Mini workshop at the Philippine Conference for Community Health 2015 29 Nov at the UP College of Medicine

1. INFORMATION & RESEARCH
Iris Thiele Isip Tan MD, MSc
Professor, UP College of Medicine
Chief, UP Medical Informatics Unit
UP-PGH by Bro. Jeffrey Pioquinto, SJ
https://flic.kr/p/wkBNJG
PCCH 2015

2. “We are drowning in information
and starving for knowledge.”
Rutherford D. Rogers
http://www.infogineering.net/data-information-knowledge.htm

3. National eHealth Vision Philippines
Photo by Doun, https://flic.kr/p/b5WFRK
By 2020, eHealth will enable widespread access to health care services,
health information and securely share and exchange patient information in
support of safer, quality health care, more equitable and responsive health
system for all the Filipino people by transforming the way information is used to
plan, manage, deliver and monitor health services.

4. IT-enabled
health services
By 2020
Philippine Health Information Exchange
(PHIE) implementation
EMR certification
IT in all public
health facilities
National eHealth Vision

5. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
IN HEALTH INFORMATICS
What theories, systems, applications and technologies best support
the collection, use and dissemination of data and information?
What is the impact of health information technology on the
quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of healthcare?
What is the impact of health information technology on the
quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of health care?
What is the perceived usefulness of health information technology
and the satisfaction levels of its use among healthcare providers?
Brodnik MS et al. Health Informatics Research Methods: Principles and Practices. Prospect Health Inf Manag 2012

6. LET’S MAKETHIS INTERACTIVE!
Introduce take-off healthcare
scenarios.
Divide into groups.Work on
formulating a research question
using the PICO(M) format. Fill up
Google slide 15 minutes.
Group reporting.
5 minutes per group.
Question and answer.
3 minutes per group.

7. ASKING A GOOD RESEARCH QUESTION
Patient, population or problem
Intervention, prognostic problem or exposure
Comparison
Outcome(s) you would like to measure or achieve
Method

8. The delivery of health care
services, where distance is a
critical factor, by all health care
professionals using information and
communication technologies for
the exchange of valid information
for diagnosis, treatment and
prevention of disease and injuries,
research and evaluation, and for
the continuing education of health
care providers, all in the interests
of advancing the health of
individuals and their communities
TELEMEDICINEWHO definition
www.freeimages.com/RonaldoTaveira

9. Launched July 24 at National
Science & Technology Week
High speed wifi up to 50 MB/day

10. Juan, Konek! Public-private partnership

11. Aiming for 99% connectivity
by 3rd quarter 2015
Quezon Memorial Circle
Rizal Park

12. http://www.pulseitmagazine.com.au/australian-ehealth/2568-evidence-still-scarce-on-the-uses-of-skype-in-clinical-practice

13. DOH ON FACEBOOK
Community page https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDOHgov/

14. MOBILE ALLIANCE FOR MATERNAL ACTION
http://www.mobilemamaalliance.org/

15. A computer system for
capturing, storing, checking and
displaying data related to
positions on the Earth’s surface
GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION
SYSTEM (GIS)
http://education.nationalgeographic.org/topics/gis/

17. Philippine Health Atlas
healthmaps.doh.gov.ph
Health Facilities