bob bollinger md mph professor of infectious diseases and international health johns hopkins...
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Bob Bollinger MD MPH
Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health
Johns Hopkins University
The Hopkins CCGHE Mission
• To provide clinical care and research training for health care providers in resource-limited settings
• To use cost-effective, telehealth and telemedicine tools for clinical education
• To demonstrate improved health outcomes among patients, of trained providers
Johns Hopkins University
Global Health Research Partnerships
Why Telehealth and Telemedicine?
• Greater access to more providers
• More rapid and timely information
• More consistent content quality
• Optimal for continuing medical education
• Limits “Brain Drain”
• More cost-effective than other training initiatives
Role of IT Support of Indo-US Collaborative Clinical Research
• 1992: “What is email?”
• 1996: “What is a local data management network?”
• 1999: “What is ftp?”
• 2002: “What is on-line data entry?”
• 2005: “What is video conferencing?”
• 2006: “What is Internet2?”
Use of InternetFor Support of Indo-US Research
• Research Training– E-learning – Telemedicine Training
• Research Conduct– Weekly Project Meetings– Portal
High resolution digital microscopy
Live ophthalmology demonstration
First Indo-US Internet2 Program: 3 October 2006
Internet2 ChallengesHealth Research and Education in India
• Other priorities for HB network support
• Reliable bandwidth
• Set-up cost
• Usage cost
• Local technical support
• Dependence on outside technical support
• Cost of content development