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SUMMARY:Data management technology for humanitarian and conflict zones: Th
 e Dharma platform. - Jesse Erin Berns - CEO Dharma Platform
DTSTART:20161124T171500Z
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CONTACT:Dr Adam Coutts
DESCRIPTION:Jesse Berns will speak about the development and release of th
 is new data management technology and how it can be used in a variety of c
 ontexts - from the conflict zones of Syria\, refugee settings in Lebanon\,
  political organising and campaigning to clinical trials and hospital repo
 rting. \n\nThe seminar will be of interest for anyone involved in field da
 ta management and analysis in developed and developing world contexts.\n\n
 http://www.dharmaplatform.com/\n\n*Drinks reception after the seminar.* \n
 \n*Background*\n\nDharma is an all-in-one platform that lets anyone turn i
 nformation into action by allowing users to easily\ngather\, understand\, 
 and share crucial field-level data. It's an out-of-the-box solution that r
 equires no setup.\nIt's designed for non-technical users\, but it's robust
  enough for deep analysis. It's customizable\, flexible\, and\nworks anywh
 ere\, online or off. What that means is that with Dharma\, you can stop fo
 cusing on gathering information\nand start putting it to work.\n\nCreated 
 by Jesse Berns and colleagues it was built to work in the most difficult p
 laces on Earth. Designed for use in refugee camps and humanitarian crises\
 , the platform was developed in response to the difficulties with existing
  data tools which were time-consuming\, and did not provide the functions 
 needed to understand and use the information that was collected. The techn
 ology has been piloted\, tested\, and refined for years in conflict zones 
 and disasters\, and over and over again\, we’ve seen that anyone - no ma
 tter their background - can use it to turn information into impact.\n\n*Je
 sse Berns*\n\nJesse is a field epidemiologist and clinician with over a de
 cade of service in the realm of complex humanitarian emergencies.  Most re
 cently\, she served as an emergency epidemiologist for Medicins Sans Front
 ieres. In this role\, she has worked throughout the middle east\, sub-saha
 ran Africa\, and latin america in response to conflict\, disaster\, and in
 fectious disease outbreaks.  Most recently\, Jesse has worked on the front
  lines of the Syrian crisis in Iraq & Lebanon as the principal investigato
 r for several large emergency health assessments.  Jesse also functioned a
 s the technical lead for the MSF Switzerland Health Information System (HI
 S) project\; where she designed simple\, field-driven data collection tool
 s & methods for use in 22 countries and over 50 emergency projects.\n\nPri
 or to her role as an epidemiologist at MSF\, Jesse worked as an Epidemiolo
 gist for the World Health Organization Iraq Country Office (EMRO).  During
  her time as a graduate student at UC Berkeley\, Jesse was a graduate rese
 archer at the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Emergency 
 Response Branch (ERB).  Prior to her public health career\, Jesse served a
 s a critical care Paramedic for 6 years for the City of San Diego\n
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