Using Information Using Information Technology to Technology to Improve Public Improve Public HealthHealth

http://www.maneno.org/eng/articles/country/sudan/

The European The European approachapproach

Health – EU Health – EU http://health.europa.euhttp://health.europa.eu

The official public health portal of The official public health portal of the European Unionthe European Union

Health – EU PortalHealth – EU Portal

6 Domains of Information6 Domains of Information My HealthMy Health My LifestyleMy Lifestyle My EnvironmentMy Environment Health ProblemsHealth Problems Care for MeCare for Me Health in the EUHealth in the EU

Created by the EU Health Created by the EU Health and Consumers Directorate-and Consumers Directorate-General’s OfficeGeneral’s Office The main objective of this thematic Portal The main objective of this thematic Portal

is to provide European citizens with easy is to provide European citizens with easy access to comprehensive information on access to comprehensive information on Public Health initiatives and programs at Public Health initiatives and programs at EU level. The portal is intended to help EU level. The portal is intended to help meet EU objectives in the Public Health meet EU objectives in the Public Health field, it is an important instrument to field, it is an important instrument to positively influence behavior and promote positively influence behavior and promote the steady improvement of public health the steady improvement of public health in the 27 EU Member States. in the 27 EU Member States.

http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htmindex_en.htm

Brazil’s ApproachBrazil’s Approach

Rio de Janeiro E-Health CenterRio de Janeiro E-Health Center

Links Family Health Groups in 9 regions of Links Family Health Groups in 9 regions of the country to the University Reference the country to the University Reference Centers to improve primary attention to Centers to improve primary attention to health.health.

Aim is to connect 2700 Family Health Aim is to connect 2700 Family Health Groups in the projectGroups in the project

Telessaude Brasil in Rio De Janeiro State. Telessaude Brasil in Rio De Janeiro State. Brazil’s E-HealthBrazil’s E-Health. . [Brochure][Brochure]

http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm

What is the Pan What is the Pan American Health American Health Organization doing?Organization doing?Virtual Campus of Public Health Virtual Campus of Public Health

with campus nodes in:with campus nodes in:

ARGENTINA ARGENTINA COLOMBIA COLOMBIA

BRASILBRASIL CUBACUBAESPAÑA ESPAÑA MEXICO MEXICO CHILECHILE COSTA RICA COSTA RICA PERU PERU

Create – Share - Create – Share - ImproveImproveThe Virtual Campus is a decentralized The Virtual Campus is a decentralized

network of individuals, institutions and network of individuals, institutions and organizations that share courses, organizations that share courses, resources, services and education, with resources, services and education, with the common purpose of improving the the common purpose of improving the skills of the workforce in public health. skills of the workforce in public health. The Virtual Campus makes intense use The Virtual Campus makes intense use of new information technologies, of new information technologies, communication and health education communication and health education and seeks to become a space for and seeks to become a space for creativity and innovation in developing creativity and innovation in developing policies and processes in health policies and processes in health education. education.

http://new.paho.org/hq/http://new.paho.org/hq/

On a global basis….On a global basis….

The World Health Organization is The World Health Organization is using Geographic Information using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map disease-Systems (GIS) to map disease-specific information and analyze specific information and analyze it in relation to population it in relation to population settlements, surrounding social settlements, surrounding social and health services and the and health services and the natural environment. natural environment.

Can technology Can technology provide the route to provide the route to improve global health?improve global health?

Telepreventive Telepreventive MedicineMedicine

Using the internet to reach large Using the internet to reach large numbers of healthy people to numbers of healthy people to prevent disease.prevent disease.

““Education is theEducation is the

most powerfulmost powerful

weapon which youweapon which you

can use to change can use to change thethe

world.” world.”

Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela

How can we improve How can we improve prevention education prevention education worldwide? worldwide?

Answer: Get better Answer: Get better lectureslectures

How do I get better How do I get better lectures?lectures?

SupercourseSupercourse

Supercourse is very unique. It is Supercourse is very unique. It is different in that it allows access different in that it allows access to over 2000 expert lectures, to over 2000 expert lectures, reducing preparation time and reducing preparation time and increasing quality. It serves as a increasing quality. It serves as a very powerful tool for the very powerful tool for the manufacture, distribution and manufacture, distribution and utilization of lectures. utilization of lectures.

What is Supercourse?What is Supercourse?

