This spring Dartmouth's Institute for Security, Technology, and Society (ISTS) will host the third workshop on
Securing Information Technology in Healthcare (SITH3). This invitation-only workshop builds on the success of the first two SITH workshops in
2010 and
2012, which brought together experts from many disciplines to discuss security and privacy in information systems for healthcare. This field continues to evolve extremely rapidly, and this year the workshop will focus on the especially exciting field of
mHealth – the application of mobile computing technologies to health and wellness.
On 16-17 May 2013, experts in mHealth will convene at the Tuck School of Business on the Dartmouth campus for a series of presentations and panel discussions covering a range of topics focused on mHealth applications in the evolving healthcare setting.
We plan four
panels to address several challenging topics:
- The intersection of mHealth and behavioral health
- Evolving business models in mHealth
- Opportunities for mHealth in the developing world
- Challenges in securing mHealth infrastructure
Our morning keynote speaker will be
Wendy Nilsen, a Health Science Administrator at the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. Our welcome dinner will include a presentation by
Patty Mechael, Executive Director of the mHealth Alliance.
Through funding from Dartmouth College and the National Science Foundation we are able to cover some costs for invited participants. The workshop is free, and travel stipends of up to $500 will be provided.
To be considered for an invitation, please send the organizers a one-page position paper that discusses your interest and background as it relates to mHealth. Both practitioners and researchers are welcome and encouraged to submit! The position paper is due by April 1, and we will select and invite participants by April 15.
If you have any questions, please contact the workshop sponsors at
ISTS.
Many thanks,
David Kotz
Champion International Professor
Dartmouth College
PS. Hanover is about 90 minutes from two regional airports (MHT and BTV) that have direct flights to DC airports, and two hours from Boston Logan Airport (BOS), with a comfortable door-to-door
bus. See more about
transportation to Hanover.