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Day 2 - Thursday, 22 May 2008

08:30 Registration
   
08:50 Chairman’s Welcome
Andrew Gammie, Fishtail Consulting Ltd, UK
   
Session 5: Healthcare Technology Management and Training
   
09:10 Keynote Address: The Future of Global HTM Training
Mladen Poluta, Director, HTM Programme,
University of Cape Town, South Africa
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09:50 GAME HTM Project in Kosovo and Future Plans Elsewhere
T M Judd, Kaiser Permanente, USA
A Issakov, World Health Organization, HDS, TFP, Switzerland
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10:10 Biomedical Equipment Technician Training in Nepal
W S Topham, Case Western Reserve University, USA and National Health Training Center, Nepal
B P Gurung, National Health Training Center, Nepal
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10:.30 Using Educational Technology to Reach a Wider Audience for Healthcare Technology Management
P de Ruijter, HEART, The Netherlands
G Ferreira, Open University, UK
R J S Parsons, Health Partners International, UK
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10:50 Refreshments
   
Session 6: eHealth and Information Technology
   
11:20 Promoting Appropriate eHealth Technologies in the Developing World: The Sharing eHealth Intellectual Property for Development (SHIPD) Initiative of the World Health Organization
S Y Kwankam, F E Sanz de León, World Health Organization, Switzerland
P Nicklin, C Rhodes, Map of Medicine, UK
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11:40 Health Service Delivery in Developing Countries through eHealth: Making the Case for Low-Cost Wireless/Mobile Infrastructures
A Iluyemi, R Burger, J Briggs, University of Portsmouth, UK and NEMATRIX Research, Belgium
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12:00 Touch Screen Clinical Workstations at Point-of-Care: A Paradigm Shift in Electronical Medical Record Design for Developing Countries
M V McKay, G P Douglas, Baobab Health, Malawi
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12:20 Strengthening Interdisciplinary Communications to Meet the Needs of Health Workers in Developing Countries
P Lisboa, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
N Pakenham-Walsh, Global Healthcare Information Network, UK
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12:40 Lunch and Exhibition
   
Session 7: Professional Networking I
   
13:50 Keynote Address: Healthcare Equipment Donations - WHO Guidelines and Country Experiences
Dr Andrei Issakov, Coordinator, Health Technology and Facilities Planning,
World Health Organization, Switzerland
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14:30 Duke University-Engineering World Health CUREs Program: Developing New Medical Equipment for the World's Neediest
R A Malkin, Duke University, USA
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14:50 A Systemic Approach to Healthcare Technology Innovation for Resource-Poor Environments
M A Poluta, University of Cape Town, South Africa
M R Glucksberg, D Kelso, K Palamountain, Northwestern University, USA
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15:10 Refreshments
   
Session 8: Professional Networking II
   
15:40 Experiences of Working in Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Nepal
N J Clements, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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16:00 Review of a Biomedical Engineering Teaching Hospital Support Link Bristol and Uganda
P H Smithson, United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust, UK
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16:20 Management of Medical Equipment in Romanian District Hospital: Current Situation
S Hinrichs, University of Cambridge, UK
P Colquhoun, Medical Support in Romania, UK
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16.40 Question and Answer Session
   
17:20 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
Andrew Gammie, Fishtail Consulting Ltd, UK
   
17:30 Close of Seminar

 

 

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