GOSEHR Summit

An international summit, bringing together academics, healthcare professionals, engineers and investors.

Saturday 23rd March 2024, St Edmund Hall, Oxford.

The objective of the Global Open Source Electronic Health Records initiative is to create a sustainable program for the deployment of open source EHR in participating countries, with the ultimate aims of improving patient outcomes and delivering better healthcare, within existing budget constraints.

The Global Open Source Electronic Health Records initiative is bringing the benefits of open source, structured EHR systems to low-income countries, through engagement, education and research with local communities.

The specific paths towards achieving this objective:

Deployment

Of the open source cityEHR system through locally-based Non Government Organisations.

Education Program

Run by Fordham University, developing the local IT skills needed to deploy and support the installations.

Financial Aid

To support the infrastructure required for deployment in low-income countries.

Research Program

Run by Fordham Univeristy, with international collaborators, establishing needs and evaluating outcomes.