Gunther Eysenbach
Encyclopedia
Gunther Eysenbach is a researcher on Open access publishing, health policy, eHealth
, and consumer health informatics
.
Eysenbach was born on 22 March 1967 in Berlin
, Germany
. While a medical student
, he served on the executive board as elected Communication Director, later as Vice-President of the European Medical Students' Association
. He received an M.D. from the University of Freiburg
and a Master of Public Health
from Harvard School of Public Health
. From 1999 to 2002 he founded and headed a Research Unit on Cybermedicine
and Ehealth at the University of Heidelberg and organized and chaired the World Congress on Internet in Medicine. In March 2002, he emigrated to Canada
and since then has been Senior Scientist at the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation at the University Health Network
(Toronto
, Canada
), and Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto
.
. He has written a large number of influential books and articles, and continues to support research in this area through organizing conferences and through his editorship of the Journal of Medical Internet Research
. From 2000-2008, served as Working Group Chair for the WG Consumer Health Informatics of the International Medical Informatics Association
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Other contributions of Eysenbach include:
EHealth
eHealth is a relatively recent term for healthcare practice supported by electronic processes and communication, dating back to at least 1999...
, and consumer health informatics
Health informatics
.Health informatics is a discipline at the intersection of information science, computer science, and health care...
.
Eysenbach was born on 22 March 1967 in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. While a medical student
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
, he served on the executive board as elected Communication Director, later as Vice-President of the European Medical Students' Association
European Medical Students' Association
The European Medical Students' Association is a non-governmental non-profit organisation for medical students focusing on medical education, ethics and science in Europe.- About EMSA :EMSA was founded in Brussels in 1991...
. He received an M.D. from the University of Freiburg
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the...
and a Master of Public Health
Professional degrees of public health
The Master of Public Health and the Doctor of Public Health are multi-disciplinary professional degrees awarded for studies in areas related to public health....
from Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard School of Public Health
The Harvard School of Public Health is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University, located in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill, which is next to Harvard Medical School. HSPH is considered a significant school focusing on health in the...
. From 1999 to 2002 he founded and headed a Research Unit on Cybermedicine
Cybermedicine
Cybermedicine is the use of the Internet to deliver medical services, such as medical consultations and drug prescriptions. It is the successor to telemedicine, wherein doctors would consult and treat patients remotely via telephone or fax....
and Ehealth at the University of Heidelberg and organized and chaired the World Congress on Internet in Medicine. In March 2002, he emigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and since then has been Senior Scientist at the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation at the University Health Network
University Health Network
University Health Network is a medical centre that comprises three teaching hospitals affiliated with the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine....
(Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
), and Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
.
Influence
Eysenbach is a founding scholar of the field of consumer health informaticsHealth informatics
.Health informatics is a discipline at the intersection of information science, computer science, and health care...
. He has written a large number of influential books and articles, and continues to support research in this area through organizing conferences and through his editorship of the Journal of Medical Internet Research
Journal of Medical Internet Research
The Journal of Medical Internet Research is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal established in 1999 covering eHealth and "healthcare in the Internet age". It is edited and published by Gunther Eysenbach. The journal is widely regarded as one of the pioneers in open access publishing...
. From 2000-2008, served as Working Group Chair for the WG Consumer Health Informatics of the International Medical Informatics Association
International Medical Informatics Association
IMIA or the International Medical Informatics Association is an independent organisation that plays a role in promoting and furthering the application of information science in modern society, particularly in the fields of healthcare, bioscience and medicine. It was established in 1967 as a...
http://www.imia.org/working_groups/WG_Profile.lasso?-Search=Action&-Table=CGI&-MaxRecords=1&-SkipRecords=1&-Database=organizations&-KeyField=Org_ID&-SortField=workgroup_sig&-SortOrder=ascending&type=wgsig.
Other contributions of Eysenbach include:
- Eysenbach is initiator, organizer, and chair of the annual Medicine 2.0Health 2.0Health 2.0 are terms representing the possibilities between health care, eHealth and Web 2.0, and has come into use after a recent spate of articles in newspapers, and by Physicians and Medical Librarians...
conference Medicine 2.0 Congress - At the end of the 90s, Eysenbach with a number of European partners initiated and led two major EU projects, MedCertain and MedCircle, to develop conceptual prototypes of "trustmarks" or "transparency marks" for health-related information on the Internet. Rather than developing their own methodologies from scratch, the projects pragmatically built on emerging web approaches during these days which some years later became mainstream thinking.
- Eysenbach conducted pioneering studies on the association between search engine queries and influenza incidence.
- Eysenbach is founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Internet ResearchJournal of Medical Internet ResearchThe Journal of Medical Internet Research is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal established in 1999 covering eHealth and "healthcare in the Internet age". It is edited and published by Gunther Eysenbach. The journal is widely regarded as one of the pioneers in open access publishing...
, started in 1999 as a peer-reviewedPeer reviewPeer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
open access journal on all aspects of research, information and communication in the healthcare field. using Internet and Intranet-related technologies. In 2002, it was selected as the official journal of the Internet Healthcare Coalition, and in 2003, as the official journal of the Society for Internet in Medicine. - Eysenbach is initiator of WebCiteWebCiteWebCite is a service that archives web pages on demand. Authors can subsequently cite the archived web pages through WebCite, in addition to citing the original URL of the web page. Readers are able to retrieve the archived web pages indefinitely, without regard to whether the original web page is...
, an archiving service for scholarly authors and editors citing webpages.
Books written or edited
Additional references
cachedcached http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/523727 (requires free registration)cachedExternal links
- Eysenbach's page at the University of Toronto.
- Eysenbach's page at Health Information and Virtual media Workshop
- http://www.jmir.org Journal of Medical Internet Research home page
- Ehealth page