[IFMSA] Fwd: [IBPnetworkGlobalConnect] WEBINAR: Informal mobile phone use in the health services: maximizing the benefits and minimize the challenges

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IFMSA VP for External Affairs - Kana Halić Kordić

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May 10, 2026, 2:04:47 AM (8 days ago) May 10

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Dear IFMSA Family,

I am pleased to share an upcoming webinar regarding Informal Mobile Phone Use in Health Services, moderated by the WHO.

As healthcare workers increasingly rely on personal devices to coordinate care, this session will explore how to maximize the benefits of digital communication while managing risks like data privacy and work-life boundaries.

Details:

Topic: Informal mobile phone use in health services: maximizing benefits and minimizing challenges
Date & Time: 12 May, 13:00 - 14:30 (Geneva time)
Registration: Click here to register

Please find more information in the forwarded message below.

Best regards,

Kana

Kana Halić Kordić, IFMSA Vice-President for External Affairs

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Date: Fri, May 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Subject: [IBPnetworkGlobalConnect] WEBINAR: Informal mobile phone use in the health services: maximizing the benefits and minimize the challenges
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Dear colleagues,

Informal personal phone use by healthcare workers is widespread, and in some settings, may be implicitly required to keep services functioning. This use has several benefits, including faster communication, easier information sharing, and improved coordination for patients, health workers, and the system overall. However, it also raises risks and challenges - for example, the creation of “shadow IT systems,” data privacy concerns, added personal costs for staff, and blurred work–life boundaries.

This webinar will present and discuss an evidence-informed checklist for stakeholders who are considering how to address health workers’ informal use of personal phones for everyday work tasks. The checklist offers prompts and examples to help health service managers and policymakers identify strategies suitable for their context to support the benefits of informal phone use while minimizing potential harms.

Date and time: 12 May, 13.00 - 14.30 Geneva time

Registration: https://NTNU.zoom.us/meeting/register/Fyqa2nSDRZSrGWDhR5nqFg

Organised by: Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL); Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU); and Makerere University.

Moderated by: World Health Organization (WHO)

Opening remarks: Dr Alain Labrique, Director, WHO Dept of Data, Digital Health, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

Presenters and facilitators:

Prof Claire Glenton, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), Norway

Prof Simon Lewin, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway

Dr Rehema Namaganda, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda

Prof Nelson Sewankambo, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda

Dr Tigest Tamrat, WHO Dept of Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing and HRP

We look forward to welcoming you to this important discussion.

With kind regards

Tigest Tamrat

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