[afro-nets] Launching PDA4HEALTH - new electronic forum!

[Leela McCullough <leela@healthnet.org>]

Launching PDA4HEALTH - new electronic forum!
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Coming soon - join now!

PDA4HEALTH, a new electronic forum setup by SATELLIFE, aims to
share up-to-date information, knowledge, and experiences on the
use of handheld computers for data collection and information
dissemination in developing country health settings. Organiza-
tions and institutions engaged in field projects are encouraged
to exchange the lessons they have learned, challenges faced, and
successes achieved.

PDA4HEALTH will allow easy communication via simple e-mail mes-
sages on a broad range of topics related to the use of handheld
computers in clinical education and patient monitoring and pub-
lic health program management. The range of topics will include,
but not be limited to, choice of equipment, memory requirements,
recharging devices, power issues, selection of relevant content,
formatting needs, developing surveys for data collection, data-
base creation, analysis of data, and generation of reports.
Creative ways to expand applications of the handheld computer
will also be explored.

Trained moderators will ensure that appropriate messages are
sent to the discussion group to maintain a high quality dia-
logue.

SATELLIFE (http://www.healthnet.org/) is dedicated to serving
the urgent health needs of the world's poorest nations by stimu-
lating the flow of information through the innovative use of in-
formation and communication technologies.


How to join PDA4HEALTH

Join PDA4HEALTH for free by sending an e-mail to:
mailto:pda4health-join@healthnet.org
Leave the Subject line and the body of the message blank.

Please share this invitation with those who might be interested.

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Leela McCullough, Ed.D.
Director of Information Services
SATELLIFE
30 California Street, Watertown, MA 02472, USA
Tel: + 1-617-926-9400
Fax: + 1-617-926-1212
mailto:leela@usa.healthnet.org
http://www.healthnet.org