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IAS 2013: 7 th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention. Workshop MOWS02 Real-time Accessible Health Data: The Backbone of Programme Evaluation. Making the Most of Data: Real-Time Usage. Better data is better health
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IAS 2013: 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention Workshop MOWS02 Real-time Accessible Health Data: The Backbone of ProgrammeEvaluation
Making the Most of Data: Real-Time Usage • Better data is better health • Health data is the basis of rational public health decision making • Health information is increasingly stored electronically • Electronic medical records, public health registries • Electronic data has to potential to catalyze better decisions • But this potential has not been fully exploited in public health response to HIV/AIDS
Session Overview: Presentations • Four facilitators will present examples of real world data usage in real time (20 minutes each) • Bruce Agins (United States / Haiti) • Director, Health Qual International • SarawutBoonsuk (Thailand) • Chief of Maternal and Child Health , Ministry of Health • Edris Mohamed Seid (Rwanda) • Quality Improvement Specialist, Ministry of Health • ManyaMagnus (United States) • Associate Professor at George Washington University
Session Overview: Dialogue and Exchange • Dialogue in small groups • Develop a strategy for using health information in real time • Design an evaluation • Report back to the workshop attendees on your program • Audience participants undoubtedly have experiences • We want to hear about them! • Notes of the discussion • Foster longer term dialogue and even collaborations