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From: John Powell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Subject: UK seminar announcement: The Internet: Panacea or Pandemic?
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THE INTERNET: PANACEA OR PANDEMIC?
A ONE-DAY SEMINAR EXPLORING THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT OF THE INTERNET
The Internet is having profound effects on health and healthcare. Issues
that have implications for public health include the quality of online
health information used by consumers, inequalities in access to health
information, Internet addiction, the ergonomic effects of computer use, peer
to peer interactions in virtual communities, email communications between
doctors and patients, the online delivery of health services, the use of the
Internet for epidemiological data collection, and the wider effects of a
networked society - for example on home life, transport, energy consumption
and productivity.
This one day seminar will include talks and discussion groups. Talks will
cover current research into the impact of the Internet on public health, the
international perspective on the role of the Internet in healthcare, and
informed speculation as to what the future holds. Discussion groups will
consider the potential benefits and possible threats of the Internet to
public health.
This seminar is supported by the Department of Health, the Health
Development Agency and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Health Informatics Group. It will be co-chaired by Dr Pat Troop (Deputy
Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health) and Professor Andy Haines
(Dean, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine).
Date: Friday 10th January 2003 (9.30am - 5pm).
Venue: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London
WC1E 7HT.
Price: Limited free places for NHS or academic (registration is essential).
If you would like to register for this seminar please send your details to
Deborah Curle, Department of Public Health & Policy, London School of
Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, or send an
email to [log in to unmask] Please state your name, job title, institution,
and contact details. Registration will be confirmed by email.
Full details of the final programme will be posted at
www.lshtm.ac.uk/php/seminars when available.
Please direct any correspondence regarding this announcement to
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