Innovation Webinar on Online Communities of Practice
August 31, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Online Communities of Practice (COPs) are increasingly prevalent in the global health and development sectors. Designed to connect professional communities with similar interests for the purpose of sharing knowledge and capacity strengthening, online COPs offer an effective mechanism for knowledge management and a shared space for innovation.
Join the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) on Wednesday, August 31 at 9am EDT for a webinar on utilizing online COPs to connect global health practitioners. This online event is the thirteenth in HC3’s innovation webinar series, which highlights and examines cutting-edge applications of digital technology to advance global health.
Moderated by:
 Todd Nilson is the Head of Consultancy at FeverBee, responsible for structuring consulting engagements around the discovery, analysis, planning and implementation of communities. |
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Panelists include:
 Heidi Good Boncana is a Senior Program Officer for ICT & Innovation at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communications Programs, where she leads the Knowledge for Health Project’s mHealth Portfolio and co-chairs the Global Digital Health Network, a networking forum facilitating knowledge management for digital health. |
 Babafunke Fagbemi is the Executive Director of Center for Communication Programs Nigeria (CCPN), leading the provision of technical support for strategic health communication on all areas of integrated health and social development to organizations and government. |
 Neil Pakenham-Walsh is the coordinator of the HIFA (Healthcare Information For All) campaign and co-director of the Global Healthcare Information Network. He is also chair of the Dgroups Foundation, a partnership of 18 international development organisations promoting dialogue for international health and development. |
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