Best Inform Me Informatics Podcasts (2025)

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#29: Data modernization part 1: Ohio's solid foundation with Jonathon George & Kristen Dickerson 29:19

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2 years ago29:19

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In part 1 of our new series on the national Data Modernization Initiative, two outstanding modernization experts from the Ohio Department of Health join the show to talk about Ohio's data modernization journey. Chief Data Officer Jonathon George and State Epidemiologist Kristen Dickerson shared with us how Ohio was able to build on a strong foundat…

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#28: Vivian Singletary on digital contact tracing for COVID-19 24:16

5 years ago24:16

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Vivian Singletary, PHII's director, joins the show share some insights into digital contact tracing as a tool for COVID-19 control, and to explain PHII's role in a new contact tracing API from Google and Apple. Vivian also touches on ethics during a pandemic, the future of pandemic preparedness, and the moment that the Black Lives Matter movement h…

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#26: Dr. Leo Nissola on how predictive modeling of COVID-19 can inform public policy 20:42

5 years ago20:42

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Immunologist, physician and author Dr. Leo Nissola joins the show to talk about Covid Act Now, a COVID-19 predictive statistical model. He also shares insights around what may be ahead for this pandemic, and what public action he believes may be needed. You can see the model for yourself at covidactnow.org.If you enjoy the show, please consider rat…

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#25: Preventing COVID-19 outbreaks through health systems strengthening with Dr. Patrick O'Carroll 24:10

5 years ago24:10

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Dr. Patrick O'Carroll, the head of health systems strengthening at the Task Force for Global Health and former CDC and HHS leader, joins the show to talk about how strengthened health systems and solid public health infrastructure are essential for protecting populations from outbreaks like COVID-19.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us …

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#24: Dr. Karen DeSalvo on the legacy of Public Health 3.0 and future of informatics 23:39

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#23: Dr. Alyson Shupe on mapping the opioid crisis in Colorado 24:02

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In anticipation of NACCHO's upcoming Local Health IT Virtual Conference, Dr. Alyson Shupe of Tri-County Health Department in Colorado joins the show to describe how her agency is using data to build interactive maps illustrating the opioid crisis in her jurisdiction. Listen to the end for a discount code to register for the virtual conference! You …

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#22: Vivian Singletary and Dr. David Addiss on health data ethics: Part 2 16:44

6 years ago16:44

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Vivian Singletary, PHII’s director, and Dr. David Addiss, longtime health ethics advocate and the director of the Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics in Global Health (FACE), return to the show to finish their conversation on health data ethics, this time focusing on practical applications for public health practitioners.Let us know your personal …

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#21: Vivian Singletary and Dr. David Addiss on health data ethics: Part 1 19:03

6 years ago19:03

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Vivian Singletary, PHII’s director, and David Addiss, longtime health ethics advocate and the director of the Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics in Global Health (FACE), join the show to talk about how consumer privacy and health data ethics intersect.Let us know your personal definition of public health informatics by leaving a voicemail for us …

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BONUS: Call for questions and rebroadcast of Dave Ross's call-in show 23:42

7 years ago23:42

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Vivian Singletary, the director of the Public Health Informatics Institute, is now taking your questions! Email an audio file to podcast@phii.org or call 678-974-0344 to leave a voicemail by October 1, 2018, and Vivian may answer your question on a future episode. This bonus episode revisits our last call-in show with Dr. Dave Ross, president of th…

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#20: Dr. Umair Shah on the Public Health Informatics Conference and Harris County's data warehouse 18:27

7 years ago18:27

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Dr. Umair Shah, Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Texas and former President of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), joins the show to share his excitement about the upcoming Public Health Informatics Conference and to talk about Harris County's data warehouse, a new project aiming to break down …

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#19: How the CHAMPS project uses informatics to fight childhood mortality 21:33

7 years ago21:33

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Patrick Caneer of the Public Health Informatics Institute joins the show to talk about the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network, a Gates Foundation-funded project that is harnessing the power of informatics to fight global childhood mortality.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have sugg…

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#18: The dynamic informatics career of Dr. Bryant Karras 19:01

8 years ago19:01

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Dr. Bryant Karras, Chief Public Health Informatics Officer at the Washington State Department of Health, joins the show to share the story of his long informatics career.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@phii.org.Music credit: "Mining by…

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BONUS: Dr. Dave Ross on the "box of rocks" and informatics 10:19

8 years ago10:19

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Dr. Dave Ross returns to the show in this special bonus episode to explain that informatics doesn't always have to involve high-tech solutions. He shares a historical story about one of the best health information systems he's ever seen, built with wood, nails and paint in Sierra Leone.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If …

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#17: Therese Hoyle on the informatics behind immunizations 15:06

