The eHI Leadership in Global Health Technology (LIGHT) initiative held its Second International Summit meeting on October 20, 2004 at the Hay Adams hotel in Washington D.C. Thirty high-level executives from key stakeholder groups participated in this exclusive, invitation-only meeting which featured 14 speakers who are recognized public and private sector experts in the areas of global healthcare, health information technology (HIT) and HIV/AIDS. This gathering was a follow-on to the Inaugural LIGHT International Summit meeting held May 14-15, 2004 in Geneva, Switzerland at which leaders representing over 16 nations offered an overview of the current state, key challenges and strategies utilized relating to HIT and infrastructure development in their home countries.
The Second International LIGHT Summit meeting was focused specifically on generating new and executable ideas around the use of HIT in global HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment efforts. Below is an exceutive summary and an index of downloadable presentations from the summit.
Executive Summary - LIGHT Second International Summit
Index of Summit Presentations
Gerber, Ticia. Global Connections: Requirements, Enablers and Roadblocks to Implementing HIT and Electronic Connectivity for Better Health and Healthcare Worldwide.
Kolodner, Robert M., MD and Lawrence Deyton, MSPH, MD. Health IT Use in VA for the Treatment of Veterans with HIV/AIDS: Patient Safety and Medical Error Prevention
Louw, JA. Some Ideas on Information Flow, Knowledge Discovery and Networking of Role-Players in Africa.
Marchibroda, Janet and Susan Penfield. eHealth Initiative Foundation’s Leadership in Global Health Technology Initiative.
Mariam, Tenange Haile, MD. Challenges in International Emergency Medicine Education.
McConnell, Harry. Capacity Enhancement Through Technology.
Puskin, Dena S., Sc.D. Telehealth: Lessons Learned.
Roberts, Kate. HIV/AIDS Where Do We Stand? Myths, Challenges, and Approaches to Fighting HIV/AIDS.
Roberts, Kate. YouthAIDS: An Innovative Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Awareness Among Youth.
Tierney, William M., MD. From Indiana to Kenya: Creating Information Systems That Work.
