arabia
•Philip Sowah, Country Manager, Zain, Ghana
•Dr. Joel Selanikio, Director, DataDyne.org, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, George Town University, USA
•Dr Anatole Menon-Johansson, Department Genitourinary Medicine, St Thomas’ Hospital, UK
•Dr. Mohammad Al-Ubaydi, Founder, Patients Know Best, UK
For registering please quote: mh_bl05
For further information please visit our website:
http://www.m-healthconference.com
For attending the conference please contact:
Dale Mortoo
Delegate Manager
+44 (0)20 7067 1831k
dale.mortoo@clarionevents.com