mHealth much in vogue
08 Feb 2010 Comments (3)Coinciding with the publication of a major TropIKA.net article on mHealth (the use of mobile phones in health care), the journal Health Affairs has published an interesting contribution on the topic that focuses on one example of mHealth in action - Mexico’s VidaNET (LifeNET) system which sends text messages and e-mail to patients, reminding them to take their anti-HIV drugs, keep their doctors’ appointments, and stay up to date on their lab tests. (This article is freely available online.)
The latest issue of Health Affairs is devoted to the wider topic of eHealth - the use of modern information and communications technology to transform health and health care. The other articles - on a range of potentially interesting eHealth topics - are, however, only available in full to the journal’s paying subscribers.
Reference
1. Lester Feder J (2010). Cell-Phone Medicine Brings Care To Patients In Developing Nations. Health Affairs; 29(2):259-263.
16 Mar 2010 at 11:55 am
mHealth 2010 Conference & Expo
13th - 15th September 2010
Dubai, UAE
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Pre-conference workshop
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Conference Agenda
Hear the latest challenges, opportunities and successful case studies in mHealth. Topics will include:
•What is the role of the operator in mHealth: Is it more than just a dumb pipe?
•Delivering universal healthcare via mobile phones and technology
•How to overcome the privacy, security and ethical challenges of handling and storing patient data in mobile healthcare
•Using smart phones for diabetic self management: A Mobile Healthcare Inc case study
•Healthcare on the frontline: Saving lives through effectively using Mobile Health for Medical Stability Operations
•Building your business case for profitable mobile health deployments in emerging markets
•Launching an mHealth service providing a central platform for blood glucose and blood pressure measurements via the handset
•Will the major internet players end up dominating the mHealth space?
•Mobile healthcare services case study: Opportunities for GCC hospitals
•Industry insight for start-ups - What makes a successful application?
Featuring leading industry players including…
•Thierry Zylberberg, Executive Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and General Manager, Health Business, Orange-France Telecom, France
•Joaquim Croca, Head of mHealth, Vodafone Global Enterprise, UK
•Eiji Hotoda, Director, Smart Sports, KDDI, Japan
•Mitul Shah, Senior Director, West Wireless, USA
•Shainoor Khoja, Director of Corporate Affairs, Roshan, Afghanistan
•Juergen Pillinger, New Business Development, Orange Austria, Orange
•Mila Milenkovic, Head of B2B Partnership, Telekom Srbija, Serbia
•Betty Mwangi, Chief Officer - New Products Division, Safaricom, Kenya
•Dr. Sally Stansfield, Executive Secretary, Health Metrics Network, World Health Organisation, Geneva
•Mohammed Jamoussi, Senior Consultant, Saudi Telecom, Saudi Arabia
•Philip Sowah, Country Manager, Zain, Ghana
•Dr. Joel Selanikio, Director, DataDyne.org, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, George Town University, USA
•Dr Anatole Menon-Johansson, Department Genitourinary Medicine, St Thomas’ Hospital, UK
•Dr. Mohammad Al-Ubaydi, Founder, Patients Know Best, UK
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11 May 2010 at 9:48 am
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02 Aug 2010 at 2:27 am
Mhealth as a concept is good but it requires proper market understanding as well.In India I just came across Dr Ruchi Dass only as a person making sense about mhealth and the correct market sizing. Every business without a concept may still pass if it has the right number crunchers. But as Ruchi mentioned PPP is the best model all the way. We didnt get enough support fr ehealth initiatives, will mhealth bridge the gap? Big question!