   | More NewsFrom the BC era to CyberknivesAn interview with Dr. Krishnan GanapathyApril 23, 2010Type/Items(s): Healthcare delivery and access to medicines, Health information, training, and technologies  The Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery team at Apollo Cancer Hospitals, Madras, Dr. Krishnan Ganapathy third from the left. Following his morning presentation on mobile healthcare (mhealth) in rural India, Dr. Krishnan Ganapathy of Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India, granted International Communications Volunteers (ICV) an interview to discuss the impact of Information and Communications Technology on healthcare. As a pioneer in the areas of telemedicine and mhealth, Dr. Ganapathy gave us a balanced history of medical technology, outlining its benefits and drawbacks. He also critiqued the current state of medical Information Technology (IT), offering his recommendations to ensure a bright future for healthcare technology. More... A vision for the future of public health care and patient integrationAn interview with Dr. Jan De Maeseneer of the network Towards Unity for HealthApril 22, 2010Type/Items(s): Health information, training, and technologies  Jan de Maeseneer, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, University of Ghent, Secretary General of the Network Towards Unity for Health (www.the-networktufh.org), promoter of the Primafamed-project (www.primafamed.ugent.be) and Chairman of the European Forum for Primary Care (www.euprimarycare.org) provided an insightful interview on his extensive involvement and experience in Medical Education and Family Medicine. Mr. de Maeseneer has a clear vision of how he would like to see public health care and patient integration happen in the future. More... PL06 - Resilience, Ownership, and Political Space: Getting Access to Health in the Mainstream Keynote Addresses and Forum SynthesisApril 22, 2010Type/Items(s): PL06 - Resilience, Ownership, and Political Space  Photo by Ben Dixon, ICVolunteers.org The end, as all ends go, was inspiring, rewarding and well, the end of an extremely engaging and interesting forum. The speakers were the president of the forum Mr. Louis Loutan, Mr. Marcel Tanner (chairman) and, thanks to the miracles of technology, the audience also had the pleasure of hearing a lecture by the distinguished Harvard professor, Mr. Barry Bloom. More... Volcanoes, Globalization and Health Systems: an African PerspectiveInterview with Yibeltal Assefa, Medical Services Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health EthiopiaApril 22, 2010Type/Items(s): Health threats and access to health at times of crisis, Health governance and policies, Health information, training, and technologies  Photo: Olafur Eggertsson, Reuters HIV/AIDS has had a tremendous impact on African health systems. In some cases, entire generations have been heavily impacted. In 2006, Ethiopia decided to start a new approach, one of universal health care to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic. We talked with Yibeltal Assefa of the Medical Services Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. More... Migrant Access to Healthcare in SwitzerlandAn Interview with Yves Jackson, from the Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Geneva University HospitalsApril 21, 2010 Reporters room. Photo by V. Krebs, ICVolunteers.org The GHF10 Conference Reporters Team got a chance to talk to Dr. Yves Jackson, from the Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care at the Geneva University Hospitals. He talked about his involvement in migrant health care and described some of the issues that arise for migrants worldwide. He pointed out that one in ten inhabitants of the planet is a migrant, which means that migrant health care cannot be seen as a marginal issue. More... PL04 - Global Health Governance: Lost in Translation?April 21, 2010Type/Items(s): PL04 - Global Health Governance In today's session on Global Health Governance (GHG) the panellists introduced many important views, challenges and visions pertaining to global health. A panellist stated that, "Health is too important an issue to be left in the hands of health experts." More... PL05 - IT and the Future of Healthcare: "Cough into a phone, and get a diagnosis"April 21, 2010Type/Items(s): Healthcare delivery and access to medicines, PL05 - Global Access to Health, Health information, training, and technologies  Satellite dish in rural Mali, near Niafunke. Photo by V. Krebs, ICVolunteers.org The benefits of Information Technology (IT) in healthcare are creating "boundless opportunities in a borderless world", according to speaker Dr. Ganapathy. Access to healthcare and support for care professionals in remote rural areas is being transformed by the internet and telecommunications. Resources are being better utilised as the need for physical mobility of equipment, care providers and patients is minimised. More... PS02 - ICT: Improving Access for Health Professionals in Remote SettingsThe role of new technologies in distance educationApril 21, 2010Type/Items(s): Health governance and policies, PS002 - ICT, Health information, training, and technologies  Photo by John Brownlee, ICVolunteers.org Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play an important part in modern medicine. However, in rural African communities, the ability of medical professionals to access these new technologies is limited. The purpose of this session was to present the methods and findings of several recent projects in rural Africa and to identify ways of improving access to telemedicine services in future. More... PS04 - The Challenges of Working with Corruption"Fighting against corruption is an inconvenience"April 21, 2010Type/Items(s): PS004 - The Challenges of Working with Corruption  Photo by John Brownlee, ICVolunteers.org Sadly, the quotation "It's our turn to Eat", taken from the book by Michela Wrong, still represents a daily fact of life for many people. Corruption in the health sector should be unacceptable as this causes immense additional and unnecessary suffering to the world's most vulnerable and needy people. Fighting against corruption requires strong legislation and transparent accountability. Discussing the causes and challenges of corruption among Health Care Workers is a most important and relevant topic and must be addressed with urgency. More... PS05 - Human Rights in Health: Good Wishes and Practical ToolsApril 21, 2010Type/Items(s): PS005 - Human Rights in Health This panel discussion tackled the difficult task of defining and outlining practical tools for the advancement of human rights. Each of the three panellists presented their own unique perspective on and approach to human rights tools, and demonstrated possible practical tools for promoting and monitoring the implementation of the right to health. More... Result page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next » |  News by Session
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