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Today: Tina Neogi and Greg Zwisler on Noncommunicable Diseases
by Trevor Perrier 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

What: Tina Neogi and Greg Zwisler from PATH on Noncommunicable Diseases When: Tuesday, April 16th at 12pm Where: The Allen Center, CSE 203 Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) represent a major and increasing global issue. It is estimated that more 36 million deaths are due to noncommunicable diseases, with more than 80% of these deaths occurring in low or middle-income countries. There are four major types of noncommunicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and respiratory disease. As diabetes is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a cause of morbidity and mortality in it of itself, preventing diabetes and its complications is an essential component of the NCD response. Between 2012 and 2030, the number of people living with diabetes globally will increase from 371 to 552 million. PATH is invested in the NCD response, with experience of advancing technology and strengthening systems. This talk will explore the current PATH projects related to diabetes, including exploring innovative solutions in diabetes screening and management in Cambodia, bi-directional screening for tuberculosis and diabetes in Mexico, a novel diabetes and cardiovascular screening method in India, and an initial technical development of novel diagnostic test for gestational diabetes. Tina Neogi, MD, MS is an NRSA Primary Care Research Fellow in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington and the Noncommunicable Disease Fellow at PATH. Her research interests are around using resource and context appropriate information and point of care technologies to improve patient empowerment, with a particular focus on underserved populations and resource-constrained settings. Greg Zwisler is a Business Officer at PATH. He is a core member of several product development teams, serving as a business generalist responsible for commercialization and market-development activities. Greg currently works on initiatives to enhance the category of oral rehydration solutions and to develop appropriate diagnostics and other technologies for use with diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). His role and experience span market research, business strategy, product management, and partnering. His interests include consumer and industry insights, business case development, formation of partnership portfolios, and corporate intrapreneurism. Over the course of 10 years with PATH in positions of progressive responsibility, Greg has worked for short periods in Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, South Africa, Vietnam, Zambia, and various other markets. He holds an Executive MBA from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, and a BA from Rice University.

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Tina Neogi and Greg Zwisler from PATH on Noncommunicable Diseases
by Nicola Dell 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) represent a major and increasing global issue. It is estimated that more 36 million deaths are due to noncommunicable diseases, with more than 80% of these deaths occurring in low or middle-income countries. There are four major types of noncommunicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and respiratory disease. As diabetes is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a cause of morbidity and mortality in it of itself, preventing diabetes and its complications is an essential component of the NCD response. Between 2012 and 2030, the number of people living with diabetes globally will increase from 371 to 552 million. PATH is invested in the NCD response, with experience of advancing technology and strengthening systems. This talk will explore the current PATH projects related to diabetes, including exploring innovative solutions in diabetes screening and management in Cambodia, bi-directional screening for tuberculosis and diabetes in Mexico, a novel diabetes and cardiovascular screening method in India, and an initial technical development of novel diagnostic test for gestational diabetes. Tina Neogi, MD, MS is an NRSA Primary Care Research Fellow in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington and the Noncommunicable Disease Fellow at PATH. Her research interests are around using resource and context appropriate information and point of care technologies to improve patient empowerment, with a particular focus on underserved populations and resource-constrained settings. Greg Zwisler is a Business Officer at PATH. He is a core member of several product development teams, serving as a business generalist responsible for commercialization and market-development activities. Greg currently works on initiatives to enhance the category of oral rehydration solutions and to develop appropriate diagnostics and other technologies for use with diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). His role and experience span market research, business strategy, product management, and partnering. His interests include consumer and industry insights, business case development, formation of partnership portfolios, and corporate intrapreneurism. Over the course of 10 years with PATH in positions of progressive responsibility, Greg has worked for short periods in Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, South Africa, Vietnam, Zambia, and various other markets. He holds an Executive MBA from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, and a BA from Rice University. What: Tina Neogi and Greg Zwisler from PATH on Noncommunicable Diseases When: Tuesday, April 16th at 12pm Where: The Allen Center, CSE 203

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Technology Manager - VillageReach
by Emily Bancroft 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

VillageReach has an exciting opening for a Technology Manager in our Information Systems Group. This is a great position for someone with experience in technology for development. The Technology Manager will take a leadership role in OpenLMIS, an open-source initiative to improve supply chain operations in low-income countries as well as other technology and health oriented projects at VillageReach. The position is open until filled and more information and application instructions can be found at http://villagereach.org/vrsite/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Technology-Manage… Emily Bancroft, MPH Program Director and Group Lead, Health Systems VillageReach 2900 Eastlake Ave. E, Suite 230 Seattle, WA 98102 Phone: +1 206 512 1537 Cell: +1 206 234 5378 www.villagereach.org

