Events

June 7, 2010
Health 2.0 Goes to Washington offers an opportunity for government leaders, trade associations, policy makers, the media, and others to share their vision of the future of health care, discuss practical analysis, and engage in hands-on exploration of state-of-the-art health information technology. Markle's Carol Diamond participates on "The Role of Consumers in Health 2.0" panel discussion.

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June 3-4, 2010
Berkeley Law School and The George Washington University Law School will hold the third annual Privacy Law Scholars Conference (PLSC) at the George Washington University Marvin Center in Washington, DC. The PLSC assembles a wide array of privacy law scholars and practitioners from around the world to discuss current issues and foster greater connections between academia and practice. Markle’s Chief of Research, Stefaan Verhulst, is a commenter on the discussion China's Pragmatic Privacy Laws Beyond APEC: Does Generational Culture Matter?

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May 14, 2010
The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings hosts Making "Enhanced Use" of Health Information in Washington, DC. The discussion seeks to identify practical solutions for the use of electronic health information on a national scale, and to examine the best practices of organizations already using such information. Markle's Carol Diamond participates on the "Policy Implications" panel.

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March 3, 2010
Josh Lemieux, Markle's Director of Personal Health Technology, will present "Physician and Patient Views on Using PHRs: National Survey Results" at the 2010 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia. The session explores the experiences and views of patients and physicians who are using electronic health records (EHRs), and the key points involved in shaping the development of EHRs and the policy environment.

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February 23, 2010
The Information Technology & Information Foundation will host the panel discussion "Counterterrorism 2.0: Using IT to Connect the Dots" at ITIF in Washington, DC. Panelists include several members of the Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age. The discussion will focus on the role of IT in the intelligence community, the barriers to IT system upgrades, and what additional steps Congress and the administration can take to ensure that our intelligence analysts and law enforcement agents have the tools they need to keep us safe.

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February 17, 2010
Stefaan Verhulst, Markle's Chief of Research, will attend "International Pathways to Cybersecurity" as part of the EastWest Institute's 7th Worldwide Security Conference in Brussels, Belgium. This event will address the practicalities of meeting new security threats as it assembles leading policymakers, specialists, business executives, community leaders, and journalists from around the globe.

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