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Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: A challenge that turned into a win. Dr. Guillermo J. Padrón Infomed, Cuba [email protected]. ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002. Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a win. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Dr. Guillermo J. PadrónDr. Guillermo J. PadrónInfomed, Cuba
[email protected]@infomed.sld.cu
Scientific electronic publishing Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: A challenge that turned in Cuba: A challenge that turned into a wininto a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002
What Is Infomed?What Is Infomed?Infomed is the national telematic network of the
Public Health System in Cuba
It was created in 1992 as an answer to a crisis, but with a vision of future
It is the base for a human knowledge network for health improvement
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
Infomed is a tech-based human network
Why Infomed?Why Infomed?A serious financial and economical crisis
Lack of possibilities to provide all hospitals and clinics with expensive international specialty journals
The need for integration of the Cuban Public Health System to the global network of health information
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
The Infomed network was created as a way of distributing the few available issues to many
Infomed MissionInfomed MissionTo create a telematic network with the best available technologies in order to promote the quality of the medical services, education, research and health management in Cuba.
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
The GoalThe Goal
To create an organizational framework to manage more effectively the knowledge on health , and to provide for a system of comprehensive and convenient information access. Particular emphasis is placed on providing easy ¨one-stop information shopping¨ for the user.
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
Action planAction plan To set up of an integrated network of accessible
health information in Cuba, based on new information technologies
To interconnect the most important Cuban health institutions and to connect them with Internet
To develop added value services in public health. From library systems to telemedicine
To integrate the Cuban public health experiences and results with global electronic networks
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
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INFOMED’s developmentINFOMED’s developmentInfomed was developed under harsh economic
conditions, which made the acquisition of new information technology very difficult
Serious financial restrictions on investing in new technologies
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
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Even under these conditions, the Ministry of Public Health has strongly endorsed the efforts and the vision of Infomed
On the other hand ...On the other hand ... Cuba receives solidarity from many people and
organizations in the world, and has secured important information technology resources through different projects and donations
Infomed developed important national projects in coordination with PAHO and UNDP
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
Strategic ComponentsStrategic ComponentsVirtual libraryVirtual UniversityTelemedicineHealth Surveillance NetworkHealth Management Network
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
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What has been achieved ?What has been achieved ? A nationwide network with regional and provincial
nodes to expand the services throughout the country and connection to the most important networks in Cuba and to the Internet
A network with important information services available to any health care worker and institution with access to a computer and an account
Cuban Health Institutions are developing their own information resources with Infomed facilities
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
What else has been achieved ?What else has been achieved ?
The set up of national capacity to manage the new information technologies and to expand them among health professionals and population
The set up of a network of ICT professionals that are working in different national and international projects
An active participation in the Cuban ICT strategy
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
Regional & Provincial NodesRegional & Provincial Nodes
Nodes are located at provincial schools of medicine. It has promoted and facilitated network access to many users, giving preferences to institutional accounts.
In each node there is a person (supervisor) for guiding others through the initial steps and who works with the health workers. There are often workshops and short curses.
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
INFOMED: The nationwide networkINFOMED: The nationwide network
La HabanaVilla Clara
Camagüey
Santiago de Cuba
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
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ResourcesResources All services are available via WWW, e-mail. All
Cuban health journals are on line. List processor (hundreds of discussion groups and
bulletins), forums and chats Classic Internet tools applied to specific health
information services, e.g. daily news, weekly bulletins, foreign & Cuban journals, Cuban health statistics, natural and traditional medicine and current news on cancer.
Internet resources available nationwide.
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
Users access conditionsUsers access conditions Subscribers are not charged for the services
provided through Infomed.
The services available through the WWW do not require registration nor password.
All users have access to NLM (Medline), and to other important web sites.
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
How?How?Political support and resources mobilizationStrategic planning, conceptual frameworkPolicies and proceduresInformation Resource Inventories and cooperationHuman centric not techLearning by experience
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
What is going on?What is going on? Virtual Health Library with all Cuban journals on line,
text books and a digitalization project
Virtual University with courses and a human network working on it
A Nationwide Surveillance Network to prevent diseases
A telemedicine network with projects in teleradiology, telepatology, telegenetics and new projects coming
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
Services modelServices model WWW as the integrator system for all applications.
TCP-IP networks
Development of applications to solve specific problems using standards
National Capacity in order to apply ICT to development
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
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Discussion:Discussion: Infomed has emerged under conditions which are not
uncommon in the developing world
Infomed has been a concrete application to solve a real problem with new technologies
Infomed is part of a national strategy in order to promote health as an essential investment for development
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
ConclusionsConclusions A tight economic situation is not a barrier, but an
incentive to develop electronic information networks in developing countries
It is not only possible, but also imperative, to create health information networks in the developing world.
Infomed constitutes an absolute evidence that it can be done.
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002
For more information about Infomed …contact us at:
27 # 110 e/ M y N, Vedado27 # 110 e/ M y N, VedadoCiudad de la HabanaCiudad de la HabanaCódigo Postal 10400, CUBACódigo Postal 10400, CUBATelf: Telf: (53-7) 832 4519(53-7) 832 4519Fax: Fax: (53-7) 33 30 63(53-7) 33 30 63Email:Email: [email protected]@infomed.sld.cuURL: URL: http://www.sld.cu/http://www.sld.cu/
Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a Scientific electronic publishing in Cuba: a challenge that turned into a winchallenge that turned into a win
ICSEP, Valparaíso, ICSEP, Valparaíso, Chile, October, 2002Chile, October, 2002