Carlo Daffara (http://carlodaffara.conecta.it/) the author of FLOSSMETRICS/OpenTTT which was adopted by the International Open Source Network (IOSN) ASEAN+3 and InWEnt Capacity Building International of Germany in their fosstoolkit project (includes a section on FOSS in healthcare) has come up with a Linux desktop named EveryDesk!
Read the rest of the article at: http://carlodaffara.conecta.it/?p=435
Read also Some EveryDesk Use Cases which includes a use case for healthcare among others.
From the National Telehealth Center
Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010
Time: 7:00am – 5:00pm
Location: College of Dentistry Auditorium, University of the Philippines Manila
Street: Pedro Gil St. Cor. Taft Avenue,
City/Town: Manila, Philippines
Coming from the widely successful first (April 
and second (May 21) Seminars on Health Informatics, the UP Manila National Telehealth Center is inviting more health and IT professionals and students to participate in the third offering at the UP College of Dentistry Auditorium on June 26th, 2010.
This third seminar aims to offer the same content as the first but with additional talks by professionals working in health IT. It also promises to provide participants with concrete action items that they can pursue to further sharpen their knowledge and skills in health informatics.
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From: http://membernet.acm.org/#IHI-2010
ACM is proud to sponsor a new conference, whose goal is to become the premier community forum for health informatics researchers and practitioners. The ACM International Health Informatics Symposium (IHI 2010) will focus on the application of computing principles and technology to address problems in healthcare, public health, the delivery of healthcare services, and consumer health, as well as topics related to social and ethical issues. Technical contributions, including papers and demonstration proposals, are due on June 4. For submission instructions and a complete list of possible topics, please visit the Call for Papers on the conference web site. IHI 2010 takes place November 11 to 12 in Washington, DC.
For more details visit: http://ihi2010.sighi.org/
The Open World Forum (OWF) is the new global summit on Free/Open Source. On September 30 and October 1 2010, it will bring together in Paris decisions-makers from across the world to discuss the technological, business and social impact of open technologies, and to cross-fertilize initiatives in these areas.
A session on FLOSS in health care (FLOSS-HC): How to foster community building is being organized by Thomas Karopka and Alvin Marcelo.
Those interested may register at the wiki.
Visit the Open World Forum wiki for more details.
From: Open Source Observatory & Repository Europe
[http://www.osor.eu]
http://www.osor.eu/news/it-children-hospitals-saving-money-by-using-open-source
by Gijs Hillenius — published on Apr 21, 2010
— filed under: [T] Deployments and Migrations, [GL] Italy
Italian children hospitals are saving money by using the ‘Smart Inclusion project’ using open source technology and offering access to for instance medical data and e-learning applications. According to a statement from the Ministry for Public Administration and Innovation, hospitals can save about 1000 Euro per PC and about 500 per thin client.
The project uses the Linux open source operating system.
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From: iHealthBeat
http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2010/4/13/new-technologies-spur-changes-in-health-care-research-delivery.aspx
New Technologies Spur Changes in Health Care Research, Delivery
Wall Street Journal recently featured several articles on new trends in electronic health tools. One of the articles discussed “a new open-source collaborative effort … aiming to advance medical research by allowing scientists to share disease data and models ..”
Open-Source Data Network for Medical Research
A new open-source collaborative effort called Sage Commons aims to advance medical research by allowing scientists to share disease data and models, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sage Bionetworks launched the project last year.
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From: Business Line
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/04/13/stories/2010041353180200.htm
The exercise is to cut short research time and work towards effective medicines to treat TB, which accounts for about 1,000 deaths a day in India.
…the OSDD initiative has made TB-related research available to any researcher across the world…
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From: The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Scientists-map-TB-genome/articleshow/5784651.cms
“The TB gene map, developed under the Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) initiative of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will be available in the public domain for drug makers.”
“This marks the beginning of the efforts of C2D to align R&D with public health and to use the full potential of the open source model for the development of medical technologies and drug discovery for neglected diseases,” Samir Brahmachari, Director General, CSIR said.
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IWEEE 2010 – International Workshop on e-Health in Emerging Economies, February 10-12, 2010 – Las Palmas, Canary Islands (Spain)
“IWEEE brings together a multi-disciplinary team representing NGOs, Academia, Government, Church and Industry to share their experiences and to try to find ways to improve the lives of millions of human beings from the developing world.
IWEEE is not a pure technical conference. It will focus on the human factor and in raising awareness about the actual situation. We will discuss the tools that we can provide today to doctors and institutions to improve their habitants health and education”
Registration and accommodation’s information at: http://www.iweee.org
*IWEEE is a non-profit event. The resulting balance will be donated to charity.
From: pisay2011PTA mailing list
Thanks to Dr. Nancy Garcia Tan (PSHS Batch 2011 President) for this very useful and important information
As we pick up the pieces post typhoon Ondoy, I wish to remind everyone regarding health issues that may arise following a storm and exposure to flood waters.
1. Please make sure the water you drink and use to prepare your food is not contaminated as this may lead to gastroenteritis (stomach problems). Best to properly boil water for consumption or food preparation. Frequent hand washing, prompt disinfection of contaminated surfaces, and prompt washing of soiled articles of clothing also help reduce risk of infection.
2. For those who were exposed to flood waters – check for skin abrasions, cuts and wounds specially on the feet, as these are entry points for bacteria. Note for any pain, swelling or inflammation. Scaling, maceration in between toes may be secondary to fungal infection.
3. Dengue fever – Mosquitoes may breed in water trapped in areas around the house. Though clean-up may take time, we have to make sure our surroundings do not hold any stagnant water. Insect repellants are advised, at home and in school.
4. Influenza – Fever, cough , colds are more common during this time. Best to consult a physician for proper diagnosis and management as flu-like symptoms may be the initial manifestation of more severe illnesses.
5. Though less common, would like to mention Leptospirosis – This is a bacterial infection occurring in domestic and wild animals specially rats. Human infections / outbreaks are usually caused by exposure to water or soil contaminated with the urine of infected animals. Incubation period is from 2 – 20 (usually 7 – 13) days. Signs / symptoms are biphasic: First phase (lasts 4 – 9 days) – Flu-like symptoms: severe headache, fever, red eyes, muscle pain, nausea, +/- skin rash. Patient then (temporarily) recovers. Second phase (6th – 12th day of illness) – may not occur in mild cases. In more severe infections, fever returns, accompanied by abdominal pain, renal, liver problems. Patients with mild infections recover quickly, those with severe infections can take several weeks to recover. Infection is confirmed by laboratory test (blood / urine). Pls. consult your physician early for proper diagnosis and management. Pls. do not self medicate.
Keep well everyone.
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