The ICML organising committee is delighted to announce that Dr Fred Bukachi has
agreed to speak at our fourth plenary session ("The Health Care Context") on
Tuesday July 4th, replacing Dr Oduola who has had to withdraw. Dr Bukachi is an
acknowledged expert on doctors' access to and use of information in the less
developed world and is well known for combining ;iveliness and authority in his
presentations.
Tony McSean
ICML Chair
Dr. Frederick Bukachi
Kenyan physician and cardiologist with a strong interest in health informatics.
Educated both in Kenya and the UK, Dr. Bukachi holds a Bachelor's degree in
Medicine and Surgery (MB, ChB); a Diploma in Tropical Medicine (Dip TM); a
Masters degree in Medicine (MMed) from the University of Nairobi. He also
qualified recently with a Master's degree in clinical cardiology from Imperial
College, University of London. He is currently a clinical Research Fellow at the
Royal Brompton Hospital, London, and pursuing his Ph.D. studies in cardiology.
Before coming to London almost 2 years ago, Dr. Bukachi worked as SatelLife'e
regional director for Eastern and Southern Africa based in Kenya. His
responsibilities involved coordinating HealthNet in 12 countries in the
sub-region. HealthNet is a pioneer electronic network for health workers in the
developing countries, serving as a medium for communication and access to
health information. He is currently one of the directors of Healthnet Kenya - a
successful HealthNet model in Africa. Dr. Bukachi has written and spoken
extensively on the subject of doctors? using newer information and
communications technologies (ICTs) to access health information in Africa.
Recently he co-pioneered the launch of International Partnership for Health
(IPH), a non-profit organization based in Chicago, USA. IPH is building a
global system that allows patients and providers to communicate their
experience across the barriers of language, geography, and specialisation. He
serves as board member as well as an advisor to several international
organisations.
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