SPPH Grand Round: Digital Public Health: Why now? Where do we go from here?
You are invited! Drs. Ihoghosa Iyamu and Mark Gilbert will be giving a presentation on Friday, December 13 at 9-10 AM (PST).
Presentation: Digital Public Health: Why now? Where do we go from here?
Date: Friday, December 13, 9-10 AM (PST)
Location:
In-person: Room B104, School of Population and Public Health, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z3
Online: Zoom
If attending on Zoom, please register using the link below to receive the Zoom details.
https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5EqdeigqjMoHtGijyNN9FzbyVTvANqgP0zh
About the presentation
Public health has been adapting to the digital transformation of society since the early days of the internet. However, in recent years the explosion of pandemic-related digital technologies, the rise of generative artificial intelligence, and the influence of big tech companies on health information have brought new urgency to how public health responds. The concept of “digital public health” has emerged which includes but goes beyond the application of digital technologies in public health practice although the directions forward are far from clear. In this seminar, we will share our team’s research describing the scope of digital public health, as well as competencies and possible training approaches in this field for the next generation of public health practitioners and researchers. We will also share some of our ideas about future directions for research and practice in this area.
About the speakers:
Dr. Ihoghosa Iyamu is a post-doctoral fellow in the School of Population and Public Health at UBC. He is also a Health System Impact Fellow with the BC Centre for Disease Control.
Dr. Mark Gilbert is Associate Professor (Partner) in the School of Population and Public Health at UBC. He also works as a public health physician at the BC Centre for Disease Control where he leads and supports clinical prevention programs and research for marginalized populations facing health inequities and disproportionately affected by conditions including STBBI. Mark leads the Digital Sexual Health Initiative, a team of researchers, program leaders and policy-makers that have been working together since 2009 examining the individual, system, and population impact of digital sexual health interventions.