Initiative Webinar: Health and Public Health Informatics — An Introduction

About the Event:

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of informatics in healthcare. Armenia has a mandate to implement national EHR, most recently implementing electronic vaccination records for COVID. This initiative webinar introduces public health informatics as a field and the various forms of public health data surveillance used in the United States. We’ll explore the digitalization of patient health records from the standpoint of both providers and patients. Additionally, we’ll discuss key issues related to the adoption of health information technology systems such as access, health literacy, privacy, and security. Finally, we’ll explore how qualified innovative training programs can facilitate the implementation of health informatics projects in Armenia through innovative methods.

Prior registration is required. Please register here. 

About the Speakers:

• Dr. Armine Lulejian is program director of the Avetis Health Informatics Fellowship in Armenia, assistant professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), and associate director of Informatics Education, Training, and Outreach at the USC Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CS-CTSI). Currently, Armine is the president of the University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health Alumni Association and board member at the Analysis, Research, and Planning for Armenia (ARPA) Institute.
• Dr. James W. Dickhoner is director of International Digital Health at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and program executive director for Avetis Health Informatics Fellowship. He works with a number of digital health projects both abroad as well as in the US. Additionally, he teaches Human Health and Technology at the USC Iovine and Young Academy and is involved with KidsX Digital Health Accelerator. Prior to joining CHLA, James co-founded the digital health company Orderly Health.

Language: English