Events

Events

CoP

Assessment Initiative

Global Informatics

Poster Session

Global Informatics In today’s globalized and interconnected world where diseases know no borders, domestic public health protection requires international cooperation and threat information sharing with countries and global partners. CDC has staff in over 50 countries advancing health improvements, protecting Americans from infectious and other hazards, and furthering health diplomacy. This mission of health advancement will require the sharing of information, utilization of technology, and the scientific field of Public Health Informatics to achieve its goal. NCPHI established a Global Public Health Informatics Program (GPHIP) to work collaboratively with the global community to leverage global expertise and innovations to improve domestic and international programs..

The Global Public Health Informatics Program (GPHIP) aims to:

• Coordinate NCPHI and CDC global public health Informatics efforts;
• Establish a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Public Health Informatics;
• Provide informatics support to CDC’s global programs;
• Collaboratively develop and apply informatics innovative solutions with global community to improve domestic and international public health programs; and
• Advance best informatics science, principles, standards, strategies, and practices.
  

During the 7th Annual PHIN Conference, GPHIP worked with the World Health Organization (WHO), Health Metrics Network (HMN), Global Partners in Public Health Informatics (University of Washington), President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS relief (PEPFAR) and CDC’s Coordinating Center for Global Health (COGH) and Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID) [Global AIDS Program] to increase international participation and showcase global public health informatics innovations; these will provide opportunities for domestic and international participants to exchange ideas and lessons learned and together advance the science and global practice of public health informatics. These include:

• Sunday – Wednesday: International Poster and Oral Presentations
• Sunday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Tutorial - The Health Metrics Network (HMN): Introduction to the Framework and Tools, Greenbriar Room
• Tuesday, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM, Morning Discussion, “The Road to MEDINFO 2010 South Africa from Bellagio,” Hanover A/B
• Tuesday, 8:30 AM-10:00 AM, Panel Session, Centennial Ballroom
• Wednesday, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM, International Night, Panel of Leaders and Dinner, Centennial Ballroom
• Thursday 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM, International Workgroup,3 panels on Health Systems Strengthening, Country Health Information Systems, and Hot Topics; Hanover G