eHealth Expo @ MD Anderson
for Physicians and Scientists
Explore how scientists and physicians are using eHealth. Learn about eHealth programs and resources at MD Anderson and in Houston. Network with others researchers and scientists in the Medical Center.
Reforming Health and Care Through 21st Century Applications
Date: October 28, 2011
Time: 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Location: Pickens Tower, 3rd Floor Rooms 3 - 6
Contact: Victoria Thompson - 713-792-0798
vthompso@mdanderson.org
Exhibitors
Researchers, including those using serious games and mobile devices;
Physicians including those using technology to improve communication with patients, healthcare outcomes;
Educators including those using technology to teach children and adolescents healthy lifestyle practices;
Other healthcare providers using various communications in the area of health and medicine to overcome the 21st century challenges; and
Developers of software, tools and devices to help physicians, researchers and other healthcare workers generate scientific insights
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The expo is sponsored by MD Anderson but open to institutions throughout the Texas Medical Center.
The eHealth Expo is co-sponsored by Faculty Development, e-Health Technology and Media Services Academic Technology.
On Being an Oncologist
Taking its content from focus groups with our faculty, this video, featuring Megan Cole and Academy-Award winner, William Hurt, enacts the personal feelings and communication dilemmas of oncologists.
- Watch Video (39:44)
- Download Workbook
3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM in medical ethics/professional responsibility and/or 1.00 credit in Risk Management Education (RME). Get CME Credits or
RME Credit.
Books
Faculty Health in Academic Medicine: Physicians, Scientists, and the Pressures of Success. Purchase Online - Also available at other online outlets
Net proceeds go to The Pink Crusader Fund for Lobular Breast Cancer Research.
Available from the publisher, Pinkcrusader.org, other online outlets or at Appearances Boutique in the Mays Clinic of MD Anderson Cancer Center.
CME Credits Online
Professional Oncology Education initiatives are designed for health care practitioners and feature lectures, courses, and case studies provided by MD Anderson’s experts on key areas of professional education, prevention, patient care and survivorship.
Our I*CARE program, specializing in communication skills, offers free online training in “Basic Principles of Communication” and “Managing Difficult Communication.”