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Fwd: [Wahifp-members] Call for research papers in ehealth/mhealth
by Gaetano Borriello 12 Apr '13

12 Apr '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ime Asangansi <imeasangansi(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 1:13 PM Subject: [Wahifp-members] Call for research papers in ehealth/mhealth To: wahifp-members(a)wahifp.org Dear colleagues, Please prepare to submit. Deadline is May 6. Apologies for any cross posting. Cheers, Ime Asangansi for the Scientific Committee of FHIES 2013 *CALL FOR PAPERS* Third International Symposium on Foundations of Health Information Engineering and Systemshttp://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/FHIES2013/ International Institute for Software Technology United Nations University, Macau 21st-23rd August, 2013 BACKGROUND ICT plays an increasingly enabling role in addressing the global challenges of healthcare, in both the developed and the developing world. The use of software in medical devices has caused growing concerns in relation to safety and efficacy. The increasing adoption of health information systems provides great potential benefits but also poses severe risks, both with respect to security and privacy and in regard to patient safety. Hospital and other information systems raise important issues of workflow support and interoperability. Regulators, manufacturers and clinical users have pointed out the need to research sound and science-based engineering methods that facilitate the development and certification of quality ICT systems in health care. Such methods may draw from or combine techniques from various disciplines, including but not limited to software engineering, electronic engineering, computing science, information science, mathematics, and industrial engineering. AIMS The purpose of the symposium series on Foundations of Health Information Engineering and Systems is to promote a nascent research area that aims to develop and apply theories and methods from a variety of disciplines for the purpose of modeling, building and certifying software-intensive ICT systems in healthcare. A particular objective of FHIES is to explicitly include a focus on healthcare ICT applications in the developing world (in addition to systems used in the developed countries), since unique engineering challenges arise in that special setting. Because humans often play a pivotal role in the process of using such systems, theories from the human factors engineering community may need to be integrated with methods from the technology-oriented domains in order to create effective engineering methodologies for socio-technical systems in the healthcare domain. Previous FHIES symposia were held in 2011, in Mabalingwe, South Africa (with post-conference proceedings in Springer LNCS 7151, and in 2012, in Paris, France (with post-conference proceedings to appear in Springer LNCS). SCOPE FHIES seeks contributions from both the solution domain (engineering methods) and the problem domain (healthcare and health informatics). Solution-domain papers should present their methods in the context of a concrete application in healthcare, while problem-domain papers should be devised to educate the methods community about unique challenges and characteristics of the healthcare domain. Submissions should seek to inform and further the development, adaptation, evaluation and adoption of formally based and rigorous engineering methods in health care systems. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * modelling, analysis, simulation and verification in health informatics; * design and verification techniques for software-based ICT and software-intensive medical devices; * application and integration of foundational methods from different disciplines in engineering and science to health informatics; * specific engineering challenges of ICT-based health service delivery in different settings, especially in the developing world. For a more detailed list of topics, see the symposium website. CATEGORIES We solicit high quality full submissions in the following categories: * original research contributions (16 pages max) * application experience, case studies and software prototypes (16 pages max.) * surveys, comparisons, and state-of-the-art reports (16 pages max.) * position papers identifying challenges and milestones of a research project (8 pages max.) We also invite short submissions for special sessions: * student papers on work in progress on an MSc or PhD project (4 pages max.) * tool demonstrations (2 pages max.) * proposals to organize birds-of-a-feather sessions or panels (2 pages max.) SUBMISSIONS Submissions should be in English, prepared in the LNCS format (http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html) and all page limits are measured in this format. Full submissions (those in the first four categories above) will be judged on the basis of originality, contribution to the field, technical and presentation quality, and relevance to the symposium; student papers will be judged on clarity of description and the promise of interesting results; tool demonstrations and BOF proposals will be judged on relevance to the symposium. All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least three program committee members. Papers should be submitted via EasyChair, at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fhies2013 Submission constitutes a commitment for at least one author to attend the symposium and present the paper, if it is accepted. PUBLICATION All accepted submissions will be distributed in a technical report at the Symposium. After the event, postproceedings will be published in Springer LNCS. Authors of all accepted full submissions will be invited to revise their papers, in order to resolve any larger issues raised during reviewing. Authors of accepted short submissions will be invited to submit full papers for review and LNCS publication too. In addition, a special issue of a suitable journal is planned, focusing on the overall objectives of FHIES: this will have an open call for contributions. *IMPORTANT DATES* *Intention to submit: April 29th Submission deadline: May 6th Notification of acceptance: June 12th Delivery of preproceedings version: July 17th Symposium: August 21st-23rd Submission for postproceedings review: October 4th Notification of acceptance: October 11th Camera ready version: October 18th Publication of proceedings: December 23rd* ORGANIZERS General chairs: * Zhiming Liu, United Nations University, MO * Jens Weber, University of Victoria, CA Programme chairs: * Jeremy Gibbons, University of Oxford, UK * Wendy MacCaull, St. Francis Xavier University, CA Programme committee: * Ime Asangansi, University of Oslo, NO * Tom Broens, Mobihealth, NL * Lori Clarke, University of Massachusetts, US * David Clifton, University of Oxford, UK * Gerry Douglas, University of Pittsburgh, US * Johannes Faber, IIST, United Nations University, MO * Jozef Hooman, Embedded Systems Institute and Radboud University Nijmegen, NL * Michaela Huhn, Technische Universit�t Clausthal, DE * Shinsako Kiyomoto, KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc, JP * Craig Kuziemsky, University of Ottawa, CA * Yngve Lamo, Bergen University College, NO * Insup Lee, University of Pennsylvania, US * Orlando Loques, Instituto de Computa��o, Universidade Federal Fluminense, BR * Gilbert Maiga, Makerere University, UG * Dominique Mery, Universit� de Lorraine, LORIA, FR * Deshendran Moodley, University of KwaZulu-Natal, ZA * Jun Pang, University of Luxembourg, LU * Manfred Reichert, University of Ulm, DE * Ita Richardson, Lero, University of Limerick, IE * David Robertson, University of Edinburgh, UK * Christopher Seebregts, Jembi Health Systems / Medical Research Council, ZA * Bo Song, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, CN * Alan Wassyng, McMaster University, CA Keynote speakers: * Joe Cafazzo, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, CA * Jane Liu, Academia Sinica, TW * Bill Thies, Microsoft Research, IN _______________________________________________ Wahifp-members mailing list Wahifp-members(a)wahifp.org http://wahifp.org/mailman/listinfo/wahifp-members_wahifp.org

