July 2014 - change - Mailing Lists

FW: 9th Health Informatics in Africa (HELINA) Conference October 11-15, 2014 -- Accra, Ghana
by Sherrilynne Fuller 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

May be of interest Sherri Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D. Professor Department of Biomedical Informatics School of Medicine and Department of Health Services (Adj) School of Public Health and Information School Co-Director, Center for Public Health Informatics University of Washington SLU - BIME BOX 35-8047 Seattle, Washington, 98195-4985 206-616-4575 SKYPE: sherrilynne_fuller From: Conference-list [mailto:conference-list-bounces@wahifp.org] On Behalf Of Achoribo elikplim via Conference-list Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 6:18 AM To: conference-list(a)wahifp.org Subject: HELINA CONFERENCE HELINA 2014 Conference Information 9th Health Informatics in Africa Conference Date: 11 - 15 October 2014 Accra, Ghana http://conf.helina-online.org/index.php/2014/index/ CONFERENCE THEME: Informatics for Universal Health Coverage in Africa: From Point of Care Systems to National Strategies The 9th Health Informatics in Africa Conference - HELINA 2014 will take place in Accra, Ghana from the 11th to 15th of October 2014. This year conference is hosted by the Ghana Health Informatics Association (GHIA). HELINA, the Pan African Health Informatics Association, is the African Region of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). The conference will be organized around the following major tracks and as such all submissions should relate to one of these tracks: 1. National e-health strategies, policies and architectures 2. Point of Care Health Information Systems 3. Integrated healthcare and in Universal Health Coverage 4. Health Insurance and Electronic Claims Processing 5. Clinical Decisions Support Systems 6. Health Information Systems and Integration of Vertical Health Programmes, specialized care (maternal and child health, mental health, HIV/AIDS, etc.) 7. Data Mining, Big data analytics, and National Health Data Reporting Platforms 8. Health Information Systems analysis, development, implementation and assessment 9. Software architectures interoperability, Health Data Standards and controlled Vocabularies 10. Informatics in the Implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation Systems 11. Health Informatics education, research methods and capacity development 12. Empowering communities and community participation For further details visit: http://conf.helina-online.org/index.php/2014/index/ IMPORTANT DATE: Conference: 11 - 15 October 2014 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: General Chair of the Conference: Ghislain Kouematchoua, hcs(a)helina-online.org Local organizing Committee Chair: Nutefe E. Achoribo, hcs(a)helina-online.org Scientific Programme Committee Chair: Nicky Mostert-Phipps, spc(a)helina-online.org Scientific Programme Committee Co-Chair: Samuel Bosomprah, spc(a)helina-online.org Scientific Programme Committee Co-Chair: Frank Verbeke, spc(a)helina-online.org -- Elikplim N. Achoribo, MSc National Identification Authority (NIA), Head Office Accra Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Unit P.O.Box KW 365 Kwabenya Tel: +233-243618553 / +233-261867225 Skype: eli.achoribo mail: neachoribo(a)gmail.com -- Elikplim N. Achoribo, MSc National Identification Authority (NIA), Head Office Accra Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Unit P.O.Box KW 365 Kwabenya Tel: +233-243618553 / +233-261867225 Skype: eli.achoribo mail: neachoribo(a)gmail.com

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Researchers Develop a Wikipedia of Fact-Checking During Natural Disasters
by Gaetano Borriello 21 Jul '14

21 Jul '14

http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2014/jul/14_135.shtml#.U82b6o… *Researchers Develop a Wikipedia of Fact-Checking During Natural Disasters* *University of Southampton (United Kingdom) (07/18/14)* Social media is often flooded with information in the wake of natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunamis, but much of that information is contradictory and it can be difficult or impossible to sort the accurate from the inaccurate. Researchers at the University of Southampton, the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, and Qatar Computing Research Institute are hoping to address this shortcoming with Verily, an online platform for crowd-sourcing the veracity of information posted to social media. To test the platform's ability to rapidly verify information, researchers set up the Verily Challenge. Questions, such as whether a picture had been taken in a certain city, were posted to Verily's website and users were asked to answer the question and justify their answer with an explanation, picture, or video. Researchers found users were able to very rapidly verify or falsify the information on Verily through various means, including personal memory, Web searches, and online tools such as Google Earth. Researchers say their next step will be to deploy Verily to collect and verify evidence during an actual humanitarian disaster.

