Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
National Web Conference on the Evaluation of Personal Health Record (PHR) systems and their Impact on Chronic Disease
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
11:00- 12:30 MST
Overall Purpose:
Through continuing review of new developments and new research in public health and health care, previous CE activity evaluation and the judgment of the CE planning group, we identified a gap between healthcare and public health practitioner’s competencies as it relates to maintaining privacy and security in the HIT/HIE environment. This series of webinars in designed to increase practitioners’ competencies to improve health care decision-making; support patient-centered care and improve the quality and safety of medication management. The purpose of this specific webinar is to illustrate how health IT can impact chronic disease care.
Confirmed Speakers:
Peggy Wagner, PhD, Director of Research Development for the Institute for Advancement of Health Care, University of South Carolina
Carl Stepnowsky, PhD, Research Scientist, Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Lygeia Ricciardi, Senior Policy Advisor for Consumer e-health, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)
Moderator:
Teresa Zayas Caban, PhD, Senior Manager, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Target Audience:
AHRQ Grantees/Researchers
Health Care Providers including Physicians and Nurses
Consumers/Patients
Health Care Policy Makers
To Register:
1. Go to: https://ahrqnrc-conferences.webex.com/ahrqnrc-conferences/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=992643635
2. Click “Register”.
3. On the registration form, enter your information and then click “Submit”.
