09 Jun 2011

Toward a Framework for Web-based Training with Personalized Content for Healthcare Providers in Low Income Countries

by Sandra Richardson, PhD

The World Health Organization estimates that of the nearly 8.8 million deaths among children below the age of five each year, almost all of them occur in low and middle income countries. Between 70% and 90% of those deaths are avoidable (e.g., pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, HIV/AIDs, etc.) by using...

Keywords: Social Value Creation Public Good Low Income Country Medical Education Medical Training Information Systems User Model Personalization

10 Jun 2011

Panel Discussion: Expert Panel on the Global Need for Cancer and Health Education

by Julie Torode, PhD, Raul C. Ribeiro, MD, Pat Garcia-Gonzalez, MS and Kate Armstrong, B Med, DCH, MPH

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit NCD Non-communicable Disease Autism Community Support Community Education Access To Health Care WHO Funding World Health Organization Medical Education Healthcare Quality Improvement