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ACM DEV-4: Call for Papers
by Carlos Rey-Moreno 12 Apr '13

12 Apr '13

(Apologies for cross posting) ACM DEV-4 http://acmdev.org/cfp Call for Papers [[Copied from the DEV-4 Website]] DEV-4 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 should describe original and previously unpublished research. Three metrics will be applied to judge papers: (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. For more information, see the webpage (http://dev4.acmdev.org/) or contact the Program Co-Chairs (Margaret Martonosi, Princeton and Bhaskaran Raman, IIT Bombay -- Carlos Rey-Moreno Research Assistant Office 1.28 Department of Computer Science University of the Western Cape Private Bag X17 - Bellville, 7535 Cape Town - South Africa Tel: +27 (0) 21 959 2562 Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633 Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym

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IFITT-ENTER2014 ICT4D & eTourism Scholarships
by Sara Vannini 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Dear colleagues, please find here (http://ifitt.org/home/view/ict4d_scholarship) the call for the ICT4D & eTourism scholarship for next ENTER2014. Under the IFITT ICT4D Scholarship (Information and Communication Technologies for Development), IFITT (The International Federation for IT in Travel and Tourism) will fund young talents coming from developing/emerging countries, to provide a positive impact onto their respective communities through the application of ICT and Tourism. Submission should be connected with a Master or PhD thesis, having a clear orientation to electronic tourism and local development. Awarded students will have the possibility to present their work at ENTER2014 during the PhD workshop. The scholarship consists of an assignment of a tutor, funding of ENTER participation (up to € 2.000 travel, accommodation and conference fee) and free IFITT membership for one year. More information http://ifitt.org/home/view/ict4d_scholarship Call for proposals: http://ifitt.org/admin/public/uploads/IFITT-ENTER_ICT4D_Scholarship2014.pdf Best regards, -- Sara Vannini PhD Candidate ICT4D Activities Coordinator NewMinE Lab - Università della Svizzera italiana via G. Buffi, 13 - 6900 Lugano, Switzerland Tel. +41 58 666 4674 (Mozambique: +258 820689223) mailto: sara.vannini(a)usi.ch RE-ACT website: http://www.react-project.ch personal website: http://www.people.usi.ch/vanninis/phd/index.html

