The Global Digital Health Summit 2024
Career & Professional Events & Workshops
Center for Global Digital Health Innovation
Join us for the inaugural Global Digital Health Summit – a student-led conference to explore the field of global digital health through expert panels and networking opportunities. With the support from the Center for Global Digital Health Innovation, six student groups at the Bloomberg School of Public Health have curated an exceptional lineup of 20+ speakers from leading organizations across the world.
About the Event:
The sessions focus on strides in digital health globally, with a focus on LMIC settings. Our panel discussions explore how digital health can be implemented at scale, professional development and career paths in the space, and provide an opportunity to engage with key leaders in digital health.
These include an in-person keynote address by Marcelo D'Agostino, Unit Chief of Digital Health at PAHO and panel discussions with experts from UNICEF, PATH, USAID, Aga Khan University Hospital, Africa CDC, Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN), and RECAINSA.
Learn more about the session and speakers in our detailed summit BROCHURE
We look forward to your participation at the Summit and can’t wait to engage with you in insightful discussions over these 2 days. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from and connect with leaders in the field!
This event is sponsored by the BSPH Student Assembly & Center for Global Digital Health Innovation.
The event has been organized by a collaborative effort of six student groups – The Digital Health Society, Latino Public Health Network, African Public Health Network, Asia Pacific Public Health Network, J.B. Grant Society and Anna Baetjer Society.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Marcelo D’Agostino
Unit Chief of the Information Systems and Digital Health at the Pan American Health Organization / WHO
Marcelo D'Agostino has more than 30 years of experience in the planning, design and delivery of innovative, evidence-based and cost-effective, high-performance solutions and programs in support of political, technical and worldwide leaders at the Pan American Health Organization, which is also the WHO office for Latin America.
The main activities of the PAHO Digital Health center include: providing technical advice for the development of the Information Systems for Health Framework (IS4H), developing and delivering training courses on PAHO’s Virtual Campus for Public Health; providing training and technical advice on the delivery of telemedicine; and conducting research on the use of Information and Communications Technologies (TICS) for vulnerable populations.
He has worked actively in the development of the Information Systems for Health (IS4H) Framework and toolkit, which outlines the strategic goals focused on data management and information technologies, management and governance, innovation and performance, and knowledge management, including developing conceptual models, knowledge capsules, factsheets, workshops, and assessment tools.
AGENDA:
27th March:
- 11:00 - 11:45 - Welcome Reception
- 11:45 - 12:30 - Keynote Session
- 12:30 - 13:30 - Scaling up Digital Health Globally
- 14:00 - 15:00 - Leaders in Digital Health
- 15:00 - 16:30 - Diverse Applications of Digital Health
- 16:30 - 18:00 - Networking Session 1
28th March:
- 11:00 - 12:00 - Digital Health In Medicine
- 12:00 - 13:00 - Strides in Digital Health: Developments in Africa, Latin America and Asia
- 15:00 - 16:30 - Exploring Careers in Digital Health
- 16:30 - 18:00 - Networking Session 2
Register
Once you register, you will be redirected to a Google form where you must sign up for your preferred sessions. Please note that once a session reaches maximum capacity, additional registrants will be added to a waitlist and notified if seats become available.
Attendance in person is limited to Hopkins Affiliates.
