Implementing LIGHT: capacity enhancement through technology

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Implementing LIGHTcapacity enhancement through
technology

• Harry McConnell MD FRCPC
• Director, Interactive Health Network
• Chairman, Institute for Sustainable Health
  Education and Development (ISHED)

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The Process

• IHF, eHI, IeHA Summits and Conferences
• London (Oct, 2003 IeHA)
• Florida (Feb 2004 HIMSS)
• Dubai (March, 2004 IHF)
• Geneva (May, 2004 eHI, IeHA)
• Berlin (June, 2004 IHF)
• Washington DC (July, 2004 eHI, IHN, PAHO/WHO)
• London (Sept, 2004 IeHA, NHS Confederation, IHF)
• Washington DC (Oct, 2004 eHI)
• Upcoming related events Mexico City, Greece,
  Brazil, Malawi, Fiji..

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The Process

• Exchange of Best Practice
• Review of Lessons Learned
• Commitments for resources
• Online discussions
• Commitments for Implementation First LIGHT

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The Institute for Sustainable Health Education
and Development (ISHED)

• Nonprofit Organization based in USA (501c3), UK,
  and Australia
• IHN working with JTA International
• Implementation of eHealth for capacity
  enhancement (First Light)
• eLearning Curriculum in Global Health
• Global Policy Dialogues and Think Tank

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Areas of Work

• Africa
• Implementation of eHealth tools in rural Kenya
  with the NHSIA (UK)
• Africa Knowledge Bank for HIV/AIDS (DFID)
• Follow up of HIV/AIDS and ORD from African Union
  Summit Maputo Declaration
• Talking Drums Health Communications Initiative

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Areas of Work

• Middle East/ Asia
• GWU eLearning and capacity building
• Pacific
• eHealth Policy Task Force
• WHO POLHN
• Pacific Health Information System
• PNG HIV/AIDS series and health promotion project
• Latin America
• HIV/AIDS Capacity Building Series
• eHealth Infrastructure Second Opinion

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The Way Forward

• Exchange of Best Practice and Lessons Learned
  Essential
• Maximizing technology resources present
• Introducing Leap Frog Technologies
• Be Needs Driven NOT Kit-driven
• Working locally, thinking globally
• Engaging youth and front line health workers
• Sustainability
• Economies of Scale