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Fwd: [DEV-5] ACM DEV Deadline Extension (August 8th)
by Gaetano Borriello 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *ACM DEV* <dev5conf(a)gmail.com> Date: Friday, July 18, 2014 Subject: [DEV-5] ACM DEV Deadline Extension (August 8th) To: Gaetano Borriello <gaetano(a)cs.washington.edu> Dear Gaetano Borriello, We have decided to extend the DEV deadline by one week to accommodate as many submissions as possible. As a result, the review schedule will be shifted by one week as follows: Full Paper Deadline: Friday, August 8, 11:59 UTC Program Committee Reviews: Tuesday, September 2, 11:59 UTC Program Committee Meeting (via teleconference): TBD between September 5th and September 12 Author Notification: Sept 15, 2014 Please let us know if you have any problems with the new schedule, we'll do our best to help everyone with the review process. Also, we would be grateful if you could spread the word about the new deadline among your colleagues. Thanks! vanessa & marshini

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MOTECH Suite workshop: August 27-29 in Accra, Ghana
by Gillian Javetski 10 Jul '14

10 Jul '14

Hi everyone, Dimagi and Grameen Foundation are hosting the first ever MOTECH Suite workshop from August 27-29 in Accra, Ghana! MOTECH Suite <http://motechsuite.org/> is an open source software platform that enables organizations to deploy and manage a wide range of mobile health applications. MOTECH Suite is being developed to deliver economies of scale by supporting multiple use cases to be scaled on the same platform, and by supporting integration to national information and reporting systems. The goals of the workshop are to: - Build a community of mHealth implementers in Ghana - Share best practices & strategies for mHealth projects running at scale - Enable participants to be leaders in mHealth within their organizations - Introduce attendees to MOTECH Suite's array of tools, including CommCare, CommTrack, CommConnect, and core MOTECH systems - Share case studies about regional mHealth programs and how they use mobile technology *Workshop Details: * - Dates: Wednesday, August 27th through Friday, August 29th - Time: 9:00AM -- 5:00PM - Location: Kofi Annan Center for Excellence in ICT <https://www.google.com.gh/maps/preview?f=q&source=newuser-ws&hl=en&geocode=…> - Who should attend? Directors, program managers, and heads of departments from NGOs, IGOs, funding organizations, research institutions, and government agencies - Language: The workshop will be run in English - Workshop fee: $75 for the entire workshop. Lunch and coffee will be provided daily. Per diems or travel stipends are not available. *For those interested in attending, please submit your application <http://www.commcarehq.org/workshops/ghana2014/> by Friday, August 8, 2014. *Attendance will be limited to 35 participants. Please refer any questions you have about this workshop and similar workshops to workshops(a)dimagi.com. Thanks, Gillian Gillian Javetski Senior Program Analyst Dimagi, Inc | 585 Massachusetts Ave | Suite 3 | Cambridge, MA 02139 USA web: http://www.dimagi.com/

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Beth Kolko (HCDE) in USAToday
by Gaetano Borriello 10 Jul '14

10 Jul '14

Third-world ideas that are changing first-world lives <http://www.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fe973b3b920588765945ea2a4&id=4…> http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/07/09/ozy-third-world-innovation/12…

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Deadline Reminder DEV-5 August 1st
by Vanessa Frias-Martinez 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

DEV-5 Deadline August 1st!!! Call for Papers DEV 2014 provides an international forum for research in the design and implementation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for social and economic development. In particular, we focus on emerging contexts where conventional computing solutions are often inappropriate due to various contextual factors - including, but not limited to, cost, language, literacy, and the availability of power and bandwidth. Papers and posters should describe original and previously unpublished research. Three metrics will be applied to judge the submissions: (a) Relevance of the problem for development; (b) Novelty of the technical solution; (c) Evaluation of the solution, making a case for development-focused impact. All DEV paper submissions should either provide or directly motivate a novel technical solution that has direct implications for development. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Networks/Systems/Security/Architecture * Low-cost wireless connectivity * Intermittent networks and systems * Power-efficient systems * Low-cost computing devices * Mobile systems and applications * Mixed networks, e.g., telephony and IP * Special-purpose sensor systems * Security challenges in developing regions HCI/Applications * User interfaces for low-literacy populations * Multi-lingual computing * User-interfaces for low-cost devices * Participatory methods and user-centered design * Accessibility to disabled populations in developing regions * Design and evaluation of applications for health, microfinance, education, agriculture, entertainment AI/NLP/Data Mining/Speech/Vision * Machine learning techniques for large-scale data analysis in development contexts * Adapting content and applications to local languages and education levels * Understanding social relationships and information flows in disadvantaged societies * Speech interfaces and speech recognition for low-resource languages * Development of new AI-centric tools/solutions for development * Computer vision challenges in development We also welcome papers outside of these topics that address the DEV focus on computing innovations supporting social and economic development. More information is available on the website: http://dev5.acmdev.org/. Follow conference updates on @ACMDEV2014. Please direct enquiries to dev5conf(a)gmail.com. Important Dates Full paper due: Author notification: Conference: August 1, 2014 (11:59pm UTC<http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=DEV+2013+Submission+De…>) - firm deadline September 8, 2014 December 5-6, 2014

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