Climate, HIV, and privacy challenges in Malawi

This seminar will focus on how an electronic medical record system reduced HIV deaths in Malawi and their climate and biodiversity issues.

Climate, HIV, and privacy challenges in Malawi: How an electronic medical record system reduced HIV deaths

This is a hybrid event!

Limited in-person tickets available

Monday, November 18th, 2024 (hybrid, online and in-person)

In-person*: 12-1:30pm EST, with lunch provided from 12-12:30pm

Location: 155 College Street, Room 412
Online: 12:30-1:30pm EST

Location: Zoom, with link provided upon registration

Speaker:

Dr. Anita M. McGahan, Senior Research Scientist, Burnes Center for Social Change, Northeastern University, Professor, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Moderated by:

Ashley Mariko Aimone, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Centre for Global Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Anita M. McGahan is Senior Research Scientist at the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University, where she leads the Pi2 project on private innovation in the public interest; she is also University Professor and George E. Connell Chair in Organizations and Society at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. At Toronto, she is cross appointed to the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, the Temerty School of Medicine and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and is affiliated at the the School of Cities, Massey College, and the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society.

The Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care, in partnership with the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, presents “Climate, HIV, and privacy challenges in Malawi: How an electronic medical record system reduced HIV deaths”. This seminar will focus on how the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) in health facilities improves HIV patient retention and prevents AIDS deaths in the low-income country of Malawi. As well, highlight the climate and biodiversity issues that face Malawi.

*There are limited in-person tickets available, if you register as a virtual attendee you will not be able to attend in-person.