8 years ago15:06

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Therese Hoyle, longtime veteran of immunization information systems (IIS), joins the podcast to share her perspectives on the early days of IIS and how technology has transformed public health systems.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@ph…

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#16: Dr. Gulzar Shah on health data challenges 17:18

8 years ago17:18

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Dr. Gulzar Shah of Georgia Southern University's Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health joins the podcast to talk about his personal informatics journey, and to share some data challenges that local health departments face.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, In…

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#15: The Tropical Data app and the role of informatics in eliminating trachoma 15:56

8 years ago15:56

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Beck Willis of the International Trachoma Initiative (PHII's sister program at the Task Force for Global Health) describes how her innovative team is working to end a plague with smartphones—and the power of informatics!If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Inform…

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#14: NYC Macroscope: A look at EHRs and population health surveillance 22:39

8 years ago22:39

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Sharon Perlman of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tells the story of Macroscope, an innovative new population health surveillance project.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@phii.org.Music credit: "Mining by Moonl…

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#13: Mark Conde on data quality, informatics degrees and how tech shapes public health practice 22:47

8 years ago22:47

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Mark Conde of Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health shares his thoughts on new technology, higher education and what makes informatics so crucial to public health.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@phii.org.Music credit: "Min…

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#12: The storied career of Dr. Alan Hinman 18:39

8 years ago18:39

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Dr. Alan Hinman is retiring from more than 50 years of public health service and teaching—and he has some thoughts and stories to share.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@phii.org.By Public Health Informatics Institute

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#11: Dr. Marissa Fond on how to explain informatics to your friends and family 23:03

8 years ago23:03

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Marissa Fond from the FrameWorks Institute walks us through some evidence-based communications strategies for talking about public health informatics.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@phii.org.Music credit: Kevin MacLeod/Incompetech.…

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#10: Whatcom County’s journey toward becoming an informatics-savvy health department 17:33

9 years ago17:33

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Nicole Willis of Whatcom County Health Department joins the podcast to share her agency's path to becoming an informatics-savvy health department.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@phii.org.Music credit: Kevin MacLeod/Incompetech.…

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#09: Minnesota’s e-health initiative and informatics in action at the local level 22:54

9 years ago22:54

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Cathy Gagné from Minnesota's Saint Paul-Ramsey Department of Public Health walks listeners through the state's new e-health roadmap.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@phii.org.Music credit: Kevin MacLeod/Incompetech.…

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#08: Informatics for One Public Health: Vivian Singletary shares her vision for the field 21:10

9 years ago21:10

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Vivian Singletary, PHII's new director, joins the podcast to talk about key informatics projects and the future of the field—and how technology alone may fall flat in securing strong public health informatics.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at po…

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#07: Chicago’s demonstration project for STI electronic case reporting 18:28

9 years ago18:28

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Dr. Marion Tseng and Cristal Simmons from the Chicago Department of Health join the podcast to tell the story of how electronic case reporting transformed their city’s STI surveillance.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@phii.org.Music cre…

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#06: Health information systems and their role in advancing health equity 27:37

9 years ago27:37

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Megan Douglas from the Morehouse School of Medicine discusses her research at the intersection of health policy and health technology. If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@phii.org.Music credit: Kevin MacLeod/Incompetech.…

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#05: Call-in show: Dave Ross answers listener questions 22:54

9 years ago22:54

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Dave Ross, Task Force for Global Health President and CEO, returns to the podcast to answer listeners' burning questions about public health informatics.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@phii.org.Music credit: Kevin MacLeod/Incompetech.…

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BONUS: The professional path of Mary Beth Kurilo 9:55

9 years ago9:55

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Oregon state IIS veteran and AIRA leader Mary Beth Kurilo returns to the podcast to share her own professional story and explain what led her to the world of immunization information systems.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@phii.org.Mus…

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#03: Exploring immunization information systems with Mary Beth Kurilo 21:10

9 years ago21:10

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Oregon state IIS veteran and AIRA leader Mary Beth Kurilo joins the podcast to explain how state information systems keep the U.S. population healthy and vaccinated.If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcast@phii.org.Music credit: Kevin MacLeod/I…

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#02: Data sharing and informatics success stories with Dave Ross 14:58

9 years ago14:58

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PHII Director Dr. Dave Ross returns to chat about key topics in informatics, from the benefits of data sharing to making the case for electronic health records. Dave also tells us some of his favorite informatics success stories. If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform …

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#01: From rocket science to informatics with Dr. Dave Ross 23:00

9 years ago23:00

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PHII Director Dave Ross joins host Jessica Hill to chat about how his professional life led him from missiles engineering to public health informatics. Dave also offers his own definitions of informatics. If you enjoy the show, please consider rating us on iTunes! If you have suggestions for future episodes, contact Inform Me, Informatics at podcas…