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COM Research Seminar: Navigating Inequalities in the Era of Health Innovations by Prof Edmund W. J. LEE
(POSTED: 2024-11-15 6:30 PM )
COM Research Seminar: COM Research Seminar: Navigating Inequalities in the Era of Health Innovations by Prof Edmund W. J. LEE, Department of Media and Communication, City University of Hong Kong. Date & Time: 25 November 2024, 16:00 - 17:30. Venue: Multimedia Laboratory (M5055),5/F, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, please click https://www.cityu.edu.hk/com/Public/AppForms/StI_AppForm.aspx?id=1157 to register for the seminar by 25 Nov 2024. Language: English. Abstract Governments worldwide are making substantial investments in developing “health-tech” ecosystems, also known as smart-health. In the commercial sector, start-ups and technology companies are capitalizing on the AI wave to create groundbreaking health technologies, including mobile health applications, wearable devices, AI-driven diagnostic tools, telemedicine platforms, and personalized medicine solutions. These advancements hold the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery and enhance population health by making it more efficient, accessible, and tailored to individual needs.However, disparities in access to technology, digital literacy, and socioeconomic status can exacerbate existing health inequities. This talk will delve into two critical concepts emerging from health disparities research: data absenteeism (the underrepresentation of data from underserved populations) and technology chauvinism (the overreliance on technology as a universal solution) within the realm of health innovations. This talk will explore the conceptual foundations of these issues, how they manifest in health innovations research, and propose practical solutions to address them. About the speaker: Edmund W. J. Lee is an Associate Professor (tenured) at the Department of Media and Communication at City University of Hong Kong. He previously was an Assistant Professor at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, where he served as Assistant Director at the Centre for Information Integrity and the Internet (IN-cube). Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.As a public health communication scientist, Dr Lee’s research focuses on developing health technologies to tackle health inequalities, and how to take advantage of digital traces—data from social media, smartphones, wearables, and electronic health records—intelligently and ethically to understand and improve public health outcomes. To date, he has secured more than HKD 5.8 million dollars in research funding as the Principal Investigator from various external agencies and organizations to develop inclusive digital health technologies and ecosystems. Dr. Lee also teaches and conducts training on health communication at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore. For enquiries, please call 34428677.
Category:
Academic Seminar
Department:
Department of Media and Communication (COM)
Venue:
Multimedia Laboratory (M5055), 5/F, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre
Start Date:
2024-11-25 16:00
End Date:
2024-11-25 17:30
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