Funded by NLM and NIHFunded by NLM and NIH Managed by a team of public health Managed by a team of public health

graduates based in Pittsburgh and a graduates based in Pittsburgh and a webmaster in Siberiawebmaster in Siberia

Freely available online library of > Freely available online library of > 2000 PowerPoint lectures2000 PowerPoint lectures

Many lectures are multilingualMany lectures are multilingual Written by members of Global Health Written by members of Global Health

Network of 64,000 scientists including Network of 64,000 scientists including Nobel Prize winnersNobel Prize winners

GlobalizationGlobalization

Supercourse already reaches over Supercourse already reaches over 44,000 faculty in 175 countries.44,000 faculty in 175 countries.

No copyrightNo copyright

Freedom of use – the goal is to Freedom of use – the goal is to make the program perpetually make the program perpetually free with no restrictions and no free with no restrictions and no chargecharge

Access is freeAccess is free

http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/

http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/assist/topicsearch.htm#pub2

Training via Training via Supercourse is cost Supercourse is cost effectiveeffective

What about Quality?What about Quality?

Legacy  lectures (13)  given to the Legacy  lectures (13)  given to the Supercourse by Nobel Prize Supercourse by Nobel Prize Laureates Laureates

Baruch S. Blumberg - Baruch S. Blumberg - Australia Antigen and the Biology of Hepatitis BAustralia Antigen and the Biology of Hepatitis B    in Chinesein Chinese

Leland H. Hartwell - Leland H. Hartwell - Yeast and cancerYeast and cancer Eric R. Kandel -

Molecular Biology of Memory: A Dialogue Between Genes and Synapses

Klaus von Klitzing -  25 Years Quantum Hall Effect. Part I  Part II

Ferid Murad - Biological Effects of Nitric Oxide and its Role in Cell Signaling 

Paul Nurse - The Great Ideas Of Biology      Cell Cycle Control 

Joshua Lederberg - Joshua Lederberg - Microbial Threats to Health in the United States: Natural and Microbial Threats to Health in the United States: Natural and ManmadeManmade

Douglas Osheroff - Douglas Osheroff - How Advances in Science Are Made. Part IHow Advances in Science Are Made. Part I    Part II    Part II

And more….And more….

Some examples:Some examples:

DevelopersDevelopers

Development TeamDevelopment Team Ronald E. LaPorte, Ph.D. LeaderRonald E. LaPorte, Ph.D. Leader

Core Team:Core Team:– Faina Linkov, Ph.D. Faina Linkov, Ph.D. – Mita Lovalekar, M.D., PhD Mita Lovalekar, M.D., PhD – Eugene Shubnikov, M.D.Eugene Shubnikov, M.D.

Developers:Developers:– Sunita Dodani, M.D., PhD, MS, FCPSSunita Dodani, M.D., PhD, MS, FCPS– Abdullatif S. Husseini PhD. MPH, MS Abdullatif S. Husseini PhD. MPH, MS – Ali Ardalan MD,MPH,PhD Ali Ardalan MD,MPH,PhD

DevelopersDevelopers

– Francois Sauer, MD Francois Sauer, MD – Julia Choubnikova, M.S. Julia Choubnikova, M.S. – Nicolas Padilla Raygoza, MD Nicolas Padilla Raygoza, MD – Andrey I. Trufanov , PhDAndrey I. Trufanov , PhD– Jianshi (Jesse) Huang, MD, MHPE, MPH, MBAJianshi (Jesse) Huang, MD, MHPE, MPH, MBA– Thomas J. Songer, M.Sc., Ph.D. Thomas J. Songer, M.Sc., Ph.D. – EunRyoung Sa, M.S.  EunRyoung Sa, M.S.  – Beatriz Rico Verdin, M.D., M.Sc.Beatriz Rico Verdin, M.D., M.Sc.– Benjamin Acosta, M.D.Benjamin Acosta, M.D.– Akira Sekikawa M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D. Akira Sekikawa M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D. – Deborah J. Aaron, Ph.D., M.S.I.S.Deborah J. Aaron, Ph.D., M.S.I.S.

Invitation to Invitation to contribute:contribute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=NLnltG7c9tA v=NLnltG7c9tA

http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/

Questions:Questions:

Is there an application for the use of Is there an application for the use of Supercourse for you?Supercourse for you?

Can you contribute to the library of Can you contribute to the library of lectures?lectures?

Can you use any of the lectures in your Can you use any of the lectures in your teaching or learning?teaching or learning?

In your opinion what is the greatest In your opinion what is the greatest benefit of the development of benefit of the development of Supercourse?Supercourse?

SummarySummary

EuropeEurope BrazilBrazil Pan American Pan American The World Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization SupercourseSupercourse

SummarySummary

CostCost QualityQuality AccessAccess EffectivenessEffectiveness Target audiencesTarget audiences What will the future bring?What will the future bring?