The Instructional Innovation Lunch Lecture Series
"Conceptual and Technical Innovations in Image Archiving and Retrieval: The CDC Public Health Image Library (PHIL)”
M. Barry Rhodes, PhD
Assistant Director for Research and Development, Information Resources Management Office
Edwin P. Ewing, Jr., MD
Senior Management Consultant, Div. of Media & Training Services, Public Health Practice Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thursday, July 15, 1999
Sponsored by:
The RollinsSchool of Public Health and the
NellHodgsonWoodruffSchool of Nursing of EmoryUniversity
And the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presenters for this month’s lecture will describe the CDC’s Public Health Image Library (PHIL), an internet-based library of public health still pictures, image sets, and multimedia presentations. They will also help participants understand how to effectively incorporate the use of PHIL in their practice and curriculum as an innovative resource for teaching and for the creation and dissemination of public health messages. Both presenters are instrumental in the management and availability of PHIL, Dr. Rhodes as the technical designer and Dr. Ewing as the project leader.
Biography
M. Barry Rhodes, Ph.D. serves as Assistant Director for Research and Development, Information Resources Management Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Current projects include the CDC Public Health Image Library (PHIL), a secure data communications project, and a specimen management and tracking application. Technical expertise includes Internet development, ntier applications, database theory, objectoriented analysis and design. Prior to coming to the CDC in 1991, Dr. Rhodes was an assistant professor in the Physics Department at Clark Atlanta University. He received his doctorate in Physics from Emory University.
Edwin P. Ewing, Jr., M.D. serves as Senior Management Consultant, Division of Media and Training Services, Public Health Practice Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is Project Leader for the CDC Public Health Image Library. Dr. Ewing is a member of the Joint Working Group on Telemedicine (federal interagency committee). Prior position was Chief, Pathology Activity; Scientific Resources Program, NationalCenter for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Education includes B.S., Westminster College (PA); Graduate studies, Teaching Assistantship, Immunology and Biochemistry, CarnegieMellon University; M.D., Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; Internship, University Hospital, University of Washington; and Residency, University of California, DavisSacramento Medical Center (Chief Resident in Pathology, 19741975). Credentials include Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners; Licensed, State of California Board of Medical Examiners; and Board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology. Publications include 30 journal articles, 5 abstracts, and 4 book chapters.