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Bob Bollinger MD MPH Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health Johns Hopkins University rcb@jhmi.edu. The Hopkins CCGHE Mission. To provide clinical care and research training for health care providers in resource-limited settings
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Bob Bollinger MD MPH Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health Johns Hopkins University rcb@jhmi.edu
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
First Indo-US Internet2 Program: 3 October 2006 Live ophthalmology demonstration High resolution digital microscopy
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