Public Health Informatics at CDC: The Applied R&D Perspective

The mission of CDC’s Informatics Research & Development Activity (IRDA) is to advance the field of public health informatics through applied research and innovation. This activity, with its R&D Lab, collaborates with CDC programs and the broader public health and health informatics community to develop innovative technologies and techniques to improve public health practice and the overall health of the population.

Dr. Savel will provide a brief overview of public health informatics, and then provide an overview of the resources IRDA provides. He will then provide specific examples of the projects the lab has undertaken- including clinical decision support mobile applications. He will conclude by describing goals for the future. For more information about the Informatics R&D Laboratory as well as current projects or other resources, please access http://www.phiresearchlab.org. You can contact the lab directly at informaticslab@cdc.gov.

This webinar will provide a concise overview of public health informatics and share key insights from the federal perspective, focusing on applied public health informatics research & development activities.
 

Learning Objectives

During this webinar, you will learn about:

• What exactly is Public Health Informatics?
• What services does the CDC Informatics R&D Lab make available?
• What are some examples of the projects in CDC's PHI Research Lab?
• What are some of the key lessons CDC's R&D Lab has learned

Speakers Information

Tom Savel, MD
Director, Informatics Research & Development Activity (IRDA)
Public Health Surveillance and Informatics Program Office (PHSIPO)
Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS)
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov and http://www.phiresearchlab.org/

Tom Savel, MD, serves as director of the Informatics Research and Development Activity in CDC’s Public Health Surveillance and Informatics Program Office. In this role he collaborates with CDC staff and the broader public health community to develop, test, and evaluate innovative technologies and techniques which show potential to significantly improve public health practice.

Dr. Savel is co-chair of the Innovation and New Technology Subcommittee under CDC's Information Resources Governance Council. He is an affiliated (adjunct) professor in the Applied Public Health office at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University.  Dr. Savel has direct experience developing, using, and implementing clinical and public health information systems. He has served as a technology columnist for American Medical News and an on-air technology consultant for the Fox News affiliate in Houston, Texas. Dr. Savel has a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and an MD degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He is a graduate of CDC's Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program. He has clinical training in family medicine and general surgery, and maintains an active medical license in Georgia.

For more information: http://www.cdc.gov/osels/leadership/bios/savel.html