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Can Technology End Poverty ?
by ashish makani 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

Hi Folks A thoughtful article from HBR http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/03/can_technology_end_poverty.html ashish

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Yaw Anokwa on Nafundi
by Nicola Dell 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

This week at Change, Yaw Anokwa, one of the designers of Open Data Kit, will discuss how he transitioned his Ph.D. work building free and open source apps used to help underserved populations into Nafundi ( http://nafundi.com) a profitable software company which does the same. What: Yaw Anokwa on Nafundi When: Tuesday April 9th at 12 noon Where: The Allen Center, CSE 203

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Global Health Events April 15-20
by Gaetano Borriello 04 Apr '13

04 Apr '13

April 15-20, 2013 (Monday through Saturday) i. Monday, April 15: 1-2 p.m., HUB 332, “Not Just Docs: Building a Career in Global Health Outside the Health Sciences” 3:30-4:20 p.m., Foege Auditorium, Gina Zanolli, assistant to Paul Farmer at Partners in Health will talk and answer questions 6:30-8:30 p.m., Parnassus Café (Art Building), “Community Café;” Global Health and the Arts ii. Tuesday , April 16: 3:30-4:50 p.m., SCC 303, “Social Justice Social;” What social justice means in global health. iii. Wednesday, April 17: 10:00-2:00 p.m., MGH Commons, “Global Health Career Fair” with over 25 local organizations 2:30-4:30 p.m., Health Sciences K-069, WGHA Discovery Series with Rob Newman iv. Thursday, April 18: 12:00-1:20 p.m., HSB T-474, “Social Sciences Professors Panel;” discussion and Q & A on careers in global health from the social sciences. 5:00-8:00 p.m., 415 Westlake, “Momentum: A GlobeMed Benefit Dinner” v. Friday, April 19: 2:00-3:20 p.m., HSB D209, “Returned Peace Corps Masters International Student Presentations 2:30-4:20 p.m., HSB T-625, “Girl Rising” film screening. 4:30-6:20 p.m., Foege Vista Café, “Global Health Trivia Night!” vi. Saturday, April 20: Global Health and the Arts Symposium! 12:00-6 p.m., Foege Auditorium

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Fwd: [Ghrc_advisoryboard] Summer Course - Health in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies, July 15-19th, UW Campus
by Gaetano Borriello 03 Apr '13

03 Apr '13

This is a graduate-level course available for registration through both the UW time schedule, or PCE. Please share with any students, faculty, or staff that may be interested. Contact info below.**** **** **** *HEALTH IN COMPLEX HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES***** * ***** *July 15 - 19, 2013 - Seattle, Washington***** **** *The focus of this course is public health and epidemiology in refugee and internally displaced populations affected by complex humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters.***** *This course covers the technical and management principles that are the basis of planning, implementing, and evaluating health programs for acutely displaced populations in developing countries with an emphasis on refugees in camp situations.***** *Topics include rapid assessment, surveillance, and camp management as well as major health challenges including infectious diseases, nutrition, water and sanitation, and vaccinations in the context of humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters. In addition, the role and integration of international, government, and non-governmental organizations (NGO) during an international humanitarian relief operation will be discussed.***** * ***** *For more information visit the course website: ** ** ***** *Health in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies<https://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/townesd/27662/179259> ***** **** *To register through Professional and Continuing Education (PCE):***** *Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) Registration<http://www.pce.uw.edu/courses/public-health-humanitarian-emergencies/> ***** **** *To register as an enrolled student at the University of Washington:***** *Enrolled Students at the University of Washington Registration<http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SUM2013/gh.html> ***** **** *For additional information and questions: ** ***** David Townes, MD, MPH, DTM&H**** E-Mail:* **townesd@u.washington.edu* <townesd(a)u.washington.edu>**** **** *Sponsored by:***** University of Washington - Department of Global Health<http://globalhealth.washington.edu/> and Professional and Continuing Education (PCE)**** Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Center for Global Health, International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch <http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/gdder/ierh/>**** **** *Course Co-Chairs:***** *David Townes, MD, MPH, DTM&H***** Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington**** Medical Epidemiologist, International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention**** Public Health and Medical Technical Advisor, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, United States Agency for International Development**** **** *Mark Anderson, MD, MPH***** Deputy Branch Chief, International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention**** **** *Cyrus Shahpar, MD, MBA, MPH***** Medical Officer, International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention**** LCDR, United States Public Health Service**** ****

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