Global Health Seminar Series: AHOMKA: A Culturally-Adapted mHealth Platform for Hypertension Management in Ghana
Building: Tufts Center for Medical Education Campus Location: Boston Health Sciences campus City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Hybrid: In-person *with food* in MedEd 114 (145 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111) and on Zoom Open to Public: No Event Type: Special Event Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): School of Medicine,University-wide Event Sponsor Details: The TUSM Global Health Faculty Council and the Tufts Center for Global Public Health Event Contact: Kim Burke RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OypLzWklSJG4fWErn1kGgg#/registration Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OypLzWklSJG4fWErn1kGgg#/registration We will present the AHOMKA Care Model, a culturally-adapted mobile health platform for hypertension management, which was developed by an international team of cardiologists, engineers, surgeons, and public health scientists with support from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Preliminary results of a cross-sectional study of this care model using a mixed-methods approach will be discussed.