The eHealth Strategy and Plan of Action for the Americas promotes knowledge and information sharing among member states and stakeholders. To that end, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) launches the eHealth Seminar Series on Friday, October 5, 2012.

The seminars will discuss different themes of relevance and key players working on eHealth globally to ensure knowledge sharing among people and institutions and convergence in the implementation of eHealth National Strategies and plans of action, and also to inform public health stakeholders and other decision makers in the health sector, to better take part in the debate.

Seminar Nº1: 

eHealth and the Rockefeller Foundation Experience and Vision
By Karl Brown, Associate Director, Applied Technology at Rockefeller Foundation

Karl Brown joined the Rockefeller Foundation in 2006. As Associate Director of Applied Technology, Brown is focused on the application of information technology to the programmatic work of the foundation. He is working on exploring and nurturing imaginative uses of technology by Rockefeller grantees, and improving collaboration and knowledge management within the Foundation.

Prior to joining the Rockefeller Foundation, Brown worked as the Chief Technical Officer of GNVC, an NGO that fostered entrepreneurship in Ghana. Previously, Brown was a technical team lead with Trilogy, where he developed and deployed enterprise systems and consumer-facing websites for Fortune 500 companies such as Ford and Nissan. Brown received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs.

Agenda

Related material:

• CD51/13  PAHO/WHO Strategy and Plan of Action on eHealth
• CD51/13  OPS/OMS Estrategia y Plan de acción sobre eSalud
• CD51/13  OPAS/OMS Estratégia e Plano de Ação para eSaúde
• CD51/13  OPS/OMS Stratégie et Plan d’action sur la cybersanté

Additional information:

• The KMC Seminar series will happen every two months
• All Seminars will be live-streamed, and opened for participation via Elluminate, or via telephone line.
• For those who cannot follow the live seminar, the recordings and presentations will be available in this site.