Leveraging data-driven digital therapeutics for health literacy

Improving health literacy is key to better health, particularly for disadvantaged consumers. Leading international researcher Professor Rema Padman will discuss the promises and pitfalls of leveraging digital platforms and algorithmic artifacts in healthcare to boost health literacy at the Queensland Digital Health Grand Rounds Teams presentation from 12.30-1.30pm on 17 July 2023, which is not to be missed! Email qdhec@uq.edu.au or QDA@health.qld.gov.au to register.

Rema Padman is Trustees Professor of Management Science and Healthcare Informatics in the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. She is also Thrust Leader of Healthcare Informatics Research at iLab and Research Area Director for Operations and Informatics at the Center for Health Analytics at the Heinz College, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, PhD in Operations Research from the University of Texas at Austin and National Library of Medicine Senior Fellowship in Applied Informatics from The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is an elected Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA).