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Upcoming Events

7th Annual Information Therapy Conference entitled Wired: Next-Generation Patient-Centered Care, Newseau, Washington, DC – June 12-13, 2008
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Fifth Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference & Exhibition: Special Focus on Remote Monitoring & Home Telehealth for Managing Diseases & Promoting Wellness, Marriott San Francisco, San Francisco, CA – July 7-8, 2008
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Medicine 2.0 Conference: Web 2.0 in Health and Medicine, Toronto, Canada – September 4-5, 2008
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Past Events

Bridging the Gap between Personal and Population Health: Developing an Interdisciplinary Institute for Emerging Health Technologies, December 2007
Dr. David K. Ahern, PhD, National Program Director of the Health e-Technologies Initiative, delivered two presentations, The Role of eHealth in Patient Engagement and eHealth for Behavior Change.

135th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC – November 3-7, 2007
Lan X. Le, MPH, of the Health e-Technologies Initiative presented Role of e-health in childhood obesity prevention and reduction.

Technology, Behavior and Urban Health, Baltimore, MD – October 31-November 2, 2007
The Health e-Technologies Initiative participated in an eHealth panel discussion.
- Grantee Jessica Malmad of HispaniCare delivered a presentation entitled Leveraging Technology to Deliver Culturally-Optimized Public Health Programs.
- Terry T.K. Huang, PhD, MPH, of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health delivered a presentation entitled Harnessing Technology in a Multidimensional Approach To Childhood Obesity.

Addressing Tobacco In Healthcare National Forum: Innovations in e-Health and e-Technology for Health Services Research, Austin, TX – February 21, 2007
Dr. David K. Ahern, PhD, delivered the keynote address.
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Critical Issues in eHealth Research Conference: Toward Quality Patient Centered Care, Bethesda, MD – September 11-12, 2006
This event was co-sponsored by our Initiative and Dr. David Ahern was a lecture respondent.
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Patient-Centered Computing and eHealth: State of the Field, Boston, MA – April 28-30, 2006
This Harvard Medical School Continuing Medical Education course was co-sponsored by our Initiative. The course will be offered again in March of 2008.
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2006 Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA – March 22-25, 2006
Dr. Tom Eng, Health e-Technologies Initiative National Advisory Committee Member (NAC), delivered a keynote address entitled Emerging technologies and behavioral medicine: Opportunities and challenges across the lifespan.

Games for Health Conference, Baltimore, MD – September 22-23, 2005
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D., National Program Director of the Health e-Technologies Initiative, served on the steering committee for this event.
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eHealthcare from Research to Practice, State College, PA – September 14-15, 2005
Judy Phalen, Deputy Director of the Health e-Technologies Initiative, delivered the keynote address.
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The American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, Washington DC – August 18-21, 2005
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D., delivered a presentation entitled Emergence of Web Portals for Chronic Care: Opportunities for Psychologists.
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Critical Issues in eHealth Research, Bethesda, MD – June 9-10, 2005
This two-day meeting, co-sponsored by the Health e-Technologies Initiative, featured keynote presentations from leaders in the field, as well as paper presentations, forum sessions, posters, hands-on demonstrations and plenary sessions. Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D., delivered the opening presentation entitled "Unique Challenges and Opportunities in eHealth Research." Click here to view his presentation.

2005 SBM Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA – April 13-16, 2005
Health e-Technologies Initiative staff members presented at this meeting. Click here for more information.

Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Colloquium, Washington University, St. Louis, MO – February 17, 2005
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D., presented “Building the Science of eHealth: Current Status and Future Directions” to SBM Members.

Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington DC –
November 21, 2004
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D. delivered a presentation entitled Evaluation of eHealth: Challenges and Strategies.

eHealth: Computers, the Internet and Health Care Delivery, Brown University, Providence, RI – November 17, 2004
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D. delivered a presentation entitled eHealth Research: Opportunities and Challenges.

Cerner Health Conference, Orlando Florida - October 11, 2004
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D., National Program Director, Health e-Technologies Initiative, was a featured speaker. Click here to view his presentation entitled e-Health Strategies: Changing Consumers’ Health Behaviors.

Capital Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics,
Washington DC - September 8, 2004
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D. spoke before the Committee. Click here to view his presentation, Patient-Provider e-Health Portals For Disease Management and Other Applications.

Letting the Home Interface with the Healthcare System: New Paradigms for Consumers and Providers, Center for Future Health, University of Rochester, New York - April 1, 2004
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D., moderated a panel entitled "Funding Panel: Challenges and Opportunities". Other speakers included Christopher Currens, MBA, Program Manager, NIST Advanced Technology Programs, U.S. Department of Commerce, Linda Harris, Ph.D., Senior Health Communications Scientist, Health Communications and Informatics Research Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences Organization(s), National Cancer Institute, and Dena s. Puskin, ScD, Director, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.

2004 Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Baltimore, MD - March 24-27, 2004
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D., chaired a paper session entitled Technology-Based Interventions.

Forrester Research Healthcare Webinar Series “Changing the Behaviors of Healthcare Consumers” - Tuesday, December 2, 2003, 1:40 - 2:20 p.m.
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D., discussed Evidence Of What Works To Change Consumer's Behavior.
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Association for Advancement of Behavioral Therapy (AABT) 37th Annual Convention
Boston, MA - Friday, November 21, 2003
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D., was the Discussant at a symposium entitled Use of Technology in Behavioral Assessments and Interventions.

Capital Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics,
Washington DC - Wednesday, October 8, 2003
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D. and John Lumpkin, M.D., Senior Vice President for Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Chair, National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, spoke at this session entitled "Building a Personal Health Information Infrastructure Within the NHII: The Role of Personal Health Records and Other eHealth Applications". This program is designed to focus on opportunities to strengthen the ability of consumers and patients to participate more fully in managing their health and health care through the national health information infrastructure. Speakers described research, programs, and policies that target the personal health dimension of the NHII, including the Personal Health Record.

Society of Behavioral Medicine 24th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT – March 2003
Dr. David K. Ahern, Ph.D., delivered a master lecture entitled Health e-Technologies for Behavior Change and Disease Management: Opportunities and Challenges. Click here to read the abstract. To view the presentation click here.

Additionally, the Health e-Technologies Initiative sponsored a paper session, Interactive Health Communications Part II.