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what’s on

ehealth research carnival 2018: 8th to 12th october

PROFESSOR dR Ng CHIRK JENN staff, students and patients
dR TEO CHIN HAI
dR WOO WINg JUN • foster eHealth research collaboration
DePt of Primary care meDicine within and across disciplines
• build researchers’ capacity in eHealth.
he University of Malaya eHealth Initiative
T(UMeHI) and Research Management Unit The eHealth Research Carnival also included a
(RMU) Faculty of Medicine successfully co- Public Forum to engage the public and patients
organised the annual Faculty of Medicine in research. Five speakers from the FOM spoke
(FOM) research week from 8-12 October 2018. on various ways to use technology such as
With the aim of making research more fun and websites and apps, to access evidence-based
accessible, the event was rebranded to the health information.
‘eHealth Research Carnival’.
why ehealth?
The objectives of the eHealth Research ehealth is an emerging and game-changing
Carnival were to: field in health care. The term ‘eHealth’ often
• improve eHealth awareness among UM refers to the organization and delivery of health

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