PH4H Regional Connectathon - Participant

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Learning goals 

1. Understanding regional digital health interoperability priorities and cross-border health information exchange use cases within Latin America and the Caribbean.
2. Applying interoperability frameworks, standards, and implementation approaches used to enable secure exchange of health information between health systems.
3. Participating in collaborative testing exercises involving healthcare systems, technical teams, andregional partners.
4. Supporting the validation of digital health workflows that enhance secure, interoperable, patient-centered health information exchange, while fostering collaboration and innovation across health systems.
5. Strengthening regional collaboration to advance the Pan-American Highway for Digital Health.

Learning experience and activities

Participation in the PH4H Regional Connectathon included collaborative learning, technical preparation, and interoperability testing activities such as:

• Participation in country onboarding and preparation sessions
• Attendance in technical trainings, webinars, and readiness workshops
• Review of implementation guides, technical documentation, and testing scenarios
• Participation in pre-connectathon interoperability preparation activities
• Collaboration with national teams, monitors, technical partners, and regional stakeholders
• Execution of interoperability testing during virtual connectathon activities
• Participation in in-person connectathon validation and collaboration sessions

Content/Topics

• Digital health interoperability
• Cross-border health information exchange
• Health information exchange architectures and workflows
• Patient-mediated health data exchange
• Clinical document exchange and continuity of care
• Digital health validation and interoperability testing
• Digital trust, security, and verification mechanisms
• Regional collaboration for digital health transformation
• Emerging digital health innovation use cases

Detailed annual interoperability tracks, technical specifications, and implementation guidance are maintained through official PH4H technical documentation and event resources.

Assessment

This participation badge does not require a comprehensive assessment. Badge issuance is based on confirmed participation in official PH4H Connectathon preparation activities and event participation.

Estimated effort

An estimated effort equivalent to multiple weeks of preparatory activities, technical coordination sessions, virtual interoperability testing, and in-person connectathon activities aimed at strengthening regional digital health interoperability.

Further information

The PH4H Connectathon is part of the Pan-American Highway for Digital Health, an initiative that aims to ensure that people in the region can always access their health data and services, regardless of which neighborhood, city, or country they are in. The initiative is led by the IDB, the Pan American Health Organization, and countries from the region. It promotes interoperability of countries’ health information systems, the protection of personal data, adoption of international standards, and empowerment of people to access and share their health information. Detailed information related to each connectathon edition—including participating countries, interoperability tracks, implementation guides, technical specifications, testing activities, validation criteria, and event resources—is available through official PH4H Connectathon platforms and technical documentation.

Badge type

Participation badge