Interoperable Applications for Health Information Services - Workshop Announce

Venue: Kofi-Annan Centre for Excellence in ICT/Advanced Information Technology Institute, Osu, Accra, Ghana.

Date: 20 – 24 September 2010.

Location: http://www.aiti-kace.com.gh/where-we-are-located

Goals:
1.Build capacity of Ministry of Health staff in the ECOWAS region related to current and planned implementation of HIS software, particularly iHRIS and DHIS.
2.Build a network of Ministries of Health, their staff, implementers, researchers, developers in the region and beyond to facilitate sharing of experiences and knowledge for HIS strengthening
3.Expand on the functionality of HIS software by facilitiating user feedback and discussion with developers
4.Establish a regional education and research network for health informatics.

Specific Objectives:
1.Review the architecture of iHRIS, DHIS2 and other Open Source applications in use or intended to be used in the computerisation of health information systems (HIS) in the region.
2.Train IT professionals on the installation, use and maintenance of iHRIS, DHIS2 and other Open Source Software in use in HIS in the region.
3.Create a network of IT experts for development and maintenance of Open Source HIS applications in the region.
4.Make appropriate recommendations on the integration or inter-operability of HIS applications for the region.
5.Make proposals for the establishment of training programmes (in-service and pre-service) in Open Source applications for integrated HIS in the region.

Contacts for this conference:
Prof. Kayode Odusote - odusote.kayode at gmail.com
Johan Saebo - saeboj at who.int